How to use in-sentence of “dogfish”:
– Due to their long gestation period and the low number of pups they give birth to at a time, the spiny dogfish must be managed carefully.
– The spiny dogfish is one of the most common and well known species of dogfish.
– Spiny dogfish have been found in the stomachs of cod, red hake, and goosefish, as well as other dogfish.
– The ventral surface of the dogfish ranges from pale grey to pure white.
– The dogfish poses little threat to humans, but if it is not handled properly, the spines on its dorsal fins can give a harmful wound.
Example sentences of “dogfish”:
– Spiny dogfish are ovoviviparous, meaning that the embryos develop inside eggs inside the female, and are nourished by yolk-filled sacs.
– Spiny dogfish can be found in brackish water, but prefer seawater, and are commonly found in waters with the temperature of 7-15°C.
– The gestation period of the spiny dogfish lasts up to 2 years.
– The spiny dogfish is currently listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
– This has given the dogfish a bad reputation among fishermen.
– The fishing of spiny dogfish increased dramatically in the U.S.A during the 1990s, resulting in the population of mature females to decrease by 75%, leading to low number of pups.
– Spiny dogfish are found inshore and offshore, over continental and insular shelve, and upper slopes.
– In the western Pacific OceanPacific, the dogfish occurs from the Bering Sea to New Zealand, while in the eastern Pacific, this species is found from the Bering Sea to Chile.
– The spiny dogfish is the most common living shark, yet two populations in the northwest and northeast Atlantic OceanAtlantic are at great risk due to overfishing.
– The average length of the spiny dogfish is 28-39 inches.
– Also, the spiny dogfish has earned itself a bad reputation among fishermen due to its habit of biting through fishing nets to get at any fish which is caught in the nets.
– In late 2000, a fishery management plan for the spiny dogfish began to develop, followed by its approval in November 2002.
– This was in response to heavy fishing that devastated dogfish populations during the 1990s.
– In the western Atlantic OceanAtlantic, the spiny dogfish ranges from Greenland to Argentina, and in the eastern Atlantic it is found from Iceland and the Murmanski Coast to South Africa, including the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
– The spiny dogfish has a slim, long body and a flattened head.
– On the front of each dorsal fin there is a sharp spine attached to them, giving the spiny dogfish its name.
– The spiny dogfish usually feeds in groups.
– The spiny dogfish feeds mainly on pelagic zonepelagic fish such as herring, menhaden, capelin, sand lance, and mackerel.
- Spiny dogfish are ovoviviparous, meaning that the embryos develop inside eggs inside the female, and are nourished by yolk-filled sacs.
- Spiny dogfish can be found in brackish water, but prefer seawater, and are commonly found in waters with the temperature of 7-15°C.