The internet reports that they run in packs, one reason for the 'dogfish' name, and there are some photos like that, but most are of single fish. So just wonderin'
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Jim
Years ago, shortly after the sinking of the GB Church off Portland Island, my son and I were diving the wreck. He dropped into the water first, popped up and said, "Dad, there are sharks down there!" When I looked I assured him that they were just dogfish. They were in a school of about 50 circling the mast of the ship. They were also quite aggressive, similar to lingcod on eggs. They would break out of the circle and swim right at us, occasionally nipping at us. It is the only time I have seen them schooling, but during a collecting trip with an ichthyology class we would catch several in one cast of the net.Echo wrote:They can actually school in the hundreds, as my dad and I had experienced fishing as a kid. You reel one up and 5 or six will come up with it. I've only ever seen the lone rangers while diving though
The same thing happened to me three days later at the same site. I was taking pictures of a candy-stripe shrimp when my dive buddy started flashing me with his light. I looked up and there was a dogfish checking me out from about 4 feet distance. Before I could get my camera re-adjusted from a 1-inch subject to a 3-foot subject it lost interest and swam away.Jan K wrote:I know, no picture, it didn't happen.
But I saw one at Skyline yesterday, July 27. But it just quickly checked me out and before I could snap a picture, it was gone...