Michael J. Sampsons Hunting Guide

The fish left a small hickey-like wound on my leg. The fish bumped into me first before biting me as sharks do. Apparently I passed the taste test because it then bit me once and proceeded to chase me as I fled bumping into me once more before I got to shore. The fish was no more than 30 inches long and the bite radius was about that of a nickel. My uncle saw the bite and said it was probably a Dogfish shark, but I didn't think those were found in the gulf. Dogfish sharks are known to hunt in packs, but I only saw one fish chasing me. Of course my focus was on getting out of the water rather than identifying what bit me. I was in a bit past waist deep water and my mom and I had been splashing around. The bite itself did not hurt much but it did cause minimal bleeding. Any ideas of the identity of my tiny yet efficient attacker?
Visibility was very poor.