# The Dogfish — The Adventures of Pinocchio character guide

> The Dogfish in The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Dogfish

**First appearance:** 0025-xxvi-the-terrible-dog-fish

## Snapshot

A colossal, asthmatic sea monster whose gaping mouth becomes an unlikely prison and then a doorway to freedom.

## Who they are

The Dogfish is an enormous shark-like beast so old and afflicted with asthma that he sleeps with his mouth open, swallowing ships and men alike. When he engulfs Geppetto and later Pinocchio, the two are reunited inside his belly, where the puppet discovers his father alive. The monster's cavernous body becomes the setting for Pinocchio's bravest act, transforming a devouring terror into the stage for his final proof of love and courage.

## In the story

### [Pinocchio Finds the Fairy Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxiv-pinocchio-finds-the-fairy-again)

Described by the Dolphin as enormous, bigger than a five-storied house, and a threat to the waters.

### [XXXIV: Pinocchio Is Swallowed by the Dog Fish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxxiv-pinocchio-is-swallowed-by-the-dog-fish)

The gigantic sea-monster that swallows Pinocchio; described as the 'Attila of Fish and Fishermen.'

### [XXXV: A Happy Surprise for Pinocchio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_pinocchio_se/chapters/xxxv-a-happy-surprise-for-pinocchio)

The giant sea monster that swallowed Geppetto and later Pinocchio; sleeps with its mouth open, allowing their escape.

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