noun
Caribbean reef shark
Scientific name Carcharhinus perezii; a requiem shark found in tropical western Atlantic waters. Also referred to by the cross-referenced term カリビアンリーフシャーク.
See also: カリビアンリーフシャーク
ペレスメジロザメはカリブ海でよく見られるサメの一種だ。
The Caribbean reef shark is a type of shark commonly seen in the Caribbean Sea.
Synonymous loanword from English; ペレスメジロザメ is the Japanese name incorporating the species epithet 'perezii'.
The name combines 'ペレス' (from the species epithet perezii) and 'メジロザメ' (requiem shark, literally 'white-eye shark').