noun
dusky smooth-hound; smooth dogfish
A species of houndshark (Mustelus canis) found in the western Atlantic. The Japanese name is a direct translation of the English common name.
犬星鮫は主に大西洋の沿岸域に生息する小型のサメです。
The dusky smooth-hound is a small shark that mainly inhabits the coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
The Japanese name 犬星鮫 (いぬほしざめ) is a calque of the English 'dogfish' or 'smooth dogfish', combining 犬 (dog), 星 (star, referring to the star-like spots sometimes present), and 鮫 (shark).