horn shark; Californian bullhead shark
A species of bullhead shark (Heterodontus francisci) found in the Eastern Pacific. The Japanese name combines 'California' and 'cat shark'.
The horn shark is a small shark that lives in the Eastern Pacific.
I saw a horn shark at the aquarium.
Katakana spelling is standard for this loanword-based name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling using 猫鮫 for 'cat shark'; rarely used in practice.
From English 'California' + 猫鮫 (nekozame, 'cat shark'), referring to the bullhead shark family.