also: モトホシザメ
smooth-hound; Mustelus mustelus
A species of houndshark found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. The katakana name is the standard term in Japanese.
The smooth-hound is a small shark that lives in the Mediterranean Sea.
Japanese name for the species; less common than the katakana loanword.
Loanword from English 'smooth-hound'. The Japanese name モトホシザメ is a native coinage.