ナヌカザメ

noun

blotchy swell shark

A species of catshark (Cephaloscyllium umbratile) found in the northwestern Pacific. The Japanese name literally means 'seven-day shark', possibly from an old belief about its gestation or behavior.

• 水すい族ぞく館かんでナヌカザメを見みた。

  I saw a blotchy swell shark at the aquarium.