ネコザメ

noun

Japanese bullhead shark; bullhead shark

Refers specifically to Heterodontus japonicus, a small bottom-dwelling shark found in Japanese waters. Sometimes used more broadly for other bullhead sharks.

• 水すい族ぞく館かんでネコザメを見みた。

  I saw a Japanese bullhead shark at the aquarium.

• ネコザメは夜や行こう性せいで、昼ひる間まは岩いわ陰かげに隠かくれていることが多おおい。

  The Japanese bullhead shark is nocturnal and often hides in rock crevices during the day.