A species of requiem shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus). Also known as ヤジブカ or サンドバーシャーク.
The sandbar shark is a type of shark commonly seen in coastal waters.
grey reef shark; gray reef shark; blacktail reef shark
Katakana spelling is common for this species name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the katakana form is strongly preferred.
Compound of 目白 (mejiro, 'Japanese white-eye', a bird with a white ring around its eye) and 鮫 (same, 'shark'), likely referring to a pale marking near the eye. The exact derivation is uncertain.