…The Japanese name probably comes from its slow movements. The English name for the shark in the same genus is leopard shark. This name comes from the fact that the pattern on its body resembles that of a leopard, but the Japanese dogfish shark has about 10 dark horizontal stripes and black spots scattered across its gray-black skin, which does not resemble the pattern of a leopard. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "leopard shark" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…和名は動作が鈍いことに由来するのであろう。同属のサメに対し英名はleopard sharkという。この英名は体の模様がヒョウに似ているところから生じた名称であるが,日本のドチザメには灰黒色の地肌に約10条の暗色横帯と黒点が散在し,ヒョウの模様には似ていない。… ※「leopard shark」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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