Bullhead shark

Japanese: bullhead shark(英語表記)bullheadshark
Bullhead shark

...The name comes from the fact that its face resembles a cat, and it is also known as the Sazaewari because it can chew hard shells like those of turban shells. Its English names include Port Jackson shark (derived from the name of a place in Australia), horn shark, and bullhead shark. Eight species live in Australia, the western Pacific, the eastern Pacific, and the Indian Ocean.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "bullhead shark" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…顔つきがネコに似ていることに由来した名称で,サザエのような硬い殻をかみ砕くことができることからサザエワリの異名をもつ。英名はPort Jackson shark(オーストラリアの地名に由来),horn shark(角を有するサメ),bullhead shark(雄牛の頭のようなサメ)などという。オーストラリア,西部太平洋,東部太平洋,インド洋に8種生息する。…

※「bullhead 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。

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