Cat shark

Japanese: cat shark(英語表記)catshark
Cat shark

...The name comes from the cloud-like markings on its body that resemble the stripes of a tiger. In English, sharks of the same family are collectively called cat sharks, which is also based on the markings. It is distributed in Japan, the Korean peninsula, and China, with its southern limit being the Philippines and its northern limit being Hokkaido.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…名は,体に雲状斑紋があり,トラの縞模様に似ることによる。英語では同科のサメを総称してcat sharkというが,やはり斑紋に基づいている。日本,朝鮮半島,中国に分布し,その南限はフィリピン,北限は北海道とされる。…

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