leopard shark

noun

1. a small inshore shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive black markings across the back, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters from Oregon through California.

Example Sentences

Their first species is the endangered zebra shark, also called the Indo-Pacific leopard shark.

From Seattle Times

Other notable Pacific sharks include the cookiecutter shark, broadnose sevengill shark, the leopard shark and filetail catfish shark.

From Fox News

Soon to house a leopard shark and a gray shark, the aquarium sits at the base of a white marble staircase, crowned by a painted fresco of cherubs and a single eagle flying between fluffy clouds.

From Los Angeles Times

Retallack took Okihiro’s leopard shark samples and used a technique called next-generation sequencing to look at all the DNA and RNA in the fluid, to see where it had come from.

From National Geographic

Here, a leopard shark has just been tagged with one.

From The Verge