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soupfin

British  
/ ˈsuːpˌfɪn /

noun

  1. a Pacific requiem shark, Galeorhinus zyopterus, valued for its fins, which are used to make soup

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Oregon's Department of Fish & Wildlife lists the salmon shark, spiny dogfish, soupfin shark, common thresher shark, basking shark, blue shark as native to its coastal waters, among others.

From Fox News • Aug. 26, 2021

There are several species of sharks that migrate through this huge estuary, including the brown smoothhound, the spiny dogfish, the soupfin and the unusual seven- and six-gill sharks.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the great white sunk its teeth into two soupfin sharks.

From Time Magazine Archive

The two remaining soupfin sharks that were sharing the tank have been moved.

From Time Magazine Archive

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