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leopard shark

American  

noun

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


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Later, I would surfcast for perch and corbina and the occasional leopard shark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2025

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

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2022

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

From Fox News ● Aug. 26, 2021

Fortunately, they all managed to hang on, and eventually I saw a gray flash as the first leopard shark broke the surface.

From Time Magazine Archive

Out from all the ruction in the water, there came, swimming slowly toward us, a great leopard shark.

From Dick in the Everglades by A. W. Dimock

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