NOUN | animal | soup-fin, soupfin shark, soupfin, Galeorhinus zyopterus | Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A) |
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Meaning | Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A). | |
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Synonyms | soupfin shark, soupfin, Galeorhinus zyopterus | |
Member of | Galeorhinus, genus Galeorhinus | A genus of Carcharhinidae |
Broader | requiem shark | Any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species |
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