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Noun: soupfin shark
  1. Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A)
    "Conservation efforts have helped protect soupfin sharks from overfishing";
    - soupfin, soup-fin, Galeorhinus zyopterus

Derived forms: soupfin sharks

Type of: requiem shark

Part of: Galeorhinus, genus Galeorhinus

Encyclopedia: Soupfin shark