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PRONUNCIATION OF SOUPFIN SHARK

soupfin shark  [ˈsuːpˌfɪn ʃɑːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOUPFIN SHARK

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Soupfin shark is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SOUPFIN SHARK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

soupfin shark

School shark

Galeorhinus galeus is a hound shark of the family Triakidae, the only member of the genus Galeorhinus. Common names include school shark, tope shark, soupfin shark and snapper shark. It is found worldwide in temperate seas at depths down to about 800 metres. It grows to nearly 2 metres long. It feeds both in mid-water and near the seabed and its reproduction is ovoviviparous. It is caught in fisheries for its flesh, its fins and its liver, which has a very high vitamin A content. The IUCN has classified it as "Vulnerable" in its Red List of Threatened Species.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOUPFIN SHARK


antishark
ˌæntɪˈʃɑːk
arc
ɑːk
at.
ɑːk
bookmark
ˈbʊkˌmɑːk
chark
tʃɑːk
Clark
klɑːk
dark
dɑːk
dat.
dɑːk
Denmark
ˈdɛnmɑːk
Iraq
ɪˈrɑːk
landshark
ˈlændˌʃɑːk
lat.
lɑːk
marc
mɑːk
mark
mɑːk
marque
mɑːk
mat.
mɑːk
park
pɑːk
sawshark
ˈsɔːˌʃɑːk
shark
ʃɑːk
spark
spɑːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOUPFIN SHARK

soup
soup bowl
soup course
soup cube
soup kitchen
soup plate
soup spoon
soup tureen
soup up
souped-up
souper
soupfin
Souphanouvong
soupier
soupiest
soupless
souplike
soupy
sour
sour cherry

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOUPFIN SHARK

angel shark
basking shark
blue shark
carpet shark
cow shark
fox shark
great white shark
grey nurse shark
gummy shark
hark
loan shark
mackerel shark
nurse shark
requiem shark
school shark
six-gilled shark
thresher shark
tiger shark
whale shark
whaler shark
white shark

Synonyms and antonyms of soupfin shark in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «soupfin shark» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOUPFIN SHARK

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Translator English - Chinese

soupfin鲨鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiburón cazón
570 millions of speakers

English

soupfin shark
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

soupfin शार्क
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

القرش soupfin
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

soupfin акула
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tubarão soupfin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্যুপফিনের হাঙ্গর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

requin hâ
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yu soupfin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

soupfin Hai
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

soupfinサメ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

soupfin 상어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Soupfin shark
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cá mập soupfin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூப்ஃபின் சுறா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सूपफिन शार्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Soupfin köpekbalığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shark soupfin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

soupfin rekin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

soupfin акула
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rechin soupfin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

soupfin καρχαρία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Vaalhaaie haai
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

soupfin haj
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

soupfin hai
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soupfin shark

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUPFIN SHARK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about soupfin shark

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOUPFIN SHARK»

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A Guide to the Common Sea Fishes of Southern Africa
Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758) Common names SA - soupfin shark, vaalhaai. Elsewhere - soupfin shark, tope [Smith 9 20] IDENTIFYING FEATURES COLOUR, SHAPE AND SIZE This elongate shark has a pointed, translucent snout.
Rudy Van der Elst, Peter Borchert, 1993
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The Sharks of North America
Galeorhinus galeus (Linneus, 1758) Common name Soupfin shark, a reference to the use ofits fins for shark fin soup. The names oil shark and vitamin shark were also used in the older literature. In Australia, it is known as the school shark.
Jose I. Castro, 2011
3
California's Living Marine Resources: A Status Report
The soupfin shark (Galeorhinus galeus) was the mainstay of the shark fishery boom for vitamin oils between 1936 and 1944 when over 24 million pounds were landed. Prior to that time, soupfins were mainly marketed within the local Asian ...
‎2001
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Fish As Food V2: Nutrition, Sanitation, and Utilization
Much attention has been directed to the investigation of the liver oils of elasmobranchs, as a result of the discovery about 1937 that the liver of the soupfin shark was a rich source of vitamin A and, particularly during World War II, of great ...
Georg Borgstrom, 1962
5
Saltwater Fishing in South Africa
SOUPFIN SHARK (Galeorhinus galeus) Other common name: vaalhaai. The soupfin shark is very common in Cape waters and until the introduction of a synthetic vitamin A, it supported a commercial fishery for its liver oil. These days it is ...
Hennie Crous, 2000
6
Marine Fisheries Ecology
The Californian soupfin shark Before 1937, the soupfin shark Galeorhinus galeus (order Carcharhinformes) was caught in small numbers off the Californian coast. The flesh was sold as shark fillet and the fins were dried for export to Asian ...
Simon Jennings, Michel Kaiser, John D. Reynolds, 2009
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Fish As Food V1: Production, Biochemistry,and Microbiology
TABLE I (continued) Saturated acids Oils Total C14 C16 C18 C20 Liver oils of elasmobranch fish Spotted dogfish 20.7 1.7 15.7 3.3 -— (Scylh'um canicula) Soupfin shark, females 23.2 3.3 17.7 1.6 0.7 (Galeorhinus cam's) Soupfin shark, ...
Georg Borgstrom, 2012
8
Sharks and Their Relatives: Ecology and Conservation
Often-cited examples of collapsed shark fisheries include the porbeagle Lamna nasus fishery in the North Atlantic, the soupfin shark Galeorhinus galeus fishery in California, various basking shark Cetorhinus maximus fisheries, and spiny ...
Merry Camhi, 1998
9
A Bibliography of Sharks and Related Species
BOLOMEY, R.A. ; SYCHEFF, V.M. The determination of vitamin A in soupfin shark liver oils. Fishery Bulletin - California Fish and Game. (no. 64), p . 79-85 (1946) 129. BOLOMEY, R.A. ; TOMPKINS, P.C. The stability of vitamin A in whole shark ...
10
A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes: North America
(3) See Soupfin Shark (p. 34l. BROWN SMOOTHHOUND Mustelus henlei PL 3 Identification: Rear of dorsal fins frayed (Fig. 23 opp. PI. 3l. 1st dorsal fin begins over pectoral fin, rear edge slants downward Lower lobe of caudal fin not elongate.
Roger Tory Peterson, William N. Eschmeyer, Earl S. Herald, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOUPFIN SHARK»

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Non-Kosher Fish List
Sharks, rays and their relatives (Class Chondrichthyes). Including Grayfishes or dogfishes (Mustelus species, Squalus species); Soupfin shark (Galeorhinus ... «Chabad.org, Jul 15»
2
'Jaws' still has a bite, 40 years later
Ahab, with an obsession for killing the great white shark instead of a white whale) .... 36 years; tiger sharks, 37 years; soupfin sharks, 40 years; bull sharks, more ... «Pensacola News Journal, Jun 15»
3
Can Shark Week do more for its female viewers?
Vicky Vásquez is a Moss Landing Marine Labs graduate student under the Pacific Shark Research Center. Her Master's thesis focuses on the soupfin shark ... «Southern Fried Science, Aug 14»
4
Stunning Photos Of Sharks And People Document A Vulnerable …
This place has all the ingredients of shark paradise: Rich ocean currents, ... sharks off Norway, soupfin sharks off the Pacific Northwest of North America, sixgill ... «Huffington Post, Jul 14»
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5 things the movie "Jaws" got wrong
You yell, 'Shark,' we've got a panic on our hands on the Fourth of July." ... 36 years; tiger sharks, 37 years; soupfin sharks, 40 years; bull sharks, more than 50 ... «The News-Press, May 14»
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Scuba diver 'bumped by shark' at La Jolla Cove (video)
Soupfin sharks are considered harmless to humans because of their small size. Sevengills, according to the International Shark Attack File, have been ... «Pete Thomas Outdoor, Jun 13»
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Shark movie highlights new exhibit at Columbia River Maritime …
Soupfin sharks at the Columbia River Packers Association Cold Storage in Astoria. About 1,300 pounds of liver were harvested from these sharks. Photo taken ... «OregonLive.com, Mar 13»
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Oregon's Pacific Ocean Area Enters Beachcombing Season with …
Soupfin sharks are known by various names, including flake, tope, school and vitamin shark (which comes from the fact their livers are extremely rich in vitamin ... «Oregon Coast Beach Connection, Oct 12»
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Interesting Creatures Sighted Along Oregon Coast Recently
Seaside Aquarium staff recently rescued a live soupfin shark found in surf line at the Cove in Seaside. It rehabilitated it for part of the day before a crew from the ... «Oregon Coast Beach Connection, Jul 12»
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Aquarium officials trying to rehab shark found on Seaside beach
A five-and-a-half foot Soupfin shark was on the beach for about an hour before a crew with the Seaside Aquarium could get to it. The shark was found by ... «KATU, Jul 12»

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