"Galeocerdo cuvieri" shine sunan kimiyya ga nau'in kifin da aka fi sani da "damisa shark." Sunan ya samo asali ne daga tushen Latin da Girkanci, tare da "galeocerdo" ma'anar "shark" a Girkanci kuma "cuvieri" yana nufin masanin halitta na Faransa Georges Cuvier.
