1_shark dandruff photo 3 (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

1_shark dandruff photo 3

Caption

False color scanning electron microscope images of dermal denticles (scales) from several shark species found on Caribbean reefs. Denticle morphology varies across sharks with different ecological life modes.

Credit

Erin Dillon, Jorge Ceballos, Aaron O’Dea, & Ashley Diedenhofen

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License

CC BY

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