Image: Dorsal view of Manta Ray scales / thorns
Description
Thorns on the tail of a Manta Ray from the Australian Museum collection (AMS I.39408-001). The thorns are modified scales.
- Photographer:
- Sue Lindsay
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- Manta Ray
- Scientific name:
- Manta birostris
- Family:
- Myliobatidae
- Order:
- Myliobatiformes
Additional information
The image was obtained by removing a small section of skin from an old dried Manta Ray tail in the fish collection. This was gold coated and examined using the scanning electron microscope at the Australian Museum.
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