Image: Scanning electron micrograph of the scales of a White Shark
Description
Scanning electron micrograph of the overlapping placoid scales of a White Shark.
- Photographer:
- Sue Lindsay
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- White Shark
- Scientific name:
- Carcharodon carcharias
- Family:
- Lamnidae
- Order:
- Lamniformes
Additional information
Scanning electron micrograph of the overlapping placoid scales of a White Shark.
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