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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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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.

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

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Credit: STRI, Erin Dillon, Jorge Ceballos, Aaron O'Dea, & Ashley Diedenhofen

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