Fish scales. Polarised light micrograph the skin of a common sole fish (Solea vulgaris),showing the placoid protective scales. These scales are found under the epidermis,and are made of bone-like dentine. The scales overlap one another,and the ones shown here have radiating bony spines at their outer edges,a characteristic of the fish the scales are from. Magnification: x5 when printed at 10 centimetres wide | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Wheeler, Dr. Keith |
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