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Australian Museum Evolutionary Biology Unit

Ichthyology

Fishes website

Scanning electron micrographs were used for a world wide web project on fish scales. Micrographs of five species of sharks showed marked differences in the structure of the scales of species which live in different habitats. Scanning electron micrographs have also been taken of the scales of several species of rays and bony fishes.

Further information:
Mark McGrouther

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