Image: SEM image of a ganoid scale

SEM image of a ganoid scale

Scanning electron micrograph of a ganoid scale from a Florida Gar. Note peg at upper left which articulates with adjacent scale.

Photographer:
Sue Lindsay
Rights:
© Australian Museum
Common name:
Florida Gar
Scientific name:
Lepisosteus platyrhincus
Family:
Lepisosteidae
Order:
Lepisosteiformes

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Tags fishes, ichthyology, ganoid scale, Florida Gar, Lepisosteus platyrhincus,