Image: Whale Shark scales

Scanning electron micrograph of the scales of a Whale Shark from the Australia Museum Fish Collection (AMS IB.7314).

Photographer:

Sue Lindsay

Rights:

© Australian Museum

Common name:

Whale Shark

Scientific name:

Rhincodon typus

Family:

Rhincodontidae

Order:

Orectolobiformes

Last Updated: 8 May 2013

Tags fishes, ichthyology, Scanning electron micrograph, Whale Shark, scales, Rhincodon typus, Rhincodontidae,