Image: Thresher Shark denticles

Scanning electron micrograph of the overlapping placoid scales of a Thresher Shark.

Photographer:

Sue Lindsay

Rights:

© Australian Museum

Common name:

Thresher Shark

Scientific name:

Alopias vulpinus

Family:

Alopiidae

Last Updated: 8 May 2013

Tags Thresher Shark, denticles, scales, Alopias vulpinus, fishes, ichthyology,