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You idiot! sharks don't have scales
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What type of scales do hammerhead sharks have?
no no
How many scales do sharks have?
6
What are scales on sharks?
Sharks do not have scales. Their skin is somewhat like sandpaper, rough-surfaced. The ancients used to use sharkskin for sandpaper.
How does a sharks scales make it more efficient swimmer?
Sharks are covered in placoid scales which do not grow in size as the fish does, instead more scales are added. Research has shown that scales create small vortices which serve to reduce drag.
Does a tiger shark have scales?
all fish have scales, including sharks. their scales are just smaller than what you would normally think of as scales
What don't sharks have compared to most fish?
scales
Did megalodon sharks have scales?
Nearly all fish, including sharks, have scales. We don't have any fossilized impressions of Megalodon skin, but there is no reason to believe that they didn't have scales like other sharks. The scales on shark skin are useful because they trap water against the shark. Thus, the water that rubs against them mainly rubs against the water in between the scales, and that greatly reduces drag.
What kind of scales does a shark have?
Shark skin looks and feels like it is covered with tiny teeth. In fact, their small, rough placoid scales (also called denticles), have the same structure as sharks' teeth! Shark skin is sometimes used as sandpaper.www.vanaqua.org/education/aquafacts/sharks.html
Is hammerhead sharks scaly?
Sharks do not have scales, but they do have small bones embedded in their skin, which are called dermal denticles.
Is shark coverd with scales?
Sharks don't have scales. They have skin. Actually they have a kind of teeth on their skin called denticles.
What is a sharks body covering?
Sharks are fish so, like all fish, they have scales. In the case of sharks, these scales are somewhat different in composition, and actually make up a yep of skin. Shark skin is made up of tiny, hard, tooth-like structures known as dermal denticles or placoid scales.
Fish that do not have scales?
Catfish. Sharks don't have scales either. Both have a tough, rubbery mucous membrane that insulates their tissues.
