Shark Skin is covered with tiny tooth-like structures called denticles. They are made of dentin, the same material that is in teeth. The denticles are shaped slightly different for each species of shark. Denticles and Denticles 2 are based on a scanning electron microscope image of the skin of Pacific Spiny Dogfish from Puget Sound.
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