Skin of the European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa). The scales have been removed showing the underlying skin with chromatophores and melanophores. Re

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Skin of the European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa). The scales have been removed showing the underlying skin with chromatophores and melanophores. Remnants of 2 scales are seen on the right side of the image. Magnification: x40 at 10cm wide.

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Photo credit: © STEVE LOWRY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: anatomy, animal, biological, biology, chromatophore, dab, fauna, fish, flounder, invertebrate, melanophore, microscope, microscopic, microscopy, nature, pisces, plaice, plant, platessa, pleuronectes, polarised, polarized, scales, skin, zoological, zoology