This is a photograph of shortfin mako shark scales which each measure about ... nose to tail would pass from left to right over the skin. Scales are translucent denticles, and feel like tiny ...

more like molars embedded in the skin. But near the flanks and fins, the scales are much more flexible. That has a profound ...

Paul Barning went missing on Sunday, Feb. 23, during a game fishing competition in Australia A fisherman has gone missing in Australia after reportedly being pulled into the ocean by a shark.

Like dimples on a golf ball, this shark has specially textured skin that helps reduce drag even ... To ensure a meal, the Mako shark implements certain tactics when hunting. It will often attack ...