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A magnified view illustrates overlapping placoid scales (dermal denticles) arranged in parallel rows on the skin of cartilaginous fishes (Class Chondrichthyes, such as sharks). At the hierarchical level, each denticle is a mineralized microanatomical structure within the integumentary tissue of the body surface. In ichthyology and comparative anatomy, these denticles function to protect the epidermis and reduce hydrodynamic drag by channeling water flow. The illustration depicts the external surface pattern on the body, without identifiable species or demographic attributes.
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