Question

comment upon placoid scales.explain it​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

placoid scale (dermal denticle) Type of scale that comprises the basic unit of the hard skin cover of sharks. ... The bulk of the denticle consists of dentine surrounding a central pulp cavity. Unlike the scales of bony fish, placoid scales stop growing after they reach a certain size and new denticles are added instead.