Date Taken
Fall 9-2-2024
Category
Marine Life
Preview
Description
Come see what life would be like through the eyes of a shark! A close-up of a nurse shark’s eye taken at Nurse Shark Alley during a 30 ft dive with Islamorada Dive Center. The image highlights the shark’s textured dermal denticles and its distinctive, reflective eye. This detailed macro shot captures the species' unique features in its natural habitat and how comfortable these sharks are with humans.
Camera Specifications
Olympus TG-6
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Keywords
Nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, nurse shark eye, nurse shark dermal denticles, dermal denticles