The strings hanging off the dorsal fin of this Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) are parasitic copepods. Photographed just breaking the surface off Guadalupe Island, Mexico
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Image id: 1116-39735
Release status: Not Model or Property Released
Shot date: January 2018
Upload date: September 2018
Artist: Dave Fleetham
Release status: Not Model or Property Released
Shot date: January 2018
Upload date: September 2018
Artist: Dave Fleetham
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