Closeup of hogfish skin (IMAGE)

Duke University

Closeup of hogfish skin

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Seen through a microscope, a hogfish’s skin looks like a pointillist painting. Each dot of color is a specialized cell containing pigment granules that can be red, yellow or black. The pigment granules can spread out or cluster tightly together within the cell, making the color appear darker or more transparent.

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Lori Schweikert, University of North Carolina Wilmington

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