PLANET SHARK DIVERS
  • ACADEMY ↴
  • ABOUT
  • ARTICLES
  • GALLERY
  • GLOSSARY
  • CONTACT
Select Page

Nictitating Membranes

by Admin | Nov 9, 2018

A third eyelid that is translucent or clear. It is used as an extra level of safety for the eye and allows the creature that has it to still see while affording its eyes an additional amount of protection.

Related Articles:
  • Smalltooth Sandtiger or Bumpytail Raggedtooth
  • Bigeye Sandtiger
  • Crocodile Shark
  • Goblin Shark
  • Longhead Catshark
« Back to Glossary Index

Frilled

  • Frilled Shark
  • Southern African Frilled Shark
© Planet Shark Divers, 2018. All Rights Reserved