wha is the hardest animal scale?

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wha is the hardest animal scale?

2007-01-04 14:51:10 · 2 answers · asked by James T 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

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armadillo

2007-01-04 14:55:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋

If you mean the hardest scales (literally) It would be the Brown hoplo (armor-plated catfish). It has bony armor consisting of two rows of large hard scales forming plate-like armor along each side.
The armadillo is actually covered in bone.

2007-01-06 13:51:46 · answer #2 · answered by john h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋