Title

A group of juvenile palette surgeonfish

Caption

A group of juvenile palette surgeonfish (Paracanthurus hepatus) seek shelter in a stone coral (Acropora) . Dive site Sodwana Bay National Park, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Date

Aug 09, 2022

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK23B50_111

Model release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

45,6Mb (1,3Mb) / 15,4in x 11,5in / 4608 x 3456 (300dpi)

Keywords

Acanthuridae Acropora Acroporidae Anthozoa Blue surgeonfish Bony fish Bony fishes Dive site Diving area Fish Flagtail surgeonfish Hippo tang KwaZulu Natal KwaZulu-Natal Marine park Marine protected area Marine reserve Naturpark No People Osteichthyes Pacific regal blue tang Palette surgeonfish Paracanthurus hepatus Perciformes Pisces Province KwaZulu-Natal RSA Regal tang Republic of South Africa Royal blue tang Scleractinia Sodwana Bay National Park South Africa South African Southern Africa Surgeonfish Surgeonfishes Underwater scene Wildlife acroporid coral acroporid corals animal animal child animals animals in the wild bunch of coral coral reef coral reefs corals cub deserted dive resort diving location diving locations empty fauna group groups habitat hatchling juvenile juveniles marine animal marine animals marine fish marine fishes multiple natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve natural preserves natural reserve nature nature conservation area nature park nature reserve nature reserves no one nobody protect protected area protecting pup reef reefs reserve reserves saltwater fish sanctury sea fish sea national park several shelter small polyp stony coral small polyp stony corals stone coral stony coral stony corals suckling under water underwater underwater photo underwater photos underwater shot underwater world underwater worlds uninhabited water animal water animals wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography young young animal young animals youngster yuvenile Actinopterygii Africa Cnidaria Cnidarian Cnidarians N.P. NP National Park National Parks Ray-finned fish Ray-finned fishes