Title

A fringed dragonhead

Caption

A fringed dragonhead (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) resting in a sponge, Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Date

Aug 10, 2022

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK23E67_126

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

36,1Mb (1,3Mb) / 10,3in x 13,7in / 3078 x 4104 (300dpi)

Keywords

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