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

BRK24B01_104

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

26,8Mb (1,0Mb) / 8,8in x 11,8in / 2652 x 3537 (300dpi)

Keywords

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