Caption

Reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa), from front, lying camouflaged buried in sandy bottom, lurking for prey, dangerous, poisonous, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Oceania

Date

Apr 19, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Norbert Probst

Reference

BRK24F51_177

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40,9Mb (2,6Mb) / 10,7in x 14,9in / 3197 x 4476 (300dpi)

Keywords

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