Caption

An elegant pair of colourful nudibranchs, Cratena peregrina, mating amidst marine plants in an underwater world. Dive site Marine reserve Cap de Creus, Rosas, Costa Brava, Spain, Mediterranean Sea, Europe

Date

May 19, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK25D06_274

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

24,1Mb (1,8Mb) / 11,2in x 8,4in / 3352 x 2514 (300dpi)

Keywords

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