Title

Tassled scorpionfish

Caption

Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) lurking at the bottom of coral reef for prey, Pacific Ocean, Yap, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Oceania

Date

Jul 16, 2009

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Frank Schneider

Reference

BRK22C73_409

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

50,1Mb (2,4Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5132 x 3409 (300dpi)

Keywords

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