Title

Fringed dragonhead

Caption

Fringed dragonhead (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) resting in a marine sponge. Dive site Sodwana Bay National Park, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Date

Aug 10, 2022

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK23B87_175

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

36.6Mb (1.4Mb) / 10.3in x 13.8in / 3099 x 4133 (300dpi)

Keywords

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