Caption

Egg capsule of large spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus stellaris) attached to Violescent sea-whip (Paramuricea clavata) with open polyps in the Mediterranean Sea near Hyères. Dive site Giens Peninsula, Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Date

Oct 13, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK25B10_438

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

148.1Mb (10.2Mb) / 19.5in x 29.5in / 5855 x 8842 (300dpi)

Keywords

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