Caption

Orange fan coral (Lophogorgia ceratophyta) in a dark, deep stretch of sea in the Mediterranean near Hyères, Giens peninsula diving site, Porquerolles, Provence, Côte d'Azur, France

Date

Oct 05, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK25L65_374

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

172,3Mb (11,3Mb) / 21,1in x 31,7in / 6336 x 9504 (300dpi)

Keywords

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