Caption

Juvenile round-headed batfish (Platax orbicularis), camouflage, seagrass, juvenile round-headed batfish camouflage themselves as leaves. They mimic both the colouring and the movement. Visayas, Cebu, Philippines

Date

Mar 10, 2009

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Heinz Krimmer

Reference

BRK26A06_303

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38,7Mb (2,0Mb) / 15,0in x 10,0in / 4508 x 3000 (300dpi)

Keywords

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