Caption

Hidden fish, Black scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus), in the dense algae growth on the seabed, difficult to recognise. Dive site House reef, Stoja, Pula, Croatia, Mediterranean Sea

Date

Aug 05, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK26B67_055

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

33.1Mb (2.2Mb) / 13.1in x 9.8in / 3930 x 2948 (300dpi)

Keywords

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