Caption

Underwater photo Close-up of fringed scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus) Lurking hunter lies with mimesis behaviour well camouflaged like coral block spread pectoral fins on hard corals (Acropora) hard corals in coral reef lurking for prey, Indian Ocean, Andaman Sea

Date

Mar 17, 2009

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Frank Schneider

Reference

BRK26C04_105

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

34.9Mb (3.0Mb) / 14.3in x 9.5in / 4288 x 2848 (300dpi)

Keywords

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