Caption

A camouflaged crab, woolly crab (Dromia personata) sits covered with golden sponge (Aplysina aerophoba) in the dark water. Dive site House Reef, Stoja, Pula, Croatia, Mediterranean Sea

Date

Aug 08, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK26C25_427

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

45.6Mb (2.7Mb) / 15.4in x 11.5in / 4608 x 3456 (300dpi)

Keywords

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