Caption

A European eel (Anguilla anguilla) glides gently over the algae-covered sandy bottom in the water at night, dive site Klosterinsel, Rheinau, Canton Zurich, Rhine, High Rhine, Switzerland, Germany

Date

Apr 13, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK26H76_421

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

24.5Mb (8.2Mb) / 11.3in x 8.5in / 3380 x 2536 (300dpi)

Keywords

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