Caption

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

Date

Aug 08, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK26H83_233

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

45.6Mb (15.2Mb) / 15.4in x 11.5in / 4608 x 3456 (300dpi)

Keywords

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