Shy and reclusive Zebra moral eel peers out from a rocky ledge framed by a red sea urchin

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Shy and reclusive Zebra moray eel looks out from under a rocky ledge

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Size: 3696px × 2455px
Location: Oman, Daymaniyat Islands
Photo credit: © Paul Flandinette / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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