Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
Acanthurus mata - Acanthurus - A marine genus.
Species profile
Pale Surgeonfish
Acanthurus mata
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
3
Media items
Photos and videos
2
Dives
Distinct encounters
1
Location
1 trip
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 13.7–19.8m
- Median 17.5m · n=3
- Water temperature
- 27.0–28.0°C
- Median 27.0°C · n=3
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 3 profile-estimated.
Consistent water window
3 observations with dive temperature sit within 27.0–28.0°C.
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Indicative archive pattern · 3 observations / 2 dives
Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 15.6–18.7m
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 1Night · 2
- • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
- • Depth distributions use recorded or capture-time profile estimates; dive-average and maximum context is excluded.
- • Time-of-day groups use the camera clock and are not corrected for sunrise, sunset, or timezone.
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