Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using .
Sphyraena jello - Barracudas - A marine genus.
Species profile
Pickhandle Barracuda
Sphyraena jello
Identified using .
9
Media items
Photos and videos
4
Dives
Distinct encounters
1
Location
1 trip
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 0.0–24.1m
- Median 12.2m · n=7
- Water temperature
- 27.0–28.0°C
- Median 28.0°C · n=9
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 7 profile-estimated, 2 contextual.
Consistent water window
9 observations with dive temperature sit within 27.0–28.0°C.
Recent encounters trend shallower
The recent-half median is 8.8m shallower than the earlier-half median. This is an archive pattern, not a population conclusion.
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Repeatable archive pattern · 9 observations / 4 dives
Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 5.5–18.9m
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 3Night · 6
- • 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.
Creature trail
A life through time and place
#4 · Sep 26, 2026
Blue Magic
Raja Ampat · Asia 2026
0.0m · Estimated at capture time28.0°C
#3 · Sep 25, 2026
Sawandarek Jetty
Raja Ampat · Asia 2026
21.0m · Estimated at capture time28.0°C
#2 · Sep 25, 2026
Cape Kri
Raja Ampat · Asia 2026
11.1m · Estimated at capture time28.0°C
#1 · Sep 19, 2026
Blue Magic
Raja Ampat · Asia 2026
13.7m · Dive-average context27.0°C
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