Field notes
Encounter profile
Manually classified in SNAP.
Aulostomus chinensis - Trumpetfish have an elongated body and tube-like snout. They are ambush predators that can change color and often mimic other fish to get close to prey.
Species profile
Pacific Trumpetfish
Aulostomus chinensis
Manually classified in SNAP.
4
Media items
Photos and videos
3
Dives
Distinct encounters
2
Locations
2 trips
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 9.2–12.6m
- Median 10.9m · n=2
- Water temperature
- 25.0–26.0°C
- Median 25.5°C · n=2
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 0 profile-estimated, 2 contextual.
An early signal
2 environment-linked observations are available so far. More encounters will show whether a repeatable pattern emerges.
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Indicative archive pattern · 4 observations / 3 dives
Calendar-quarter observations
Apr–Jun3
Jul–Sep1
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 1Night · 3
- • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
- • No direct or profile-estimated depths are available yet.
- • Time-of-day groups use the camera clock and are not corrected for sunrise, sunset, or timezone.
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