Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
Hippocampus bargibanti - Seahorses are distinctive marine fish known for their horse-like head, prehensile tail, and the male's unique role in pregnancy and birth.
Species profile
Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus bargibanti
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
10
Media items
Photos and videos
2
Dives
Distinct encounters
2
Locations
2 trips
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 16.6–16.6m
- Median 16.6m · n=1
- Water temperature
- 28.0–28.0°C
- Median 28.0°C · n=1
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 0 profile-estimated, 1 contextual.
An early signal
1 environment-linked observation is available so far. More encounters will show whether a repeatable pattern emerges.
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Indicative archive pattern · 4 observations / 2 dives
Calendar-quarter observations
Apr–Jun3
Jul–Sep1
- • 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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