Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
Ancylomenes venustus - Anemone Shrimps - A marine genus.
Species profile
Graceful anemone shrimp
Ancylomenes venustus
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
4
Media items
Photos and videos
4
Dives
Distinct encounters
3
Locations
1 trip
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 3.1–6.3m
- Median 4.7m · n=2
- Water temperature
- 25.0–28.0°C
- Median 26.0°C · n=4
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 2 profile-estimated, 2 contextual.
An early signal
4 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 / 4 dives
Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 3.9–5.5m
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 3Night · 1
- • 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 18, 2026
Saonek Monde
Raja Ampat · Asia 2026
6.3m · Estimated at capture time27.0°C
#3 · Aug 2, 2026
Gato Island
Malapascua, PH · Asia 2026
15.2m · Dive-average context28.0°C
#2 · Jul 16, 2026
Lawadi Central
Tawali, PNG · Asia 2026
3.1m · Estimated at capture time25.0°C#1 · Jul 12, 2026
Lawadi
Tawali, PNG · Asia 2026
2.7m · Dive-average context25.0°C
Species field guide
Notes, taxonomy, identification & seasonality
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Life found nearby
Species photographed on the same dives come first, followed by close taxonomic neighbours.
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Neopetrolisthes maculatus
Tawali, PNG
Blue Dragon
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Tawali, PNG
Common Seahorse
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Tawali, PNG
Pustulose Wart Slug
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Malapascua, PH
Tryon's Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris tryoni
Malapascua, PH
Ancylomenes speciosus
Tawali, PNG