Field notes
Encounter profile
Manually classified in SNAP.
Pontonides ankeri - Pontonides species - A marine genus.
Species profile
Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp
Pontonides ankeri
Manually classified in SNAP.
9
Media items
Photos and videos
6
Dives
Distinct encounters
4
Locations
1 trip
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 1.7–1.7m
- Median 1.7m · n=2
- Water temperature
- 27.0–28.0°C
- Median 28.0°C · n=6
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 2 profile-estimated, 4 contextual.
Consistent water window
6 observations with dive temperature sit within 27.0–28.0°C.
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Repeatable archive pattern · 9 observations / 6 dives
Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 1.7–1.7m
Calendar-quarter observations
Apr–Jun6
Oct–Dec3
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 5Night · 4
- • 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
#6 · Oct 4, 2026
Bio-Wreck
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#5 · Oct 3, 2026
Underwater Cave
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#4 · Jun 29, 2026
Jemeluk Wall
Amed, Bali · Asia 2026
8.9m · Dive-average context28.0°C
#3 · Jun 3, 2026
Critter Republic House Reef
Dauin · Asia 2026
1.7m · Estimated at capture time28.0°C
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