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
6
Dives
Distinct encounters
3
Locations
2 trips
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 17.7–22.8m
- Median 21.4m · n=6
- Water temperature
- 28.0–28.0°C
- Median 28.0°C · n=7
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 6 profile-estimated, 1 contextual.
Consistent water window
7 observations with dive temperature sit within 28.0–28.0°C.
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Repeatable archive pattern · 10 observations / 6 dives
Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 19.7–22.2m
Calendar-quarter observations
Apr–Jun3
Jul–Sep7
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 2Night · 8
- • 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 · Sep 27, 2026
Cape Kri
Raja Ampat · Asia 2026
22.3m · Estimated at capture time28.0°C
#5 · Sep 25, 2026
Chicken Reef
Raja Ampat · Asia 2026
17.7m · Estimated at capture time28.0°C
#4 · Sep 20, 2026
Sardine Reef
Raja Ampat · Asia 2026
20.9m · Estimated at capture time28.0°C
#3 · Sep 20, 2026
Chicken Reef
Raja Ampat · Asia 2026
19.3m · Estimated at capture time28.0°C
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