Field notes
Encounter profile
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Hippocampus denise - 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
Denise's Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus denise
Identified using .
5
Media items
Photos and videos
2
Dives
Distinct encounters
2
Locations
1 trip
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 24.0–25.0m
- Median 24.5m · n=3
- Water temperature
- 27.0–28.0°C
- Median 27.0°C · n=5
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 3 profile-estimated, 2 contextual.
Tight observed depth band
All 3 depth-linked observations in SNAP fall between 24.0m and 25.0m.
Consistent water window
5 observations with dive temperature sit within 27.0–28.0°C.
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Indicative archive pattern · 5 observations / 2 dives
Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 24.2–24.7m
- • 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.
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