Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
Pleurobranchus forskalii - Pleurobranchus - A marine genus.
Species profile
Forsskål's Pleurobranch
Pleurobranchus forskalii
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
5
Media items
Photos and videos
3
Dives
Distinct encounters
3
Locations
1 trip
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 2.8–7.3m
- Median 6.3m · n=4
- Water temperature
- 25.0–28.0°C
- Median 26.5°C · n=4
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 4 profile-estimated.
Tight observed depth band
All 4 depth-linked observations in SNAP fall between 2.8m and 7.3m.
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Indicative archive pattern · 5 observations / 3 dives
Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 4.7–7.2m
Calendar-quarter observations
Jul–Sep4
Oct–Dec1
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 4Afternoon · 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.
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Notes, taxonomy, identification & seasonality
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