Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
Allogalathea elegans - Allogalathea - A marine genus.
Species profile
Elegant Squat Lobster
Allogalathea elegans
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
5
Media items
Photos and videos
4
Dives
Distinct encounters
2
Locations
1 trip
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 11.6–15.9m
- Median 13.8m · n=2
- Water temperature
- 24.0–28.0°C
- Median 28.0°C · n=5
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 2 profile-estimated, 3 contextual.
An early signal
5 environment-linked observations are available so far. More encounters will show whether a repeatable pattern emerges.
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Indicative archive pattern · 5 observations / 4 dives
Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 12.7–14.8m
Calendar-quarter observations
Apr–Jun4
Jul–Sep1
- • 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 12, 2026
Twilight Zone
Ambon · Asia 2026
15.9m · Estimated at capture time24.0°C
#3 · Jun 6, 2026
Blue House
Dauin · Asia 2026
11.2m · Dive-average context28.0°C
#2 · Jun 2, 2026
Rocky's Place
Dauin · Asia 2026
11.3m · Dive-average context28.0°C
#1 · May 28, 2026
Talisay
Dauin · Asia 2026
11.6m · Estimated at capture time28.0°C
Species field guide
Notes, taxonomy, identification & seasonality
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