Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
Brachysomophis henshawi - Brachysomophis - A marine genus.
Species profile
Reptilian Snake Eel
Brachysomophis henshawi
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
1
Media item
Photos and videos
1
Dive
Distinct encounters
1
Location
1 trip
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 8.0–8.0m
- Median 8.0m · n=1
- Water temperature
- 24.0–24.0°C
- Median 24.0°C · n=1
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 1 profile-estimated.
An early signal
1 environment-linked observation is available so far. More encounters will show whether a repeatable pattern emerges.
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Early archive signal · 1 observations / 1 dives
Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 8.0–8.0m
- • 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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