Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
Neochirus brachyptera - Dwarf Lionfishes - A marine genus.
Species profile
Dwarf Lionfish
Neochirus brachyptera
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
5
Media items
Photos and videos
4
Dives
Distinct encounters
3
Locations
3 trips
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 15.0–21.1m
- Median 18.1m · n=2
- Water temperature
- 24.0–25.0°C
- Median 24.5°C · n=2
Depth basis: 1 recorded, 1 profile-estimated.
An early signal
2 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%: 16.5–19.6m
Calendar-quarter observations
Apr–Jun3
Jul–Sep2
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 3Night · 2
- • 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 11, 2026
Batu Lubang
Ambon · Asia 2026
21.1m · Estimated at capture time25.0°C
#3 · Sep 9, 2026
Kampung Baru
Ambon · Asia 2026
15.0m · Recorded with media24.0°C
#2 · Jun 10, 2025
Puerto Galera
Puerto Galera · Philippines 2025
#1 · Jun 7, 2023
Seahorse Bay
Gili Islands, Indonesia · Gili Islands - June 2023
Species field guide
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