Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.
Hippocampus abdominalis - 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
Bigbelly Seahorse
Hippocampus abdominalis
Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.
14
Media items
Photos and videos
8
Dives
Distinct encounters
4
Locations
Where seen
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
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Repeatable archive pattern · 14 observations / 8 dives
Calendar-quarter observations
Jan–Mar10
Apr–Jun1
Jul–Sep1
Oct–Dec2
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 2Night · 12
- • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
- • No direct or profile-estimated depths are available yet.
- • 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
#8 · Mar 29, 2025
Rye Pier
Rye Pier
#7 · Oct 5, 2024
Place not recorded
#6 · Mar 3, 2024
Place not recorded
#5 · Sep 29, 2023
Rye Pier
Rye Pier
Species field guide
Notes, taxonomy, identification & seasonality
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Species field guide
Notes, taxonomy, identification & seasonality
Archive selection
Representative encounters
A representative entry point into the archive before the full record below.
Archive
All media records
14 media items
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Life found nearby
Species photographed on the same dives come first, followed by close taxonomic neighbours.
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Eubalichthys gunnii
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Short-tailed Ceratosoma
Ceratosoma brevicaudatum
Rye and Labyrinth
Australian Horse Conch
Australaria australasia
Blue-margin Headshield Slug
Philinopsis speciosa
Rye Pier
Bluespotted Goatfish
Upeneichthys vlamingii
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