Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.
Asthenosoma varium - Asthenosoma is a genus of sea urchins in the family Echinothuriidae. Their spines are covered with harmful venom capsules.
Species profile
Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium
Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.
2
Media items
Photos and videos
2
Dives
Distinct encounters
1
Location
2 trips
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 12.1–12.1m
- Median 12.1m · n=1
- Water temperature
- 25.0–25.0°C
- Median 25.0°C · n=1
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 0 profile-estimated, 1 contextual.
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 · 2 observations / 2 dives
Calendar-quarter observations
Jan–Mar1
Apr–Jun1
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 1Night · 1
- • 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.
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Life found nearby
Species photographed on the same dives come first, followed by close taxonomic neighbours.
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