Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
Chromodoris lochi - Chromodoris are known for their striking color patterns, often featuring bright blues, whites, and yellows with distinctive borders.
Species profile
Loch's Chromodoris
Chromodoris lochi
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
8
Media items
Photos and videos
6
Dives
Distinct encounters
6
Locations
3 trips
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 10.4–12.6m
- Median 11.5m · n=4
- Water temperature
- 27.0–28.0°C
- Median 28.0°C · n=4
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 0 profile-estimated, 4 contextual.
Tight observed depth band
All 4 depth-linked observations in SNAP fall between 10.4m and 12.6m.
Consistent water window
4 observations with dive temperature sit within 27.0–28.0°C.
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Indicative archive pattern · 6 observations / 6 dives
Calendar-quarter observations
Apr–Jun3
Jul–Sep3
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 1Night · 4
- • 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
#6 · Aug 23, 2026
Mandolin
Manado & Bunaken · Asia 2026
12.4m · Dive-average context28.0°C
#5 · Aug 6, 2026
Kasai Wall
Moalboal, Philippines · Asia 2026
12.6m · Dive-average context28.0°C
#4 · Jun 7, 2026
Largahan
Dauin · Asia 2026
10.4m · Dive-average context28.0°C
#3 · May 17, 2026
Small La Laguna Point
Puerto Galera · Asia 2026
10.6m · Dive-average context27.0°C
Species field guide
Notes, taxonomy, identification & seasonality
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Life found nearby
Species photographed on the same dives come first, followed by close taxonomic neighbours.
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Yellow-tipped Phyllodesmium
Phyllodesmium briareum
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Anna's Chromodoris
Chromodoris annae
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Blackspotted Puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus
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Clark's Anemonefish
Amphiprion clarkii
Puerto Galera
Dusky Nembrotha
Nembrotha kubaryana
Dauin