Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist.
Nembrotha chamberlaini - Nembrotha are often vividly colored with green, blue, black, or red. They have distinctive external gills on their backs.
Species profile
Chamberlains Nembrotha
Nembrotha chamberlaini
Identified using iNaturalist.
26
Media items
Photos and videos
10
Dives
Distinct encounters
3
Locations
2 trips
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 8.8–15.0m
- Median 11.9m · n=2
- Water temperature
- 25.0–28.0°C
- Median 27.0°C · n=21
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 2 profile-estimated, 19 contextual.
An early signal
21 environment-linked observations are available so far. More encounters will show whether a repeatable pattern emerges.
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Repeatable archive pattern · 22 observations / 10 dives
Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 10.4–13.5m
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 3Night · 16
- • 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
#10 · Jun 7, 2026
Critter House Reef Night Dive
Dauin · Asia 2026
7.6m · Dive-average context28.0°C
#9 · May 20, 2026
Verde Island
Puerto Galera · Asia 2026
8.8m · Estimated at capture time28.0°C
#8 · May 19, 2026
Boulders
Puerto Galera · Asia 2026
13.0m · Dive-average context27.0°C
#7 · May 15, 2026
Boulders
Puerto Galera · Asia 2026
13.9m · Dive-average context27.0°C
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