Species List: 06-12-2025, Fish Cage plus and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

32 species sighted at Fish Cage plus and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 06-12-2025.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 210 minutes, 2.1 m!, maximum depth 5.9 m, 25 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.

The 2.1 m tide gave me another challenge, it ain't gonna beat me! Many Nudibranchs were to be seen. I am talkin MANY! I actually recorded 26 Cratena pawarshindeorum, the fourth massing is underway for this newly confirmed river species. The big 3 did not disappoint - Coryphellina lotos, Coryphellina pseudolotos and Cratena lineata! I could not locate any Godive animals but did recognise a single egg mass. Always a pleasure to see Dendrodoris arborescens, Goniobranchus variatus, Goniodoridella geminae, Gymnodoris amakusana, Murphydoris adusta, Philinopsis falciphallus, Philinopsis speciosa and Siphopteron makisig! Gymnodoris were out in force today, 6 species. This was a great dive...

Species and numbers recorded:

Bulbaeolidia alba -4

Coryphellina lotos -60+

Coryphellina pseudolotos -46

Cratena lineata -60+

Cratena pawarshindeorum -26

Dendrodoris arborescens -1

Eubranchus sp. 10 -2

Facelina sp. 11 -2

Godiva sp. -many young

Goniobranchus geometricus -3

Goniobranchus setoensis -1

Goniobranchus variatus -1

Goniodoridella geminae -2

Goniodoridella unidonta -8

Gymnodoris amakusana -2

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -15

Gymnodoris sp. 13 -5

Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1

Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1

Gymnodoris sp. 43 -1

Hypselodoris obscura -8

Idaliadoris maugeansis -many young

Murphydoris adusta -1

Murphydoris cobbi -37

Myja sp. 1 -many young

Philinopsis falciphallus -2

Philinopsis speciosa -1

Siphopteron makisig -1

Tenellia sibogae -7

Tenellia sp. 47 -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -1

Unidentia sp. 14 -2

Entry

Clarity

Float

The Pipe

Murphydoris cobbi 

Stoney

Gymnodoris sp. 43 

Coryphellina lotos

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Coryphellina lotos

Coryphellina pseudolotos

Cratena pawarshindeorum party

Cratena lineata party

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Coryphellina lotos

Eubranchus sp. 10

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae

Cratena lineata 

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Coryphellina lotos and Coryphellina pseudolotos 

Gothum City

Pyramid

Gothum City

Idaliadoris maugeansis

Idaliadoris maugeansis

Flatworm mimics Idaliadoris maugeansis

Cratena lineata 

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Goniobranchus geometricus

Goniobranchus geometricus x2

Hypselodoris obscura 

Murphydoris cobbi 

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella unidonta

Gymnodoris sp. 22

Gymnodoris sp. 22

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena lineata

Coryphellina pseudolotos

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Murphydoris adusta 

Coryphellina pseudolotos and Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena lineata

Coryphellina pseudolotos and Cratena pawarshindeorum

Murphydoris cobbi 

Bulbaeolidia alba 

Gymnodoris sp. 13

Hypselodoris obscura -5 mm

Hypselodoris obscura -5 mm

Godiva sp. spawn

Goniodoridella unidonta  x2

Unidentia sp. 1

Gymnodoris amakusana

Gymnodoris amakusana

Philinopsis falciphallus 

Facelina sp. 11

Facelina sp. 11

Gymnodoris sp. 17

Goniodoridella geminae

Hypselodoris obscura

Coryphellina lotos

Substrate the Blocks

Substrate

Gymnodoris sp. 13

Philinopsis speciosa 

Siphopteron makisig 3 mm

Siphopteron makisig 

Goniobranchus variatus 70 mm

Dendrodoris arborescens

Goniobranchus setoensis 

Coryphellina lotos party

Goniodoridella unidonta

Cratena pawarshindeorum 

Goniodoridella geminae