14 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 25-03-2025.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 161 minutes, 1.2 m, maximum depth 4.9 m, 26 C water temperature, 2-4 m viz.
Inclement weather is predicted for the week so best to get in now! Silt was pretty heavy and on everything. WOW! This dive was epic. Easily over 300 Cratena pawarshindeorum were seen!! They were in almost every hydroid. So many grouped together. 3 species of Coryphellina were recorded as well. Wow just Wow!!
Species and numbers recorded:
Coryphellina aurora -2
Coryphellina lotos -17
Coryphellina pannae -2
Cratena lineata -12
Cratena pawarshindeorum -300++
Eubranchus sp. 10 -4
Goniobranchus daphne -5
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Murphydoris cobbi -58
Murphydoris puncticulata -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -4
Unidentia sp. 1 -41
Unidentia sp. 14 -2
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
The last of the Fish Cage
Unidentia sp. 1
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1 x2
Rostanga sp. 1 x2
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
Heavy silt
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi mating pair
Float
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi x3
The Pipe
Tenellia sp. 23
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Eubranchus sp. 10
Substrate
Cratena pawarshindeorum +
Coryphellina lotos and Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum +?
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum +?
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus daphne
Cratena lineata
Coryphellina aurora
Coryphellina aurora
Cratena lineata
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena lineata
Cratena pawarshindeorum +?
Coryphellina lotos
Cratena pawarshindeorum +?
Cratena pawarshindeorum and Coryphellina lotos
Cratena pawarshindeorum +?
The big healthy Gorgonian
Healthy Gorgonian
Gothum City
Cratena pawarshindeorum +
Coryphellina pannae x2
Stonie
Very small eel
Tenellia sp. 23
Murphydoris puncticulata
Substrate
Goniobranchus daphne
Coryphellina lotos
Cratena pawarshindeorum +?
Goniodoridella savignyi
Seal Rock
Cratena pawarshindeorum +?
Cratena pawarshindeorum +?
Substrate
Substrate
Eubranchus sp. 10
The Icon
Big Rock
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus daphne
Cratena pawarshindeorum +?
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Unidentia sp. 14
Unknown Spawn
