Terry and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 81 minute and 1 x 78 minute dives in water depths of 14m to 17m. 20C water temp, variable viz from 10m to 15m and a slight surge.
Wind and surface conditions permitted a comfortable trip up to Point Arkwright to dive the inshore shoals. We worked the tops of the ridges and a little down along the gutters but stayed above the deeper sandy substrate. We were rewarded with an excellent species count with large populations of some evident. Whilst no new additions to our records were found there were a couple of not-so-common species that occupied our time in the attempt to document better images.
Number of species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires flores 3/1
Ardeadoris aff. averni 3/4
Ardeadoris averni -/1
Berthella martensi 1/-
Bornella anguilla 2/3
Chromodoris elisabethina -/2
Chromodoris kuiteri -/1
Chromodoris striatella -/3
Cratena lineata -/2
Dermatobranchus ornatus 2/-
*Doriprismatica atromarginata 12/18
Elysia maoria 1/1
Flabellina rubrolineata 1/1
Flabellina sp. 1 2/1
Glossodoris vespa 2/-
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -/1
Goniobranchus geometricus 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus 1/3
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 4/5
Hypselodoris maritima 1/-
Hypselodoris obscura 8/9
Hypselodoris sagamiensis 2/2
Hypselodoris whitei 1/-
Jorunna sp. 3 -/1
Mexichromis festiva 1/-
Miamira magnifica 1/1
Noumea verconiforma 1/-
Phyllidia picta -/1
Phyllidia varicosa 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 2/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/3
Phyllodesmium macphersonae -/1
Phyllodesmium magnum 2/1
Placida cf. aoteana 1/-
Pteraeolidia ianthina 1/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 8/8
Tritoniopsis alba 2/-
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Looking down one of the gutters
Ardeadoris aff. averni
Tritoniopsis alba
Hypselodoris whitei
Hypselodoris obscura
Flabellina sp. 1
Noumea verconiforma
Aegires flores
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Flabellina rubrolineata
Bornella anguilla
Phyllodesmium magnum
Finishing the first dive
Surface conditions
Chromodoris elisabethina
Jorunna sp. 3
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Phyllodesmium macphersonae
Phyllidia picta
Chromodoris kuiteri
Miamira magnifica - juvenile
Phyllidiella lizae
Ardeadoris averni - note colour to edge of foot
Phyllidia varicosa - note rhinophoral pustules
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Miamira magnifica
Goniobranchus geometricus
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Berthella martensi
Hexabranchus sanguineus - juvenile
Hypselodoris sagamiensis
Mexichromis festiva
Goniobranchus collingwoodi - juvenile
Chromodoris striatella
Cratena lineata
Terry working up a gutter
Elysia maoria
Placida cf. aoteana
Placida cf. aoteana
Goniobranchus splendidus
