Gary and Sunreef 'Nudibranch Day' divers on this excursion consisting of 1 x 55 minute and 1 x 62 minute dives in water depths from 14 m to 17 m. 15 m viz, 23 C water temp and no surge.
Today was Nudibranch Day at Sunreef. We dived Fairyland Gutters and had great viz with no surge the day was perfect. The highlight of the outing was actually finding Philine orca for the second time, 3 mm.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires citrinus 1/-
Dermatobranchus rodmani 2/-
Dermatobranchus sp. 8 1/-
Diversidoris flava -/1
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 2/2
Goniobranchus splendidus 2/1
Philine orca -/1 Second one found
Phyllidiella lizae -/2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/1
Tenellia sp. 33 -/1
Tenellia sp. 36 -/1
Thuridilla splendens 2/-
Verconia decussata -/1
Verconia norba 1/-
Our ride awaits
Verconia norba
Thuridilla splendens
Goniobranchus splendidus
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Dermatobranchus rodmani
Dermatobranchus sp. 8
Substrate
Jemma searching
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Aegires citrinus
Substrate
Sharee happy
Philine orca
Philine orca
Philine orca
Tenellia sp. 33
Tenellia sp. 36
Diversidoris flava
Phyllidiella lizae
Verconia decussata
