A double dive by Gary and friends on this excursion consisting of a 56 and 53 minute dive in water depth up to 17.8 m, 15 m viz, 24 C water temp.
Today was Nudibranch Day at Sunreef Scuba Diving. Conditions were very good. On the bottom the viz and substrate were great. There was some good hunting by all. Finding some very flamboyant Goniobranchus kuniei was a real treat. The not so common Aegires gardineri were also out is force...nice witness. A thermocline made some of the second dive 26C.
Species and number thereof sighted dive 1/dive 2
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires citrinus -/1
Aegires gardineri 3/1
Ardeadoris rubroannulata 2/-
Chromodoris elisabethina 3/4
Chromodoris kuiteri 5/2
Chromodoris magnifica -/1
Chromodoris willani -/1
Dermatobranchus ornatus 1/-
Dermatobranchus rodmani 1/-
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 2/13
Glossodoris rufomarginata -/2
Glossodoris vespa 2/1
Goniobranchus collingwoodi 1/-
Goniobranchus geometricus -/1
Goniobranchus kuniei 3/1
Goniobranchus splendidus 1/-
Hexabranchus sanguineus -/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni PC 1/2
Hypselodoris whitei 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata 2/-
Phyllidia varicosa -/1
Phyllidiella lizae -/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/1
Roboastra luteolineata -/2
Sagaminopteron ornatum -/1
Tambja morosa -/1
Thuridilla splendens 3/6
Our ride
Substrate
Substrate
Phyllidia ocellata
Ardeadoris rubroannulata
Goniobranchus kuniei
Substrate
Chromodoris kuiteri
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Aegires gardineri
Aegires gardineri showing gills
Chromodoris kuiteri
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Thuridilla splendens
Dermatobranchus rodmani
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Surface conditions
Phyllidiella lizae
Chromodoris elisabethina
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Ardeadoris rubroannulata
Phyllidia varicosa
Glossodoris vespa
Goniobranchus geometricus
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Substrate
Goniobranchus splendidus
Tambja morosa
Hypselodoris whitei
Aegires citrinus
Chromodoris willani
Chromodoris magnifica
Roboastra luteolineata
Hexabranchus sanguineus
