11 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 10-05-2023.
A single shore entry dive with Gary of 200 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9 m, 20 C water temperature, up to 10+ m viz.
It started out like dirt and finished 10+ m vis! Insane and totally distracting. There was no silt!! Recording a recently discovered species Goniobranchus rubrocornutus was a great find. Unidentia sp. 1 wins the day as most common.
Species and numbers sighted:
Eubranchus sp. 3 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Goniobranchus rubrocornutus -1 NEW SPECIES FOR RIVER
Gymnodoris sp. 21 -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Lomanotus vermiformis -4
Murphydoris cobbi -23
Retusa sp. 1 shell -1
Tenellia sibogae -4
Unidentia sp. 1 -28
Unidentia sp. 3 -3
Early entry
Clarity
Early exit
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Liloa brevis
Eubranchus sp. 3
Gymnodoris sp. 21
Magic substrate
Magic substrate
Lomanotus vermiformis
Magic substrate
Unidentia sp. 1
Fish Cage
A large lobster!!
Magic substrate
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Magic substrate
Large flatworm
Goniobranchus rubrocornutus NEW SPECIES FOR RIVER
Unidentia sp. 3
Looking up
Magic substrate
Magic substrate
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Magic substrate - Seal Rock
Eubranchus sp. 3
Magic substrate
Magic substrate - Icon
Magic substrate - Twin Peaks
Magic substrate
