25 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 19-09-2023.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 215 minutes. Maximum depth 5.5 m, 22 C water temperature, 8 m viz.
Water is still pretty nice and 22 C. The 1.5m tidal flow was very kind! Seeing a Niparaya sp. 47 and Verconia simplex again was a treat! Myja sp. 1 were great to actually see. It does appear that the species count has lowered but we got some back today.
Species and numbers recorded:
Eubranchus sp. 10 -many young
Flabellina lotos -2
Goniobranchus albonares -1
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniobranchus geometricus -4
Goniobranchus setoensis -2
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -13
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Idaliadoris maugeansis -many young
Liloa brevis shell -2
Murphydoris cobbi -41
Murphydoris puncticulata -1
Myja sp. 1 -5
Niparaya sp. 47 -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -3
Unidentia sp. 2 -2
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 9 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -1
Verconia simplex -1
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upopn desceny
Tenellia sibogae
Goniodoridella savignyi
Murphydoris cobbi
Substrate
Fish Cage
Substrate
Liloa brevis
Goniobranchus daphne
Tenellia sibogae
Balloon litter!
Murphydoris cobbi
Ovulid
Myja sp. 1 many young
Myja sp. 1
Goniobranchus geometricus
Idaliadoris maugeansis many young
Unknown spawn
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Flatworm
Tenellia sibogae
Myja sp. 1
Myja sp. 1
Myja sp. 1
Goniobranchus setoensis
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniobranchus setoensis
Eubranchus sp. 10 many young
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniobranchus daphne
Unidentia sp. 1 ?
Hypselodoris obscura
Unidentia sp. 9
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Friend
Sea Squirt
Hypselodoris obscura
Flatworm
Goniobranchus geometricus
Seal Rock
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 2
Pleurobranchus peronii rhinophores
Pleurobranchus peronii
Tenellia sibogae
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 4
Verconia simplex
Niparaya sp. 47
Murphydoris puncticulata
Eagle flying past
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus albonares
Unidentia sp. 14
Unknown spawn
