43 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 18-11-2023.
A single shore entry dive with Gary, Sheryl, Debbie and Mark. of 180 minutes. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 24 C water temperature, 5 m viz.
With a cancelled Nudibranch Day at Sunreef it was time to get to the bottom of the most diverse river in the World. Vis was a little smokey but plenty of viz to search for Nudibranchs, this dive was great and plenty of them! The Ovulid was still growing and the Pineapple fish waved hello. We even played with crab that now has golden hydroid on its head. Here is the list!...
Species and numbers recorded:
Aglaja fulvipunctata -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Colpodaspis sp. 1 -2
Cratena lineata -1
Dendrodoris denisoni -2
Elysia sp. 40 -4
Eubranchus sp. 3 -3
Eubranchus sp. 10 -5
Facelina sp. 11 -4
Flabellina lotos -2
Flabellina pseudolotos -9
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -2
Goniobranchus daphne -10
Goniobranchus geometricus -15
Goniobranchus setoensis -8
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Gymnodoris amakusana -5
Gymnodoris sp. 13 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 27 -1
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -1
Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 1 -3
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Jorunna sp. 3 -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -15
Murphydoris puncticulata -1
Murphydoris sp. 2 -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Phyllaplysia sp. 5 -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Retusa amphizosta -1
Retusa sp. 1 shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -3
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -1
Tenellia sp. 24 -4
Tenellia sp. 66 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -37
Unidentia sp. 9 -3
Unidentia sp. 14 -19
Weinkauffia reliqua -1
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 24
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi
Haminoea sp. 19
Substrate
Whodat?
Purple haze...
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Colpodaspis sp. 1
Colpodaspis sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 3
Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 1
The Ovulid
Unidentia sp. 14
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Hypselodoris obscura
Pteraeolidia semperi
Eubranchus sp. 3
Unidentia sp. 9
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Goniobranchus collingwoodi juvenile
Tenellia sp. 66
Goniobranchus daphne
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus setoensis
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus geometricus
The Mob
Flabellina pseudolotos
Flabellina lotos
Goniobranchus geometricus
Unidentia sp. 1
Shoot!
Whodat?
Flabellina pseudolotos
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina pseudolotos
Cratena lineata
Murphydoris puncticulata
Tenellia sibogae
Elysia sp. 40
Elysia sp. 40
Elysia sp. 40
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Eubranchus sp. 10 x2
Eubranchus sp. 10
My friend
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus daphne
Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 1
Gymnodoris amakusana
Facelina sp. 11
Jorunna sp. 3
Bulbaeolidia alba
Gymnodoris amakusana
Dendrodoris denisoni
Goniodoridella savignyi
Seal Rock
Weinkauffia reliqua
Philinopsis speciosa
Rostanga sp. 1
Retusa amphizosta
Murphydoris sp. 2
Gymnodoris sp. 13
Phyllaplysia sp. 5
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Goniobranchus collingwoodi juvenile
Murphydoris sp. 2
Gymnodoris sp. 27 and Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Colpodaspis sp. 1
