24 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 09-01-2025.
A single shore entry dive with Gary of 200 minutes, 1.3 m, maximum depth 5.7 m, 28 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.
Ahhh summer and the first dive with 28C water temp. as the dive went on the vis got better and better. To find a juvenile Hypselodoris zephyra and a 2 mm Polycera sp. were great. No Cratena lineata were seen today. Hypselodoris obscura were out in force with 42 animals actually recorded. Another Niparaya was found which was a great find. After 3 hours the light got very dark! Upon surfacing there was a massive rain storm with lightning, very heavy! BTW the beautiful gorgonian on the side of the first bommie has been ripped off by fishing line, I reset it to the side and supported it with rock. Let's hope it survives.
Species and numbers recorded:
Dermatobranchus sp. -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -7
Flabellina lotos -13
Flabellina pseudolotos -3
Goniobranchus daphne -6
Goniobranchus geometricus -7
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniodoridella geminae -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -3
Goniodoridella unidonta -2
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -10
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -42
Hypselodoris sp. 10 -3
Hypselodoris zephyra juvenile -1
Jorunna hervei -many young
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -42
Niparaya sp. -1
Polycera sp. 9 -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia sibogae -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -4
Unidentia sp. 14 -11
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Fish Cage
Flatworm
Niparaya sp.
Dermatobranchus sp.
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi
Rostanga sp. 1
Substrate
Goniodoridella savignyi
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Eubranchus sp. 10
Goniodoridella savignyi
Substrate
The Pipe
Murphydoris cobbi
Hypselodoris obscura
Bommie one
Gorgonian ripped off from line
Gorgonian replaced fingers crossed
Hypselodoris obscura
Flabellina lotos
Tenellia sibogae
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Polycera sp. 9
Polycera sp. 9
Polycera sp. 9
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 14
Murphydoris cobbi x2
Float
Substrate
Hypselodoris obscura
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Healthy attached Gorgonian
Jorunna hervei spawn
Unidentia sp. 1
Gothum City
Goniobranchus daphne
This followed me!
Goniobranchus setoensis
Flabellina pseudolotos
Ovulid
Substrate
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Flabellina lotos
Hypselodoris sp. 10
Hypselodoris sp. 10
Hypselodoris obscura
Seal Rock
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella geminae
Hypselodoris sp. 10
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris zephyra juvenile
Substrate
The Icon
Goniobranchus geometricus
Substrate
Liloa brevis
Substrate
Goniobranchus geometricus
Flabellina pseudolotos
Dermatobranchus sp.
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniodoridella geminae
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Crab
Marker Rock
Channel marker
Eubranchus sp. 10
Hypselodoris sp. 10
Exit in big storm
