20 species sighted at Fish Cage and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 02-09-2026.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 132 minutes, 1.6 m, maximum depth 5.2 m, 20 C water temperature, 8 m+ viz.
Spring has arrived and it was dive time, I only had a couple of hours this trip due to the book. But there were some very nice finds! The water temp is still cool and the vis has improved. Finding a small Bulla sp. shell was great. There were single finds of a few species....hummm. A large Kaloplocamus peludo was also found today, quite stunning. The fist sized Pleurobranchus peronii was eye candy for sure.
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Bulla sp. shell -1
Coryphellina lotos -1
Coryphellina pseudolotos -1
Cratena lineata -1
Cratena pawarshindeorum -1
Dendrodoris arborescens -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -many young
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Goniobranchus daphne -24
Goniodoridella unidonta -9
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Kaloplocamus peludo -1
Murphydoris cobbi -40+
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Retusa sp. shell -1
Tenellia sibogae -3
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -30+
Unidentia sp. 14 -20+
Spring entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris cobbi
Dendrodoris arborescens
The Pipe
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Nice to see coming back
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniobranchus daphne party
The only Cratena pawarshindeorum
Float
Crab
Substrate
Goniodoridella unidonta
Hypselodoris obscura
A large Pleurobranchus peronii
Pleurobranchus peronii rhinophores
Tenellia sibogae party
Tenellia sibogae
Bulbaeolidia alba
Gothum City
Substrate
Tenellia sp. 23
Facelina sp. 11
Kaloplocamus peludo
Retusa sp.
Unidentia sp. 14
The only Coryphellina pseudolotos
Bulbaeolidia alba
Clear Substrate
Goniodoridella unidonta
The only Cratena lineata
Goniodoridella unidonta party
The only Coryphellina lotos
The new kid
Bulla sp.
The Icon
