Species List: 13-09-2026, Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 14 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 13-09-2026.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 121 minutes, 1.6 m, maximum depth 5.0 m, 20 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.

After a big swell and wind the river didn't look so bad. But there was a lot of particulate in the water column and loads of sand covering the substrate. It looks like the food sources have all been eaten. Taking in all things sand and lack of food sources theses thing account for a low number of species...

Species and numbers recorded:

Bulbaeolidia alba -3

Cratena lineata -7

Eubranchus sp. 10 -1

Facelina sp. 11 -1

Goniobranchus daphne -12

Goniobranchus variatus -1

Goniodoridella savignyi -2

Goniodoridella unidonta -13

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1

Kaloplocamus peludo -many young

Liloa brevis shell -1

Murphydoris cobbi -24

Unidentia sp. 1 -10

Unidentia sp. 14 -25

Entry

Clarity

Surface

Substrate upon descent

Goniobranchus daphne 

Come back

Float

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 14 

Unidentia sp. 1

Murphydoris cobbi 

Eubranchus sp. 10 

Goniodoridella unidonta

Goniodoridella unidonta

Goniobranchus daphne

Unidentia sp. 14 

Murphydoris cobbi 

Cratena lineata

Cratena lineata

Liloa brevis

Kaloplocamus peludo many young

Murphydoris cobbi 

Gymnodoris sp. 10 

Howdy

Gothum City

Bulbaeolidia alba

Goniobranchus daphne

Nice snail

Cratena lineata 

Murphydoris cobbi party

Substrate

Bulbaeolidia alba

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Goniodoridella unidonta

Goniodoridella unidonta

Goniobranchus variatus

Goniobranchus variatus on the move

Goniobranchus variatus anterior end

Goniobranchus variatus gills

Facelina sp. 11

Bulbaeolidia alba

Species List: 02-09-2026, Fish Cage and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 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.

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