Gary and David on this single, shore entry dive of 145 minutes. Maximum depth 6.4 m, 26 C water temperature and 3 m viz.
Despite the rain the conditions still seem to be holding up in the river allowing us to dive because the constant strong onshore winds have precluded any offshore diving. Flabellina angelvaldesi are in plague proportions reflecting no doubt the existence of plentiful hydroids of their choice. Most of the other sightings were of the usual suspects except the Phyllaplysia sp. 1 which has only been found here once before. This time it was found crawling on Halimeda.
Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys sp. 1 -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
* Flabellina angelvaldesi -100+
Flabellina rubrolineata -2
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -2
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -2
Goniobranchus daphne -10
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniobranchus verrieri -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -5
Gymnodoris sp. 9 -3
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -8
Phyllaplysia sp. 1 -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -9
Trinchesia yamasui -1
Phyllaplysia sp. 1 - 4 mm
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus - 50 mm
Goniobranchus daphne - 25 mm
Flabellina rubrolineata - 25 mm
Goniodoridella sp. 1 - 3 mm
Hypselodoris obscura - 10 mm
Bulbaeolidia alba - 8 mm
Trinchesia yamasui - 40 mm
Gymnodoris sp. 9 - 8 mm
Goniobranchus collingwoodi - 25 mm
Flabellina angelvaldesi - 22 mm
Goniobranchus decorus - 12 mm
