Julie, Terry, Gary and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 77 minute and 1 x 86 minute dives in water depths from 13.5 m to 16.5 m. 6 m viz, 21 C water temp and no surge.
We haven't dived this site since our night dive there back in May. The visibility was poor (green water) but the sea slugs were in abundance. This was a shake-down dive trip on the refurbished More Mischief - so much deck space to spread out our gear.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires flores 3/6
Ardeadoris sp. 2 8/3
Berthella martensi 1/1
Bornella anguilla 0/1
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/-
Chelidonura inornata 2/2
Chromodoris colemani 0/1
Chromodoris elisabethina 3/-
Chromodoris kuiteri 1/0
Chromodoris lochi 0/1
Chromodoris striatella 1/-
Cratena lineata 1/-
Colpodaspis thompsoni 2/-
Dermatobranchus oculus 1/-
Dermatobranchus ornatus -/3
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 44/41
Elysia pusilla 1/0
Elysia sp. 11 1/0
Glossodoris vespa 2/1
Goniobranchus albopunctatus 0/1
Goniobranchus leopardus 1/0
Goniobranchus splendidus 4/1
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1/1
Hypselodoris godeffroyana 1/0
Hypselodoris jacksoni 10/14
Hypselodoris maritima 0/1
Hypselodoris obscura 4/13
Hyspelodoris sp. 3 1/-
Hypselodoris tryoni -/1
Hypselodoris whitei 2/1
Hypselodoris zephyra 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata 1/1
Phyllidia varicosa 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 2/2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/5
Pteraeolidia semperi -/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 9/12
Tambja sp. 1 -/1
Tambja victoriae 4/1
Thuridilla splendens 3/3
Trinchesia sibogae -/1
Trinchesia sp. 1 0/1
Trinchesia sp. 33 1/0
Tritoniopsis alba 2/2
Tylodina corticalis 2/1
Verconia simplex 0/1
The Departure
Goniobranchus splendidus
Hypselodoris obscura
The rich substrate
Trinchesia sp. 33
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Phyllidia ocellata
Elysia pusilla
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Ardeadoris sp. 2
Chromodoris kuiteri
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Thuridilla splendens
Tambja victoriae
Aegires flores
Hypselodoris whitei
Elysia sp. 11
Phyllidiella lizae
Bornella anguilla
Tritoniopsis alba
Goniobranchus albopunctatus
Chromodoris lochi
Verconia simplex
Chromodoris colemani
Chelidonura inornata
Trinchesia sp. 1
Tylodina corticalis
Goniobranchus splendidus - wandering
the verdant substrate
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Glossodoris vespa
Hexabranchus sanguineus - anterior aspect
Hypselodoris tryoni
Surface interval entertainment
Dermatobranchus oculus
Phyllidia varicosa
Hypselodoris zephyra
Berthella martensi
Hyspelodoris sp. 3 - juvenile
Hypselodoris godeffroyana
Chromodoris striatella
Hypselodoris maritima
Bulbaeolidia alba
Tambja sp. 1 - rare & elusive
Trinchesia sibogae
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Colpodaspis thompsoni - a pair
Chromodoris elisabethina
Goniobranchus leopardus