Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 68 minute and 1 x 59 minute dives in water depths from 17 m to 19.4 m. 5-8 m viz, 22 C water temp and some occasional surge.
Today was Nudibranch Day with Sunreef Scuba Diving. I picked another outing to Clown Reef because of its Nudibranch diversity and we weren't disappointed. It was nice to fine Glossodoris rufomarginata and large animal as well 80 mm. In one photo I found and shot a Hypselodoris maculosa it wasn't until I got home when I realized Dermatobranchus fortunatus was resting nearby.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires citrinus 1/-
Berthellina citrina -/1
Chelidonura inornata -/1
Chromodoris elisabethina 2/1
Cratena lineata -/1
Dermatobranchus fortunatus 1/-
Discodoris coerulescens 1/-
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 8/3
Glossodoris rufomarginata -/1
Goniobranchus decorus 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus 1/1
Hypselodoris maculosa 2/-
Phyllidia elegans -/1
Phyllidia exquisita 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 1/2
Phyllidiella pustulosa -/1
Roboastra luteolineata -/1
Tambja tenuilineata 2/-
Tambja victoriae 1/-
Thuridilla splendens -/1
Surface conditions
Substrate
Chromodoris elisabethina
Goniobranchus splendidus
Phyllidia exquisita
Goniobranchus decorus
Phyllidiella lizae
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Tambja tenuilineata
Tambja tenuilineata
Dermatobranchus fortunatus and Hypselodoris maculosa
Discodoris coerulescens rhinopores
Discodoris coerulescens
Aegires citrinus
Tambja victoriae
Glossodoris rufomarginata
Phyllidia elegans
Cratena lineata
Phyllidiella lizae
Roboastra luteolineata
Chelidonura inornata
