David, Terry and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 79 minute and 1 x 73 minute dives in water depths up to 18.9 m, up to 5 m viz, 20 C water temp and surge.
The trip out to the dive site was glassy and blue, on the bottom a different story. Viz to a maximum of 5 m and surge made searching a challenge. In spite of that we managed to find 27 species. The highlights were finding Chromodoris burni (blue colourform) and a very large Pleurobranchus peronii and Goniobranchus sp. 6.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/3
Chromodoris burni -/1
Chromodoris kuiteri 1/-
Dermatobranchus ornatus -/1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 5/3
Glossodoris rufomarginata 2/-
Glossodoris vespa 2/1
Goniobranchus albonares 1/-
Goniobranchus geometricus 1/2
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -/1
* Goniobranchus splendidus 9/12
Flabellina rubrolineata 1/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 8/7
Hypselodoris obscura 3/2
Pleurobranchus peronii 1/1
Phyllidia ocellata 2/3
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/3
Phyllidiopsis burni 1/-
Sagaminopteron ornatum 3/3
Tambja morosa 1/-
Tambja tenuilineata 1/-
Tritoniopsis elegans 1/3
Tyrannodoris luteolineata 4/2
Verconia decussata 1/-
Verconia laboutei 1/-
Verconia norba 1/-
Verconia sp. 2 1/-
Surface conditions
Substrate
Verconia decussata
Tritoniopsis elegans juvenile
Phyllidia ocellata
Pleurobranchus peronii
Glossodoris vespa
Verconia norba
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Goniobranchus splendidus
Glossodoris rufomarginata
Chromodoris burni
Goniobranchus geometricus
Chromodoris kuiteri
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris jacksoni very dark colourform
Our ride
Using a reel to find our way back
Hypselodoris obscura pair
Bulbaeolidia alba
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Goniobranchus geometricus crawling
Goniobranchus sp. 6 with damage
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Tyrannodoris luteolineata
Verconia sp. 2
Flabellina rubrolineata
Tritoniopsis elegans trio eating
Tritoniopsis elegans trio eating
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Bulbaeolidia alba
Goniobranchus albonares
Verconia decussata
