37 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 12-10-2021.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 302 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 22 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.
Today was good diving before more rain comes and this dive was my first with my new 18L steel tank affectionately called TANK. It gives me another hour! Some great finds today. Upon surfacing I was greeted with glassy conditions, blue skies and a feeling that I belong. 15 minutes later a big scud rolled over La Balsa Park making visitors run like hell!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Colpodaspis sp. 2 -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -5
Cratena lineata -6
Cratena simba -1
Dendrodoris fumata -1
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -2
Flabellina lotos -3
* Goniobranchus daphne -28
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -16
Goniodoridella sp. 9 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -20
Gymnodoris sp. 9 -1
Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 3 -1
Hypselodoris jacksoni -1
Hypselodoris obscura -13
Liloa brevis shell -6
Myja sp. 1 -4
Niparaya sp. 4 -1
Niparaya sp. 19 -1
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Placida kevinleei -1
Polycera melanosticta -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -3
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 24 -2
Thuridilla carlsoni -7
Trapania scurra -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -11
Unidentia sp. 2 -2
Unidentia sp. 3 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -1
Entry
Water quality
Surface
Substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Niparaya sp. 4
Niparaya sp. 4
Lamellaria
Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 3
Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 3
Retusa amphizosta
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Flatworm
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Tenellia sp. 24
Myja sp. 1
Costasiella kuroshimae
Unidentia sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 3
Goniodoridella savignyi
Flatworm
Thuridilla carlsoni
Facelina sp. 11
Substrate
Substrate
Egg mass
Facelina sp. 3
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura
Placida kevinleei
Placida kevinleei
Unidentia sp. 3
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Goniobranchus setoensis
Hypselodoris obscura mating
Roxaniella leucampyx
Goniobranchus daphne
Cratena simba
Hypselodoris obscura
Large egg mass
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Philinopsis speciosa
Gymnodoris sp. 9
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniodoridella savignyi
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Unidentia sp. 2
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Substrate
Goniobranchus daphne
Trapania scurra x2
Trapania scurra x2
Trapania scurra x2
Substrate
Cratena lineata
Niparaya sp. 19
Niparaya sp. 19
Liloa brevis
Myja sp. 1
Myja food source
Costasiella kuroshimae
The Icon
Coral coming back
Elysia sp. 11
Unidentia sp. 14
Tenellia sp. 24
Facelina sp. 11
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Flatworm
Polycera melanosticta
Dendrodoris fumata