21 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 20-01-2022.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 310 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 28 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.
Yet again another beautiful midweek dive. After a bit of dirty water all seems pretty good again. With warm water to search in, success was had in the form of 2 new species. Hypselodoris obscura were in abundance today as well. Cratena pawarshindeorum and Colpodaspis sp. 2 were great to see again.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Cerberilla sp. 6 -1
Chromodoris sp. 7 -1
Colpodaspis sp. 2 -2
Cratena pawarshindeorum -2
Facelina sp. 11 -3
Flabellina lotos -12
Goniobranchus daphne -5
Goniobranchus sp. 10 -1 NEW SPECIES
Goniodoridella savignyi -3
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -2
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -2
Hypselodoris jacksoni juvenile -1
* Hypselodoris obscura -32
Liloa brevis shell -6
Philinopsis sp. 5 -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -2
Retusa amphizosta shell -6
Retusa sp. 1 shell -2
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Sclerodoris sp. 14 -1 NEW SPECIES
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
Early entry
Clarity
Surface
Propeller in ready...not
Surface
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Fish Cage - Who dis
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Facelina sp. 11
Goniobranchus sp. 10 NEW SPECIES
Haminoea sp. 19
Tornatina sp. 1
Substrate
Substrate
Substrate
Retusa amphizosta
Roxaniella leucampyx
Goniobranchus daphne
Cratena pawarshindeorum chewed in half
Cratena pawarshindeorum chewed in half
Substrate
Hypselodoris obscura
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Substrate
Liloa brevis
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura party
Dead Stonefish
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniobranchus Daphne juvenile
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella savignyi
Flatworm
Goniobranchus daphne
Sclerodoris sp. 14 NEW SPECIES
Sclerodoris sp. 14 NEW SPECIES
Sclerodoris sp. 14 NEW SPECIES
Sclerodoris sp. 14 NEW SPECIES
Sclerodoris sp. 14 NEW SPECIES
Sclerodoris sp. 14 NEW SPECIES gills
Sclerodoris sp. 14 NEW SPECIES tubercle
Hypselodoris obscura
Seal Rock
Substrate
Flabellina lotos
Chromodoris sp. 7
Chromodoris sp. 7
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Facelina sp. 11
Retusa amphizosta
Phyllodesmium food coming back
Substrate
Goniobranchus daphne
Cerberilla sp. 6
Haminoea sp. 19
Melibe ruler
Retusa sp. 1
Philinopsis sp. 5
Philinopsis sp. 5
Goniodoridella sp. 1
