13 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 19-02-2022.
A single solo shore entry morning with Gary of 308 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9 m, 27 C water temperature, 6 m+ viz.
WOW the water has cleaned right up with the 2.0 m tides. Quite nice actually but less challenge! Again Cratena pawarshineorum is the most common today. The bad part is that it appears these animals have pretty much eaten all the food source. Some were recorded crawling on the substrate waffling in search of food.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Cratena lineata -5
* Cratena pawarshindeorum -87
Eubranchus sp. 10 -7
Flabellina lotos -3
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 32 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -16
Hypselodoris jacksoni -1
Hypselodoris obscura -11
Liloa brevis shell -2
Retusa amphizosta shell -3
Early entry
Clarity
Exit
Surface
Substrate on entry
Substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 pair
Coral
Fish Cage
Fish Cage
Goniodoridella sp. 1 x3
Retusa amphizosta
Substrate
Eubranchus sp. 10
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Retusa amphizosta
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena lineata x2
Eubranchus sp. 10
Cratena pawarshindeorum x2
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Goniodoridella savignyi
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Substrate
Gothum City
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus daphne
Hypselodoris obscura
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Substrate
Retusa amphizosta
Goniobranchus daphne
Substrate
Cratena lineata
Hypselodoris obscura
Liloa brevis
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Flatworm
Substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 1 mating pair
Flabellina lotos
Flatworm
Feeding frenzy
The Icon
Big Rock
Gymnodoris sp. 32
Liloa brevis
Flabellina lotos
Making clouds
