23 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 17-03-2023.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 306 minutes. Saw Kelly-Anne diving today! Maximum depth 5.7 m, 29 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.
Get in before the weekend! Kelly-Anne came to visit. A 1.2 m tidal flow was just enough to keep it clean. First dive using "Folding Fins" Very nice. Nice to see the egg masses of Pleurobranchus peronii. Niparaya sp. 38 was a great find. Another great dive...
Species and numbers sighted:
Carminodoris sp. 6 -1
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -4
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -2
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Idaliadoris maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -3
Lomanotus vermiformis -10
Mnestia sp. 1 old shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -30
Myja sp. 1 -1
Niparaya sp. 38 -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -many young
Retusa sp. 1 shell -1
Retusa sp. 8 shell -1
Roxaniella leucamovx shell -1
Tenellia sp. 38 -2
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -8
Unidentia sp. 3 -11
Unidentia sp. 14 -3
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent, water cleared up with the current
Elysia sp. 11
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi
Niparaya sp. 38
Retusa sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 10 egg masses
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Liloa brevis
Murphydoris cobbi
Substrate
Haminoea sp. 19
Look at the temp
Substrate
Young Stonefish
Young Stonefish eye
Carminodoris sp. 6
Roxaniella leucamovx
Unidentia sp. 3
Unidentia sp. 14
Flatworm
Substrate
Tenellia sp. 47
Large anemone
Retusa sp. 8
Substrate
Lomanotus vermiformis
Lomanotus vermiformis x6
Unidentia sp. 3 x3
Unidentia sp. 1
Tornatina sp. 1
Substrate
Goniodoridella savignyi
Myja sp. 1
Seal Rock
Unidentia sp. 1
Pleurobranchus peronii many young
Oh there's Kelly-Anne
Flatworm
Fish Cage ornament, more to come!
Unidentia sp. 3
Folding Fins at work
Hypselodoris obscura
Carminodoris sp. 6
Lomanotus vermiformis
Unidentia sp. 3
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 38
