Species List: 29-04-2023, Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

20 species sighted at Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 29-04-2023.

A single shore entry dive with Gary, Sheryl and David of 223 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 23 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.

Interest for a dive after our Doco meeting was in order. We got in 4 before a 1.1m high tide and the vis was dirty very dirty. As the little current picked up the viz got up to 4 m. Four Come-back-species were found today, this was the icing on the cake. 

Species and numbers sighted:

Atys semistriatus shell -1

Atys sp. shell -1

Costasiella sp. 2 -1*

Doto sp. 3 -24

Doto sp. 4 -1 Come-back-species

Facelina bourailli -1 Come-back-species

Goniobranchus setoensis -1 Come-back-species

Hypselodoris obscura -5

Liloa brevis shell -7

Lomanotus sp. 9 -1

Lomanotus vermiformis -6

Murphydoris cobbi -75+

Niparaya sp. 4 -1 Come-back-species

Niparaya sp. 11 -1

Retusa amphizosta shell -1

Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1

Tenellia sibogae -4

Tenellia sp. 49 -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -9

Unidentia sp. 3 -2

Entry

Clarity

Surface

Ready

Substrate upon descent

Murphydoris cobbi

Unidentia sp. 1

Liloa brevis

Niparaya sp. 4  Come-back-species

Murphydoris cobbi x2

Murphydoris cobbi x2

Lomanotus vermiformis

Liloa brevis

Atys semistriatus

Roxaniella leucampyx

Big snail ventral side

Doto sp. 3 

Unidentia sp. 1

Substrate

Tenellia sp. 49 

Atys sp.

Hello!

Niparaya sp. 11

Cool crab

Goniobranchus setoensis  Come-back-species

Murphydoris cobbi

Retusa amphizosta 

Lomanotus vermiformis

Hypselodoris obscura

Tenellia sibogae spawn

Doto sp. 3

Doto sp. 4  Come-back-species

Golden hydroid

Lomanotus sp. 9

Lomanotus vermiformis

Unidentia sp. 1

Facelina bourailli  Come-back-species

Facelina bourailli  Come-back-species

Murphydoris cobbi party

Liloa brevis

Niparaya sp. 11

Doto sp. 4  Come-back-species

Tenellia sibogae x

Niparaya sp. 11

Tenellia sp. 49 

Niparaya sp. 11

The Team

Species List: 28-04-2023, Toilet Block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 14 species sighted at Toilet Block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 28-04-2023.

A single shore entry dive with Gary, Fran and Nevar of 143 minutes. Maximum depth 4.8 m, 25 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.

With winter water coming we had a pleasent surprize today. After days of big winds and swell not to mention rain today was purrfect. A 1.0 m tidal flow was hardly moving, there was no silt to be seen, viz with up to 4 m and we spent most of our time at Bubble Wall where the 3 Stooges (Pineapple Fish) hangout! It appears that a new species of Elysia was recorded today showing 5 grey spots along the parapodia margin. Costasiella usagi and Placida kevinleei were a treat! More please...

Species and numbers sighted:

Carminodoris flammea -1

Costasiella usagi -1 Come-back-species

Doto sp. 3 -3

Elysia pusilla -2

Elysia sp. 47 -1 NEW SPECIES

Hypselodoris obscura -1

Liloa brevis shell -1

Murphydoris cobbi -23

Placida kevinleei -1

Tenellia sibogae -18

Tenellia sp. 72 -4

Unidentia sp. 1 -5

Unidentia sp. 3 -5

Unidentia sp. 14 -5

Charity

Calm entry

Substrate upon descent

Unidentia sp. 1

Tenellia sp. 72 x2

Tenellia sp. 72

Subsrate at the turn

Shoot!

Tenellia sibogae

Unidentia sp. 1

Murphydoris cobbi

Murphydoris cobbi x2

Unidentia sp. 1 x2

Unidentia sp. 14

Murphydoris cobbi

Unidentia sp. 14 x2

Bubble Wall Substrate

Bubble Wall Substrate

Bubble Wall Substrate

Bubble Wall Substrate

Placida kevinleei

The Three Stooges

Bubble Wall Substrate

Unidentia sp. 3

Carminodoris flammea

Hypselodoris obscura

Big white flatworm

Liloa brevis

Tenellia sibogae

Doto sp. 3

Tenellia sibogae

Costasiella usagi  Come-back-species

Tenellia sibogae

Elysia pusilla

Elysia sp. 47  NEW SPECIES

Elysia sp. 47  NEW SPECIES

Elysia sp. 47  NEW SPECIES