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