33 species sighted at Fish Cage Plus, Split Rock to Seal Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 26-06-2023.
A single shore entry dive with Gary of 301 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 21 C water temperature, 10 - 15 m viz.
Today's dive was the best all-round dive at Fish Cage ever. Up to 15 m viz (so distracting!) and 33 species and over 400 Nudibranchs to play with, this was an EPIC dive. I dived for just over 300 minutes in my new Apeks ThermiQ and never got cold - amazing suit best ever. This has the most species since before the floods.
Species and numbers sighted:
Colpodaspis sp. 2 -4
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Doto sp. 3 -1
Doto sp. 7 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -6
Flabellina sp. 4 -1
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -4
Goniodoridella savignyi -23
Gymnodoris sp. 36 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Idaliadoris maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -2
Limacia ornata -3
Murphydoris cobbi -61
Murphydoris puncticulata -4
Murphydoris sp. 11 -3
Myja sp. 1 -1
Niparaya sp. 26 -3
Placida kevinleei -7
Pleurobranchus weberi -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -2
Tenellia sibogae -3
Tenellia sp. 24 -13
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Tenellia sp. 73 -1 NEW SPECIES
Unidentia sp. 1 -250+
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 9 -4
Unidentia sp. 14 -4 Come-back-species
Beautiful entry
Clarity
Ahhhh surface
Substrate upon descent just after low tide
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Substrate getting better
Goniodoridella savignyi
Murphydoris puncticulata
Unidentia sp. 1 with broken stripe
Tenellia sp. 24
Tenellia sp. 73 NEW SPECIES
Rostanga sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Placida kevinleei
Murphydoris cobbi
Substrate getting better
Murphydoris sp. 11
Rostanga sp. 1
Table Rock
Tenellia sp. 24
Tenellia sibogae
Substrate
Eubranchus sp. 10
Goniobranchus daphne
Tenellia sp. 44
Niparaya sp. 26
Idaliadoris maugeansis many young
The Pipe
Fish Cage
Substrate
Stairs
Retusa amphizosta
Substrate
Tenellia sp. 24
Tenellia sp. 24
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 1
Limacia ornata x2
Limacia ornata
Limacia ornata
Niparaya sp. 26
Gymnodoris sp. 36
Unidentia sp. 9
Limacia ornata
Beauty
Tenellia sp. 24
Dendrodoris denisoni
Goniodoridella savignyi
Murphydoris puncticulata
Flabellina lotos
Hypselodoris obscura
Unidentia sp. 9
Flabellina sp. 4
Substrate
Substrate
Goniobranchus geometricus
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Pleurobranchus weberi
Murphydoris cobbi mating pair
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus geometricus
Hypselodoris obscura
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Myja sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 10
Liloa brevis juvenile
Liloa brevis
Colpodaspis sp. 2 x2
Looking up
The sand wave at Highrise
A good friend
Doto sp. 3
Seal Rock
Flabellina lotos
Doto sp. 7
Unidentia sp. 1 city
Placida kevinleei
Flabellina lotos
Wow
Unidentia sp. 2
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Facelina sp. 11
Fish Cage
A very young coral
Substrate
Murphydoris puncticulata
Beauty
Looking up
Placida kevinleei
