Nudibranch Central: Species List: 10-06-2023, Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Saturday, June 10, 2023

Species List: 10-06-2023, Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

18 species sighted at Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 10-06-2023.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Laura of 156 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 20 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.

Laura came to Australia from America to dive the River, so off we went. Dived a new semidry Apeks suit and needed to get out and get more weight. The suit let a little water in but never got cold, happy! Great vis up to 8 m. Lots of nudibranchs were to be seen, I mean lots! Top of the likes was a 130 mm Sebadoris fragilis from under a large rock along with 4 Tenellia sp. 66 and 3 Idaliadoris maugeansis. Great dive!

Species and numbers sighted:

Atys sp. 2 shell -1

Bulla sp. 1 shell -1

Eubranchus sp. 10 -4

Flabellina lotos -4

Flabellina sp. 4 -2

Goniobranchus geometricus -2

Goniodoridella savignyi -1

Hypselodoris obscura -2

Idaliadoris maugeansis -6

Murphydoris cobbi -12

Murphydoris sp. 3 -1