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
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Placida kevinleei -3
Sebadoris fragilis -1 (130 mm)
Tenellia sp. 66 -4
Tenellia sibogae -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -200+
Unidentia sp. 3 -4
Sunny entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Atys sp. 2
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 3
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris sp. 3
Placida kevinleei
Bulla sp. 1
Substrate
Laura
Placida kevinleei
Philinopsis speciosa
Thyzanozoon flatworm
Unidentia sp. 1 party
Sebadoris fragilis rhinophore
Sebadoris fragilis close-up
Sebadoris fragilis
Sebadoris fragilis ventral view
Tenellia sp. 66 x2
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Tenellia sp. 66
Idaliadoris maugeansis x2
Sebadoris fragilis
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus geometricus juvenile 2 mm
Goniodoridella savignyi
A mob of friends
Tenellia sibogae
Mr. NoTale
Idaliadoris maugeansis juvenile
Substrate
Nice Snail
Goniobranchus geometricus
Eubranchus sp. 10
Unidentia sp. 3
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi
Flabellina sp. 4
Flabellina sp. 4
Flabellina lotos
Fish Cage
Substrate Rocky Field
Substrate the Pipe