12 species sighted at Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 17-09-2023.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary and sometimes Micheal Aw of 144 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 20 C water temperature, 10 m viz.
This outing was mainly a photo shoot of me with Micheal Aw for a Smithsonian Magazine article. But what was found was quite nice. With food sources getting slim so are the nudibranchs.
Species and numbers recorded:
Dendrodoris denisoni -2
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa -1
Doto sp. 3 -1
Facelina bourailli -1
Goniobranchus albonares -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -6
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -3
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -30
Myja sp. 1 -many young
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -3
Early entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Substrate
Goniobranchus albonares
Goniobranchus geometricus
Tenellia sibogae
Ovulid
Goniobranchus geometricus x2
Goniobranchus geometricus
Substrate
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Goniobranchus geometricus
Look up
Aim...
Myja sp. 1 many young
Tenellia sibogae x2
Tenellia sibogae
Mr. Aw
Substrate
Goniodoridella savignyi
Liloa brevis
Ovulid home
Facelina bourailli
Doto sp. 3
Waiting...
Micheal in action
