31 species sighted at Fish Cage to Seal Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 23-09-2023.
A single shore entry dive with Gary, David and Robert of 177 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 21 C water temperature, 0-3 m viz.
With 35 knots of wind and a 3 m swell lots of fluff came in the river and heaps of silt! Winter water has been takenfrom us. Being a 1.5 m tidal flow it really seemed like 1.2 m, very slow, mild current. Great to have 4 Come-back-species. Super dive!
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -3
Costasiella kuroshimae -2 Come-back-species
Doto sp. 3 -1
Elysia sp. 11 -2
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Facelina bourailli -2
Facelina sp. 20 -1
Goniobranchus albonares -1
Goniobranchus daphne -4
Goniobranchus geometricus -12
Goniobranchus setoensis -5
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -4
Goniodoridella savignyi -18
Hydatina physis shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -5
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -13
Murphydoris puncticulata -1
Murphydoris sp. 2 -1 Come-back-species
Myja sp. 2 -3 Come-back-species
Niparaya sp. 47 -1
Notobryon wardi -many young
Retusa sp. 6 shell -2
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -3
Tenellia sp. 24 -2
Tenellia sp. 44 -1 (4 cerata)
Unidentia sp. 1 -1
Unidentia sp. 3 -5
Unidentia sp. 9 -1
Unidentia sp. 11 -1 Come-back-species
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Whodat
Ready
Substrate upon descent
Tenellia sp. 24
Searching
Murphydoris cobbi
Substrate
Goniodoridella savignyi
Costasiella kuroshimae Come-back-species
Facelina sp. 20
Bulbaeolidia alba
Substrate
Elysia sp. 11
Murphydoris puncticulata
Tenellia sp. 24
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniodoridella savignyi
Flatworm
Ovulid
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus geometricus spawn
Murphydoris cobbi
Niparaya sp. 47
Goniobranchus geometricus
Unidentia sp. 9
Costasiella kuroshimae Come-back-species
Eubranchus sp. 3
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Ahoot
Doto sp. 3
Elysia sp. 11
Hypselodoris obscura
Substrate Gothum City
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Wutisit?
Unidentia sp. 3
Myja sp. 2 -3 Come-back-species
Goniobranchus daphne
Substrate
Retusa sp. 6
Friend
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Liloa brevis
Notobryon wardi many young
Tenellia sp. 44 (4 cerata)
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Seal Rock
Unidentia sp. 9
Unidentia sp. 3
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus setoensis
Myja sp. 2 Come-back-species
Goniobranchus albonares
Murphydoris sp. 2 Come-back-species
