41 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and Split Rock, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 27-10-2023.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 218 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 24 C water temperature, 6 m viz.
An epic dive was had today and some special critters were found. 1 New Species and 1 Come-back-species were my highlight. A very nice Hydatina physis was uncovered, what a treat. There were many nudibranch recorded today, had to pull out the second camera! WOW just WOW! I think this dive, as far as number of species, is the best since the Floods...
Species and numbers recorded:
Atys sp. 2 shell -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 21 -1 NEW SPECIES
Doto sp. 3 -39
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Elysia sp. 18 -1
Elysia sp. 40 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -5
Facelina bourailli -1
Flabellina lotos -1
Flabellina pseudolotos -2
Goniobranchus albonares -2
Goniobranchus daphne -4
Goniobranchus geometricus -9
Goniobranchus setoensis -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -23
Hydatina physis -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Jorunna parva -1
Kabeiro christianae -3
Liloa brevis shell -2
Mnestia sp. 1 -5
Murphydoris cobbi -20
Murphydoris sp. 3 -1
Murphydoris sp. 9 -1
Myja sp. 1 -many young
Niparaya sp. 44 -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1 Come-back-species
Philinopsis lineolata -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -2
Tenellia puellula -2
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -2
Tenellia sp. (red and yellow sibogae) -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 24 -5
Tenellia sp. 66 -3
Trapania brunnea
Unidentia sp. 1 -39
Unidentia sp. 14 -31
Unknown species -1
Early arrival
Early set-up
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Unknown species
Unidentia sp. 14
Stoney
Rostanga sp. 1 and spawn
Rostanga sp. 1
Doto sp. 3
Tenellia sp. 66
Tenellia sp. 66 spawn
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris sp. 9 no brown collar
The Ovulid still there
Tenellia sp. 66 x2
Tenellia sp. 66
Unidentia sp. 14
Substrate
Substrate
Doto sp. 3 x2
Unidentia sp. 1
Hydatina physis
Hydatina physis
Hydatina physis
Hydatina physis
Hydatina physis
Goniobranchus albonares x2
Doto sp. 3 x3
Murphydoris cobbi with fused rhinophores
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniobranchus daphne x2
Goniobranchus daphne
Jorunna parva
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniobranchus geometricus
Gothum City
Gothum City
Rostanga sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniobranchus geometricus
Tenellia sibogae
Goniobranchus setoensis
Unidentia sp. 14 x2
Hypselodoris obscura
Gothum City
Doto sp. 3
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniobranchus setoensis
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sp.
Tenellia sp.
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina pseudolotos
Murphydoris sp. 3
Murphydoris cobbi
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10 x2
Philinopsis falciphallus Come-back-species
Tenellia puellula
Mnestia sp. 1
Goniodoridella savignyi
My freind
Tenellia puellula
Seal Rock
Facelina bourailli
Elysia sp. 18
Murphydoris cobbi x2
Substrate
Doto sp. 3
Doto sp. 3
Tenellia sp. 24
Philinopsis lineolata
Liloa brevis
Tenellia sp. 24
Dermatobranchus sp. 21 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 24
Fish Cage
Mnestia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 23
Kabeiro christianae
Kabeiro christianae x2
Niparaya sp. 44
Mnestia sp. 1
Trapania sp. 5 NEW SPECIES
Trapania sp. 5 NEW SPECIES
Trapania sp. 5 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 11
Mnestia sp. 1
Bulbaeolidia alba
Elysia sp. 40
Elysia sp. 40
