Species List: 18-10-2023, Fish Cage upriver down to the Slab and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 25 species sighted at 2023-10-18 Fish Cage upriver down to the Slab and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 18-10-2023.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 143 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 23 C water temperature, 6-8 m viz.

With another 1.7 m tidal flow I thought I would start Fish Cage upriver. It started out really good. This dive was aborted because my mask right lens kept fogging up. A couple of species were not photographed because the current blew them away before I could get the camera into position. Only one Murphydoris cobbi sighted today! Still an interesting dive with nice water.

Species and numbers recorded:

Colpodaspis sp. 1 -1

Cratena lineata -2

Doto sp. 3 -3

Eubranchus sp. 3 -3

Eubranchus sp. 10 -2

Flabellina lotos -1

Flabellina pseudolotos -6

Goniobranchus albonares -1

Goniobranchus daphne -4

Goniobranchus geometricus -10

Goniobranchus setoensis -1

Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1

Goniodoridella savignyi -5

Hypselodoris obscura -4

Liloa brevis shell -1

Murphydoris cobbi -1

Myja sp. 1 -many young

Pleurobranchus peronii -1

Retusa amphizosta shell -3

Rostanga sp. 1 -5

Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -5

Tenellia sp. 24 -1

Tenellia sp. 47 -2

Unidentia sp. 1 -2

Unidentia sp. 14 -15

Entry

Clarity

Substrate upon descent

Tenellia sp. 47

Liloa brevis

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sp. 47

Unidentia sp. 14 

Flatworm

Hypselodoris obscura

Hypselodoris obscura

Thanks dickhead

Unidentia sp. 14  x2

Doto sp. 3 x2

Goniodoridella savignyi

Eubranchus sp. 3

Substrate

Looking up

Flabellina pseudolotos

Ship Rock

Eubranchus sp. 3

The barrel

Rostanga sp. 1 x3

Rostanga sp. 1

Rostanga sp. 1

Eubranchus sp. 10

Substrate

Tenellia sibogae x2

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae x2

Fish Cage

Cowrie and Pleurobranchus peronii

Pleurobranchus peronii

Red Gorgonian baby

Tenellia sp. 24

Substrate

Goniobranchus daphne 

Goniobranchus geometricus

Goniobranchus albonare

Goniobranchus geometricus

The only Murphydoris cobbi

Unidentia sp. 14

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniobranchus geometricus x3

Goniobranchus sp. 6

Goniobranchus setoensis

Unidentia sp. 1

Flabellina pseudolotos

Tenellia sibogae

A friend

Flabellina lotos

Flabellina pseudolotos

Cratena lineata x2

Goniobranchus geometricus x2

Hypselodoris obscura

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Hypselodoris obscura

Hypselodoris obscura

Doto sp. 3