30 species sighted at 2023-10-23 Fish Cage from Split Rock to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 18-00-2023.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 201 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 24 C water temperature, 5 m viz.
After 3 days of Profiler sand levelling I had to get in to see what the damage was. I was surprised to see everything is ok there is just a layer of fallen sand on everything. Plenty of Nudibranchs! Elysia sp. 40 and Julia exquisita are Come-back-species. Great dive.
Species and numbers recorded:
Aglaja fulvipunctata -1
Bornella anguilla -1
Colpodaspis sp. 1 -2
Doto sp. 3 -4
Elysia sp. 40 -3 Come-back-species
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -5
Facelina sp. 3 -2
Flabellina lotos -1
Flabellina pseudolotos -9
Goniobranchus albonares -5
Goniobranchus daphne -10
Goniobranchus geometricus -8
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -12
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 3 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Julia exquisita -1 Come-back-species
Kabeiro christianae -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -11
Myja sp. 1 -many young
Rostanga sp. 1 -3
Tenellia sibogae -6
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 24 -7
Unidentia sp. 1 -9
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -25
Entry
Clarity
Windy surface
Substrate upon descent
Goniodoridella savignyi
Substrate
Fish Cage
Goniobranchus daphne
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi
Flatworm
Goniobranchus albonares
Unidentia sp. 14
Liloa brevis
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Kabeiro christianae
Star
Goniobranchus daphne
Julia exquisita Come-back-species
Rostanga sp. 1 spawn
Rostanga sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 24
Rostanga sp. 1 before
Rostanga sp. 1 after
Rostanga sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 24
Facelina sp. 3
Facelina sp. 3
Colpodaspis sp. 1
Doto sp. 3 x2
The Ovulid
The Ovulid
Substrate
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus geometricus spawn
Goniobranchus albonares
Substrate
Goniobranchus albonares
Substrate
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina pseudolotos
Flabellina pseudolotos
Goniobranchus daphne
Unidentia sp. 4
Bornella anguilla
Bornella anguilla
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniodoridella savignyi
The Mob
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura gills
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae x2
Flabellina pseudolotos
Goniobranchus geometricus
Lion what!
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 1 x3
My friend
Tenellia sp. 24
Tenellia sp. 23
Unidentia sp. 14
Seal Rock
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sibogae
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Tenellia sibogae
Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 3
Eubranchus sp. 3
Elysia sp. 40 Come-back-species
Elysia sp. 40 x2 Come-back-species
Gymnodoris sp. 17
