23 species sighted at Fish Cage from Split Rock to Point Rock, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 27-11-2023.
A single solo night shore entry dive with Gary of 171 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 25 C water temperature, 8 m viz.
With large tidal flows a night dive was in order. Afternoon come night. Entered 4 hours before the 8 pm high. The first part of the tide was almost still after low tide. When the current picked up there seemed to be 8 m of pretty clean water. After 2 hours my primary light stopped, on top of that my strobe stopped as well. With only one light left I got out. An interesting dive... yes all devices now have fresh new batteries!
Species and numbers recorded:
Colpodaspis sp. 1 -2
Doto sp. 3 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -2
Flabellina lotos -2
Flabellina pseudolotos -9
Goniobranchus albonares -2
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniobranchus geometricus -4
Goniobranchus setoensis -4
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 21 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Limacia ornata -1
Murphydoris cobbi -10
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -4
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -50+
Unidentia sp. 9 -2
Unidentia sp. 12 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -50+
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniobranchus albonares
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1 mating pair
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi mating pair
Goniobranchus geometricus
Tenellia sibogae
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Substrate
The other Ovulid
That Crab again!
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniobranchus collingwoodi juvenile
Goniobranchus daphne
Tenellia sibogae x2
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 12
Colpodaspis sp. 1
The Pipe
Colpodaspis sp. 1
Goniobranchus albonares
Substrate
Substrate
Gymnodoris sp. 21
Limacia ornata
The Ovulid
Doto sp. 3 x2
Substrate
Substrate
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Stony
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniobranchus setoensis
Unidentia sp. 14
Hypselodoris obscura
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniobranchus setoensis
Flabellina pseudolotos
Flabellina pseudolotos
Flabellina pseudolotos
Flabellina lotos
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Goniobranchus geometricus
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1 spawn
Rostanga sp. 1
Facelina sp. 11
Here is a fish I have never seen before!
