46 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 2023-11-14.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 227 minutes. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 24 C water temperature, 6 m viz.
It was time to go diving and with a 1.8 m tidal flow I got in 2 hours before high tide. It was very doable! I set the task to see how many species and animals I could record in 60 minutes in a 1.8. Results are 16 species and 34 animals. I was impressed! As the dive progressed I kept recording and there were many. A new species of Myja and a new species of Niparya were found today...super! Recording Okenia sp. 11 again was the big treat for me. I was surprised that there was one Tenellia sibogae. I was also pleasantly surprised to record Eubranchus sp. 22 without knowing it was hiding behind some Kabeiro christianae eggs!! Nice outing!
Species and numbers recorded:
Atys semistriatus -1
Colpodaspis sp. 1 -2
Cratena lineata -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Eubranchus sp. 22 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -5
Flabellina lotos -4
Flabellina pseudolotos -2
Goniobranchus albonares -1
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus daphne -5
Goniobranchus geometricus -9
Goniobranchus setoensis -2
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -9
Gymnodoris amakusana -2
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 3 -2
Hydatina physis shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Kabeiro christianae -2
Liloa brevis shell -1
Limacia ornata -1
Mnestia sp. 1 -2
Murphydoris cobbi -28
Murphydoris puncticulata -3
Myja sp. 4 -1 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 25 -1
Niparaya sp. 49 -1 NEW SPECIES
Okenia sp. 11 -1
Philinopsis speciosa -3
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Pleurobranchus weberi -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -2
Tenellia puellula -2
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -1
Tenellia sp. 24 -15
Tenellia sp. 49 -1
Tenellia sp. 75 -2
Tornatina gordonis shell -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -12
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 11 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -14
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Goniobranchus setoensis
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1 spawn
Goniobranchus albonares
Substrate
Eubranchus sp. 10
Tenellia sibogae
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 11
Unidentia sp. 14
Eubranchus sp. 22
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus daphne
The Sun
Goniobranchus daphne
Unidentia sp. 14
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 75
Tenellia sp. 75
Tenellia sp. 75
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Rostanga sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Snail
Murphydoris puncticulata
Murphydoris cobbi x2
Murphydoris puncticulata
New line
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 4
Unidentia sp. 1
The Ovulid
Unidentia sp. 14 x2
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Atys semistriatus
Limacia ornata
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus sp. 6 - DEAD
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus geometricus
Gothum City
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Flabellina pseudolotos
Flatworm
Pteraeolidia semperi juvenile
Flabellina lotos
Goniobranchus geometricus
Gothum City
Kabeiro christianae
Kabeiro christianae
Pleurobranchus weberi juvenile
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos and Flabellina pseudolotos
Cratena lineata -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Tenellia puellula
Tenellia puellula
Tenellia sp. 24
Goniodoridella savignyi
Facelina sp. 11
Myja sp. 4 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 25
Facelina sp. 11
Colpodaspis sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 24 x3
Philinopsis speciosa
Murphydoris puncticulata
Gymnodoris amakusana
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Mnestia sp. 1
My friend
Philinopsis speciosa
Seal Rock
Tenellia puellula
Philinopsis speciosa
Okenia sp. 11
Tornatina gordonis
Fish Cage
Tenellia sp. 49
Gymnodoris amakusana
Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 3
Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 3
Niparaya sp. 49 NEW SPECIES
