27 species sighted at Route 66 and back to Split Rock, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 05-12-2023.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Chris of 166 minutes, 1.4 m, maximum depth 5.8 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.
Time for Chris to dive so off we went. A 1.4 m tidal flow was tame and the ambient light super. Some nice critters were recorded. Including Chris's first Dendrodoris denisoni! The new species, Tenellia sp. 77 from the other day, was found again so got more shots. Lomanotus sp. 9 was mixed in a small hydroid with 3 Tenellias good to see.
Species and numbers recorded:
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Doto sp. 3 -1
Flabellina pseudolotos -1
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus daphne -5
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus setoensis -2
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Gymnodoris sp. 27 -1
Haminoea sp. 17 shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Idaliadoris maugeansis -1
Kabeiro christianae -many young
Liloa brevis shell -1
Lomanotus sp. 9 -1
Murphydoris cobbi -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -2
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -8
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 32 -2
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Tenellia sp. 77 -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -100+
Unidentia sp. 4 -3
Unidentia sp. 14 -100+
Sunny entry
Nice clarity
Surface showing floating Dyneema line
Substrate upon descent
Tenellia sp. 32 and Tenellia sp. 44
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1 at Table Rock
Rostanga sp. 1 no. 2 at Table Rock
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 32
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sp. 32
Tenellia sp. 44
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Lomanotus sp. 9
Goniobranchus splendidus
Murphydoris cobbi
Tenellia sp. 77
Tenellia sp. 77
Tenellia sp. 77
Shooting Tenellia sp. 77
Goniobranchus geometricus
The Ovulid
Unidentia sp. 14
Tenellia sp. 23
Whodat
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Unidentia sp. 14
Dendrodoris denisoni
Unidentia sp. 4
Unidentia sp. 4
Flabellina pseudolotos
Gothum City
Goniobranchus setoensis
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura
Nice little not been seen before fish
Pteraeolidia semperi
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1 spawn
Goniodoridella savignyi
Wigglely little fish
Goniobranchus daphne
Haminoea sp. 17
Unidentia sp. 14
The other ovulid
Tenellia sibogae mating pair
Tenellia sibogae
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Tenellia sp. 77
