17 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 27-02-2024.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 182 minutes, 1.7 m, maximum depth 5.8 m, 28 C water temperature, 2-5 m viz.
The water is improving and still warm. A 1.7 m flow was kind. Lots of animals today. Amazing how many Murphydoris cobbi there are to be seen. So many mating pairs. Many Flabellina lotos are still about and the orange hydroid is abundant. No Ovulids to be seen.
Species and numbers recorded:
Cratena lineata -14
Dermatobranchus sp. 16 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -4
Facelina sp. 11 -
Flabellina lotos -32
Eubranchus sp. 10 -6
Goniobranchus daphne -8
Goniodoridella unidonta -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Liloa brevis shell -4
Murphydoris cobbi -200+
Murphydoris puncticulata -2
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -6
Tenellia sp. 70 -10
Unidentia sp. 1 -31
Unidentia sp. 3 -6
Unidentia sp. 14 -8
Early entry
Clarity
Surface
See ya!
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris cobbi
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi mating pair
Flabellina lotos
Murphydoris puncticulata
Dermatobranchus sp. 16
Liloa brevis
Murphydoris cobbi x4
Murphydoris cobbi
Flabellina lotos
Murphydoris cobbi mating pair
First Bommie
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 3 and Unidentia sp. 14
Gorgonian crab
Cratena lineata
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi x2
Tenellia sp. 70
Gothum City
Substrate
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 3
Unidentia sp. 14
Tenellia sibogae
Looking up
Goniobranchus daphne
Eubranchus sp. 10
Murphydoris puncticulata
Tenellia sp. 70
Tenellia sp. 70
A friend
Goniodoridella unidonta
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus daphne
High substrate
Cratena lineata
Gothum City
Tenellia sp. 70
Eubranchus sp. 10
Hypselodoris obscura
Seal Rock
Liloa brevis
Fish Cage
A mermaid sits!
