15 species sighted at Fish Cage and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 07-06-2024.
A single shore entry dive with Gary, Laure and Shankar of 108 minutes, 1.3 m, maximum depth 5.8 m, 21 C water temperature, 2-4 m viz.
The guys wanted to see what all the fuss was about in the river sp off we went. The early light was 10C temp and the water was warm to get in. Winter water is here. A lot of Nudibranchs were to be seen today. A juvenile Dendrodoris denisoni was a great find.
Species and numbers recorded:
Cratena lineata -100+
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina bourailli -4
Flabellina lotos -8
Flabellina pseudolotos -1
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniodoridella unidonta -6
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Kabeiro christianae -3
Liloa brevis shell -2
Murphydoris cobbi -4
Murphydoris puncticulata -3
Unidentia sp. 1 -10
Early entry
Clarity
Surface
Ready
Substrate upon descent
Ovulid
Murphydoris cobbi
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris puncticulata
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
No nor a bike helmut - a fish head skeleton
Cratena lineata
Bommie One the Ovulid goronian
is nearly covered with sand
Goniodoridella unidonta
Goniodoridella unidonta
Flabellina lotos
Substrate
Flabellina pseudolotos
Facelina bourailli
Cratena lineata
Substrate
A gathering slime hunters
Flabellina lotos
Eubranchus sp. 10
Flabellina lotos
Eubranchus sp. 10
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus daphne
Facelina bourailli
Gothum City
Hypselodoris obscura
Kabeiro christianae x2
Liloa brevis
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniobranchus daphne
What's left of Fish Cage
Goniobranchus daphne
Laure & Shankar
Flabellina lotos
Laure & Shankar
Facelina bourailli
Laure & Shankar
Unidentia sp.
Laure & Shankar
Dendrodoris denisoni juvenile
Laure & Shankar
Hypselodoris obscura
Laure & Shankar
Hypselodoris obscura
Laure & Shankar
