21 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 12-07-2024.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Eliot of 94 minutes, 1.1 m, maximum depth 5.4 m, 20 C water temperature, 6 m viz.
Eliot wanted to see what was the fuss diving the river. The tidal flow was 1.1 m and the water column had some fluff. Short dive gave us 69 Nudibranchs and 21 species. Not bad.
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Cratena lineata -14
Cratena simba -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina bourailli -2
Facelina sp. 11 -2
Flabellina lotos -10
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella unidonta -4
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Idaliadoris maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -13
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia sp. 70 -2
Tenellia sp. 66 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -7
Unidentia sp. 14 -1
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Ready
Substrate upon descent
Goniodoridella savignyi
Rostanga sp. 1
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Unidentia sp. 1
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella unidonta
Cratena lineata
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi
Cratena lineata
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 66
Goniodoridella unidonta
Goniobranchus daphne
Murphydoris cobbi
Flabellina lotos
Bulbaeolidia alba
Facelina bourailli
Facelina bourailli
Little fish
Cratena lineata
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Hypselodoris obscura
Gothum City
Cratena lineata
Tenellia sp. 70
Haminoea sp. 19
Tenellia sp. 70
Cratena simba
Goniobranchus daphne
Eubranchus sp. 10
Bulbaeolidia alba
Liloa brevis
Facelina sp. 11
Facelina sp. 11
