30 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 21-11-2024.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Gail of 166 minutes, 1.6 m, maximum depth 5.7 m, 24 C water temperature, 1-2 m viz.
After a big rain it was time to see how the river reacted. Lots of silt and fluff in the water column. But when going low and slow....perfect! The big surprise today was low vis and 3 Trapania scurra all under 4 mm! Beautiful. Another 2 Niparaya animals were recorded. Great dive while everyone else was watching TV or working!
Species and numbers recorded:
Cratena lineata -9
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Elysia sp. 53 -2
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -3
Facelina bourailli -3
Flabellina lotos -10
Flabellina pseudolotos -4
Goniobranchus daphne -12
Goniobranchus geometricus -3
Goniobranchus setoensis -2
Goniodoridella geminae -4
Goniodoridella savignyi -5
Goniodoridella unidonta -6
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -7
Gymnodoris sp. 19 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Kabeiro christianae -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -19
Murphydoris puncticulata -1
Niparaya sp. 1 -1
Niparaya sp. 11 -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -3
Placida kevinleei -3
Tenellia sibogae -9
Trapania scurra -3
Unidentia aliciae -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -3
Unidentia sp. 14 -5
Entry
Clarity
GoPro drop before dive
REady
Substrate upon descent
Goniodoridella unidonta
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniodoridella savignyi 1-2 mm
Tenellia sibogae
Unidentia sp. 14
Tenellia sibogae
Flabellina pseudolotos
Unidentia sp. 1
Cratena lineata
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniodoridella unidonta
Substrate at it's best
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Gymnodoris sp. 10
Egg mass
Gymnodoris sp. 19
Flabellina pseudolotos
Facelina bourailli
Goniodoridella geminae 10 mm+
Flabellina lotos
Cratena lineata
Goniobranchus setoensis
Goniobranchus daphne
Facelina bourailli
Gothum City
Goniobranchus geometricus
Flabellina lotos x2
Tenellia sibogae
Murphydoris cobbi
Facelina bourailli
Kabeiro christianae
Elysia sp. 53
Unidentia aliciae
Flabellina lotos
Elysia sp. 11
Eubranchus sp. 10
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniobranchus daphne
Murphydoris puncticulata
Placida kevinleei
Ovulid
Eubranchus sp. 10
Goniodoridella geminae
Goniodoridella unidonta
Flabellina lotos
Niparaya sp. 11
Trapania scurra
Trapania scurra
Philinopsis falciphallus
Seal Rock
Goniobranchus geometricus
Eubranchus sp. 3
Trapania scurra
Niparaya sp. 1 ?
Cratena lineata
Philinopsis falciphallus
Trapania scurra
The only Hypselodoris obscura
