34 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 25-11-2024.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Gail of 170 minutes, 1.5 m, maximum depth 5.5 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.
More brown river to see. A 1 m thick fresh water layer on top with more blue below and a lot of silt...a lot! The Niparayas come out to play with two new species. Plus a new Gymnodoris species with strange posterior colouration. The treat of the dive for me was recording two Trapania scurra. Hypselodoris zephyra was found today sa well. Another great dive.
Species and numbers recorded:
Cratena lineata -17
Elysia sp. 53 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -5
Flabellina pseudolotos -16
Goniobranchus daphne -7
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus setoensis -2
Goniodoridella geminae -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella unidonta -7
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -7
Gymnodoris sp. 36 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 47 -2 NEW SPECIES
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Hypselodoris zephyra -1
Murphydoris cobbi -16
Murphydoris puncticulata -1
Niparaya sp. 1 -1
Niparaya sp. 4 -1
Niparaya sp. 13 -1
Niparaya sp. 42 -1
Niparaya sp. 53 -1 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 54 -1 NEW SPECIES
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -5
Tenellia sibogae -5
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Trapania scurra -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -11
Unidentia sp. 4 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -14
Entry with fresh water top layer
Entry with fresh water top layer
GoPro drop
Niparaya sp. 1
Niparaya sp. 4
Niparaya sp. 13
Niparaya sp. 42
Niparaya sp. 42
Niparaya sp. 53 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 53 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 54 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 54 NEW SPECIES
Surface
Ready
Substrate upon descent
Fish Cage
Murphydoris cobbi
Rostanga sp. 1 x3
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
Unknown spawn
Eubranchus sp. 10
Elysia sp. 53
Tenellia sp. 23
Facelina sp. 11
Flatworm
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris puncticulata
Cratena lineata
Searching
First Bommie
Tenellia sibogae
Substrate
Flabellina pseudolotos
Unidentia sp. 14 x2
Goniodoridella unidonta
Cratena lineata
Gymnodoris sp. 10 mating pair
Goniobranchus daphne
Unidentia sp. 1
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 14
Flabellina lotos
Goniobranchus daphne
Hypselodoris obscura mating pair
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniodoridella geminae
Float
Flabellina pseudolotos x2
Substrate
Goniodoridella unidonta
Facelina bourailli
Flabellina pseudolotos
Goniobranchus setoensis
Murphydoris cobbi
Gothum City
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 4
Tenellia sibogae
Goniobranchus daphne
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Elysia sp. 53
Murphydoris cobbi
Gymnodoris sp. 47 NEW SPECIES
Goniodoridella savignyi
Tenellia sp. 23
Ovulid
Goniobranchus setoensis
Hypselodoris zephyra
Substrate
Flabellina pseudolotos
Trapania scurra
Trapania scurra
Seal Rock
Goniodoridella geminae
Goniobranchus geometricus
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Gymnodoris sp. 47 NEW SPECIES
Goniobranchus daphne
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Philinopsis falciphallus
Murphydoris cobbi
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 4
Stoney
Trapania scurra
Wow!
