20 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 14-08-2025.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 186 minutes Richard was diving as well, 1.5 m, maximum depth 5.6 m, 19 C water temperature, up to 5 m viz.
Time to dive after the swells and wind and 300 mm viz. Today up to 5 m viz. Tops! --> 3 Thecacera pennigera. Cratena pawarshindeorum is hanging in there. Placida keinleei and Polycera melanosticta are always great to see again.
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Coryphellina lotos -3
Cratena pawarshindeorum -64
Cratena lineata -3
Cratena simba -2
Costasiella sp. 1 -1
Doto sp. 7 -5
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella unidonta -6
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Murphydoris cobbi -12
Placida keinleei -2
Polycera melanosticta -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sibogae -1
Thecacera pennigera -3!
Unidentia sp. 1 -12
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Float
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Substrate
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Unknown spawn
Cratena lineata
Bulbaeolidia alba
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniodoridella unidonta
Tenellia sibogae
Large overhang broken off
Gothum City
Doto sp. 7
Coryphellina lotos
Coryphellina lotos
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Doto sp. 7 x2
Goniodoridella savignyi
Placida keinleei
Polycera melanosticta
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Goniodoridella unidonta
The Icon
Substrate
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Costasiella sp. 1
Thecacera pennigera
Cratena lineata
Thecacera pennigera
Thecacera pennigera
New channel marker
Coryphellina lotos
Goniodoridella unidonta
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
Roxaniella leucampyx
Placida keinleei
Thecacera pennigera
Thecacera pennigera
Thecacera pennigera
Thecacera pennigera
Thecacera pennigera
Thecacera pennigera
