17 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 31-01-2025.
A single solovshore entry dive with Gary of 182 minutes, 2.1 m, maximum depth 5.9 m, 28 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.
Winter looking water in summer. Nice and clean today. This was a dive done in high current for the experience and to see if the species count was affected and it was. The beginning of the dive was a horizontal climb. One observation was that there was no silt! No Flabellina pseudolotos were seen, strange!
Species and numbers recorded:
Cratena lineata -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Flabellina lotos -27
Flabellina pseudolotos
Goniobranchus daphne -9
Goniobranchus geometricus -3
Goniobranchus setoensis -2
Goniobranchus sinensis -1
Hypselodoris obscura -9
Hypselodoris sp. 10 -2
Jorunna hervei -5
Liloa brevis shell -3
Murphydoris cobbi -30
Retusa sp. 1 shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -3
Unidentia sp. 14 -2
Entry
Clarity
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Float
Gorgonian trying to survive
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos x4
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 1
Dermatobranchus sp. 7
Goniobranchus daphne
Murphydoris cobbi
Flabellina lotos
Gothum City
The only Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Substrate
Ovulid
Jorunna hervei
Jorunna hervei spawn
Eubranchus sp. 10
Murphydoris cobbi
Seal Rock
Unidentia sp. 14
Murphydoris cobbi and spawn
Substrate
Goniobranchus sinensis
Substrate the Houng in the distance
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris sp. 10
Substrate
The Icon
Goniobranchus setoensis
Big Rock
Hypselodoris sp. 10
Hypselodoris sp. 10 gills showing yellow spots
Goniobranchus setoensis
Substrate
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus geometricus
Metropolis
Goniobranchus geometricus
Channel Marker Rocks
Jorunna hervei x3
Bye bye Fish Cage...
Rostanga sp. 1 and spawn
Rostanga sp. 1
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
The Pipe
Jorunna hervei
Very high tide upon exiting
