20 species sighted at Route 66 and back plus, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 18-07-2025.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 200 minutes, 1.5 m, maximum depth 4.9 m, 20 C water temperature, up to 10 m viz.
With rain coming it was time to get in! The vis was a waste on me, very distracting. Some great finds today! Finding Thecacera pennigera again was another treat. Nice finds included Placida kevinleei and Polycera melanosticta. The river is looking good, thank you winter! A nice list of 20.
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Coryphellina lotos -5
Coryphellina pseudolotos -1
Cratena lineata -5
Cratena pawarshindeorum -100+
Doto sp. 7 -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella unidonta -4
Haminoea sp. shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -22
Myja sp. -many young
Placida kevinleei -1
Polycera melanosticta -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Thecacera pennigera -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -3
Unidentia sp. 14 -2
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Murphydoris cobbi with spawn
Rostanga sp. 1
Coryphellina lotos
Substrate
Hypselodoris obscura
The Pipe
Substrate
Eubranchus sp. 3
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Float
Substrate
Cratena lineata
Liloa brevis
Haminoea sp.
Thecacera pennigera
Cratena lineata
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Look up!
Substrate
Gothum City
Sand wave at the Slab
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 14
Murphydoris cobbi
Cratena lineata
Coryphellina lotos
Polycera melanosticta
Doto sp. 7
Unknown spawn
The Hound
Placida kevinleei
Placida kevinleei
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Substrate
Myja sp. spawn
Bulbaeolidia alba
Goniodoridella unidonta
Goniodoridella unidonta
Channel Rocks with sand wave
Channel Marker out where it belongs
Channel Marker
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Goniodoridella savignyi
Substrate
