29 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 29-09-2025.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Jess of 151 minutes, 1.3 m, maximum depth 5.0 m, 23 C water temperature, 8 m+ viz.
Jess was in town and wanted to see what all the fuss was in the river, so off we went. Water temp getting warmer at 23C. A nice large Pleurobranchus peronii and a juvenile were recorded today! Jess was enjoying her longest dive and lots of Nudibranchs! a single Cratena pawarshindeorum continues to show its face. Costasiella sp. 1 and Myja sp. 1 were a real surprise! Spurilla braziliana is still under its rock home, four dives so far.
Nice work Jess you found some nice critters!
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -6
Coryphellina lotos -8
Coryphellina pseudolotos -19
Costasiella sp. 1 -1 (5 mm)
Cratena lineata -2
Cratena pawarshindeorum -1
Cratena simba -1
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniodoridella geminae -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella unidonta -12
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Murphydoris adusta -3
Murphydoris cobbi -32
Myja sp. 1 -1
Placida kevinleei -4
Pleurobranchus peronii -2
Rostanga sp. 1 -many young
Spurilla braziliana -1
Tenellia puti -2
Tenellia sibogae -5
Tenellia sp. 23 -7
Toratina sp. 1 shell -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -18
Unidentia sp. 2 -3
Unidentia sp. 7? -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -26
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 1
Facelina sp. 11
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella unidonta
Goniodoridella geminae
Spurilla braziliana
Murphydoris cobbi
Pleurobranchus peronii large
Pleurobranchus peronii
Murphydoris cobbi
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 14
Bulbaeolidia alba
Coryphellina lotos
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae very snall
Tenellia sibogae x2
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Unidentia sp. 7?
Tenellia puti x2
In search of Tenelia puti
Whodat? Nice work you.
Placida kevinleei
Tornatina sp. 1
Substrate
Bulbaeolidia alba
Goniobranchus setoensis
Hypselodoris obscura
Tenellia sp. 23
Tenellia sp. 23
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniodoridella savignyi
Cratena simba
Unidentia sp. 1
Costasiella sp. 1 (5 mm)
Fish!
Fish!
Placida kevinleei
Murphydoris adusta
Murphydoris adusta
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Cratena lineata
Cratena lineata
Myja sp. 1
Myja sp. 1
Goniodoridella geminae
Placida kevinleei
Monster Rock
Murphydoris adusta
Tenellia sp. 23 x3
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile
