38 species sighted at Route 66 plus and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 22-12-2025.
A single shore entry dive with Gary, Debbie, David and Uni friends of 216 minutes, 1.9 m, maximum depth 5.4 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.
The Uni crew wanted to dive the river and so did David, so, off we went and boy it was a great dive! 38 species and a New Species for the river, a apir of Hallaxa fuscescens WOW! Murphydoris cobbi continues to rule the substrate.
Species and numbers recorded:
Aglaja fulvipunctata -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Carminodoris grandiflora -1
Chromodoris sp. 6 -1
Coryphellina lotos -7
Coryphellina pseudolotos -9
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus setoensis -3
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1
Goniobranchus variatus -1
*Goniobranchus verrieri -1
Goniodoridella geminae -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella unidonta -4
Gymnodoris amakusana -3
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -6
Gymnodoris sp. 14 - 2
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1
Hallaxa fuscescens -2 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Hypselodoris obscura -12
Idaliadoris maugeansis -1
Kabeiro christianae -many young
Limacia ornata -1
Murphydoris cobbi -100+
Murphydoris puncticulata -2
Naisdoris labalsaensis -1
Niparaya sp. 19 -1
Niparaya sp. 20 -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Placida kevinleei -1
Retusa amphizosta -2
Rostanga sp. 1 -many young
Tenellia sibogae -3
Tenellia sp. 79 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -23
Verconia simplex -1
Entry
Clarity
Ready to go!
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris cobbi
Block City
Block City
Float
Hypselodoris obscura
Murphydoris cobbi mating pair
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniobranchus setoensisc
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Goniobranchus variatus
Tenellia sibogae
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniodoridella geminae
Goniodoridella geminae
Philinopsis falciphallus
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Coryphellina lotos
The Pipe
Murphydoris puncticulata
Murphydoris cobbi
Hypselodoris obscura
Gymnodoris amakusana
Gymnodoris amakusana
Gymnodoris amakusana
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniodoridella geminae
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus setoensis
Retusa amphizosta
Tenellia sp. 79
Tenellia sibogae
Carminodoris grandiflora
Shoot!
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Gothum City
Whodat?
Hypselodoris obscura party
Chromodoris sp. 6
Naisdoris labalsaensis
Snail eyes
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Unidentia sp. 14
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Kabeiro christianae spawn
Bulbaeolidia alba
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Verconia simplex
Niparaya sp. 19 and Niparaya sp. 20
Retusa amphizosta
Limacia ornata
Hallaxa fuscescens NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Hallaxa fuscescens NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Hallaxa fuscescens NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Goniobranchus geometricus and Goniobranchus verrieri
Elysia sp. 11
Gymnodoris amakusana mating pair
Gymnodoris sp. 10
