15 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 04-01-2025.
A single shore entry night dive with Gary, David, Chris and Robert of 180 minutes, 1.4 m, maximum depth 5.3 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.
A night dive was in order so off we went, first dive of 2026! This was Chris's longest dive, nice work. Great to see several Cratena pawarshindeorum and a rather large Dendrodoris denisoni. Goniobranchus splendidus was a surprise! Nice dive.
Species and numbers recorded:
Carminodoris sp. 9 -2
Coryphellina lotos -29
Cratena pawarshindeorum -7
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Goniobranchus geometricus -2
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 35 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -7
Murphydoris cobbi -50+
Rostanga sp. 1 -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -5
Unidentia sp. 14 -10
Stuff
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Ready
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris cobbi
Float and new strobe
Murphydoris cobbi x2
Murphydoris cobbi x2
Coryphellina lotos
Coryphellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 14
Coryphellina lotos
Coryphellina lotos
Cratena pawarshindeorum x2
Cratena pawarshindeorum
The gloom....
Coryphellina lotos x3
Hypselodoris obscura x4
Rostanga sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Hydroid no Tenellia!
Unidentia sp. 1 x2
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Hypselodoris obscura
Someone's watching...
Someone's watching...
Someone's watching...
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Hypselodoris obscura gills
Unidentia sp. 14
Rostanga sp. 1
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Unidentia sp. 14
Flatworm
Carminodoris sp. 9 x2
Carminodoris sp. 9
Unidentia sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 10
Dendrodoris denisoni
Dendrodoris denisoni head
Dendrodoris denisoni gills
Dendrodoris denisoni
Goniobranchus geometricus
Gymnodoris sp. 35
Goniobranchus setoensis
Goniobranchus splendidus
Goniobranchus geometricus
Rostanga sp. 1
