17 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 26-02-2025.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 123 minutes, 1.1 m, maximum depth 4.2 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.
Forecast says inclement weather coming so best get in now. The mission of this dive was to see how the virus is affecting me, all good. I was also asked to get images of the Cratena pawarshindeorum hydroid.
Species and numbers recorded:
Aplysia spawn -many young
Coryphellina lotos -4
Cratena pawarshindeorum -200+
Doto sp. 5 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Goniobranchus daphne -20
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniobranchus variatus -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 51 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Murphydoris cobbi -14
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia sibogae -1
Tenellia sp. 70 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -5
Unidentia sp. 14 -8
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus daphne
Murphydoris cobbi
The Pipe
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 14
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Rostanga sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniobranchus variatus
Coryphellina lotos
Coryphellina lotos
Murphydoris cobbi
Eubranchus sp. 10
Float
Substrate
Substrate
Tenellia sp. 70
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sp. 70
Gothum City
Goniobranchus setoensis
Gymnodoris sp. 51
Hypselodoris obscura
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Substrate
Doto sp. 5
Goniobranchus geometricus
