24 species sighted at Fish Cage and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 03-08-2026.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Itai of 173 minutes, 1.4 m, maximum depth 5.7 m, 18 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.
Itai was in town and the winter river was calling...
Species and numbers recorded:
Coryphellina lotos -1
Cratena lineata - 1
Cratena pawarshindeorum -3
Dendrodoris denisoni -2
Doto sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina sp. 11 -3
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella unidonta -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Murphydoris cobbi -100+
Murphydoris puncticulata -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia napapila -4
Tenellia sibogae -4
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Tenellia sp. 70 -3
Unidentia sp. 1 -100+
Unidentia sp. 14 -2
Early entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris puncticulata
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Eubranchus sp. 10
Facelina sp. 11
Float
Shoot!
Tenellia napapila
Facelina sp. 11
Eubranchus sp. 10
Tenellia sp. 70
Tenellia sp. 70
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Goniodoridella unidonta
Gothum City
Tenellia sibogae
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Goniobranchus daphne
Coryphellina lotos
Rostanga sp. 1 spawn
Substrate
Flatworm
Dendrodoris denisoni
Eubranchus sp. 3
Dendrodoris denisoni
Doto sp. 3
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Tenellia sp. 23
Cratena pawarshindeorum x2
Tenellia sp. 47
Murphydoris cobbi mating pair
Goniodoridella savignyi
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena lineata
The Pipe
Substrate
Goniobranchus daphne
Rostanga sp. 1
