Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Species List: 19-08-2026, Fish Cage and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 13 species sighted at Fish Cage and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 19-08-2026.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 62 minutes, 1.3 m, maximum depth 5.0 m, 19 C water temperature, up to 1 m viz.

After some rain the water visibility dropped right off. I did record Trapania scurra and was all I needed. Seeing and large Hypselodoris sp. 10 again was very nice. 50 minutes into the dive I was engulfed by a no-vis cloud! Coulnt see a thing...end of dive. Dredger??

Species and numbers recorded:

Coryphellina lotos -1
Cratena lineata -1
Cratena pawarshindeorum -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Goniobranchus daphne -5
Goniodoridella unidonta -1
Hypselodoris sp. 10 -1
Murphydoris cobbi -6
Tenellia sibogae -4
Tenellia sp. 70 -1
Trapania scurra -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -4
Unidentia sp. 14 -5

Entry

Clarity

Surface

Substrate upon descent

Murphydoris cobbi 

Murphydoris cobbi 

Unidentia sp. 14

Unidentia sp. 1

Eubranchus sp. 10 

Hypselodoris sp. 10 

Cratena lineata

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniodoridella unidonta 

Unidentia sp. 14

Coryphellina lotos 

Tenellia sp. 70 

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae z2

Trapania scurra

Trapania scurra

Murphydoris cobbi 

The last Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Substrate