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
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