Sunday, August 14, 2016

Species List: 07-08-2016 Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

20 species sighted at the Fish Cage site, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Queensland,  07-08-2016

Julie, Terry and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 135 minute dive in water depth of 6 m. 6 m viz, 20 C water temp.

It was a perfect winters day, light winds blowing and nice dive water.

The large numbers of Flabellina angelvaldesi are still proof the food source is still abundant. Trinchesia sp. 24 was a treat to find and the largest Hypselodoris obscura to date at about 100 mm.

Number of each species sighted after the name.
* Species with highest specimen count

Bulbaeolidia alba 1
Cratena simba 1
Dermatobranchus oculus 1
Facelina bourailli 1
* Flabellina angelvaldesi 135
Flabellina rubrolineata 1
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus 1
Goniobranchus daphne 3
Goniobranchus reticulatus 1
Goniodoridella savignyi 2
Goniodoridella sp. 1  9
Hypselodoris obscura 4 (100mm!)
Jorunna sp. 1  2
Phidiana bourailli 1
Pleurobranchus weberi 1 (150mm!)
Pteraeolidia semperi 12+
Trinchesia sibogae 3
Trinchesia sp. 23  5
Trinchesia sp. 24  1
Trinchesia sp. 37 1 (new species)

Surface conditions - purrrfect!

Trinchesia sp. 23

Pteraeolidia semperi juvenile

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Flabellina angelvaldesi - orange

Goniobranchus daphne

Substrate

Flabellina angelvaldesi - white

Flabellina angelvaldesi - red

Flabellina angelvaldesi - orange

Flabellina rubrolineata

Trinchesia sibogae

Trinchesia sp. 23

Hypselodoris obscura

Pleurobranchus weberi

Pleurobranchus weberi - close-up of rhinophores

Pleurobranchus weberi - close-up of mantle markings

Jorunna sp. 1

Jorunna sp. 1

Trinchesia sp. 24

Pteraeolidia semperi

Hypselodoris obscura - 100mm!