Thursday, December 22, 2016

Species List: 22-12-2016, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

11 Species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 22-12-2016

Gary and Chris on this single shore entry dive of 95 minutes. Maximum depth 6.5 m, 24 C water temperature and 1 to 3 m viz.

The mission was to find Godiva which involved scouring the sand. We found 8 animals and then the pressure was off. The longer we dived the worse the viz got, and the darker it got!

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Godiva quadricolor -8
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -4
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -1
* Goniobranchus daphne -12
Goniobranchus decorus -5
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniobranchus verrieri -1
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Plakobranchus sp. 1 -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -3
Trinchesia sibogae -10

The over cast entry point

Goniobranchus daphne

Godiva quadricolor

Trinchesia sibogae

Godiva quadricolor

Godiva quadricolor

Godiva quadricolor

Godiva quadricolor

Godiva quadricolor

Godiva quadricolor

Hypselodoris obscura

Godiva quadricolor

The substrate

Fish Cage

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus

Chris shooting Goniobranchus aureopurpureus

Godiva quadricolor

Something on a coral

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniobranchus decorus

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus verrieri

Pteraeolidia semperi

Plakobranchus sp. 1

Plakobranchus sp. 1

Pteraeolidia semperi

Goniobranchus splendidus