Sunday, April 8, 2018

Species List: 06-04-2018, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

6 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 06-04-2018.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Danna of 98 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 25 C water temperature and up to 1 m viz.

Needing a dive we jumped to find a low tidal flow and low viz. We did however have enough viz to find critters. Goniodoridella sp. 1 were still in large numbers.

Species and numbers sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Bulbaeolidia alba 1
Cratena lineata 1
Flabellina rubrolineata 7
Goniobranchus daphne 1
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 100+
Tenellia sibogae 2

Entry with Danna ready to go

Tenellia sibogae

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniobranchus daphne

Bulbaeolidia alba

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Cratena lineata being eaten by a tube worm

Flabellina rubrolineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Flabellina rubrolineata with egg masses

Goniodoridella sp. 1