Sunday, August 5, 2018

Species List: 03-08-2018, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

12 species sighted at, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 03-08-2018.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Chris of 125 minutes. Maximum depth 5.5 m, 20 C water temperature and maximum 8 m viz.

Excellent diving conditions continue and Chris and I took advantage of it. Large numbers of Flabellina rubrolineata and Cratena lineata were found. Rostanga sp. 1 with egg mass was a nice find.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys sp. shell -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
* Cratena lineata -48
Facelina bourailli -1
Flabellina rubrolineata -41
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -15
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -8
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia sp. 24 -2
Unidentia sp. 6 -5

Entry

Bulbaeolidia alba

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 6

Chris searching

Flabellina rubrolineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Cratena lineata

Goniodoridella savignyi

Goniobranchus daphne

Flabellina rubrolineata

Goniobranchus daphne

Flabellina rubrolineata

Hypselodoris obscura

Chris at the Fish Cage

Cratena lineata

Cratena lineata

Rostanga sp. 1 

Atys sp. shell

Goniodoridella savignyi

Substrate

Tenellia sp. 24

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Substrate

Facelina bourailli