Saturday, December 29, 2018

Species List: 28-12-2018, Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

21 species sighted at upriver Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 28-12-2018.

A single solo shore dive by Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 161 minute dive in water depth up to 5.7 m, 3 m viz, 26 C water temp.

Another inviting day and another interesting dive in the river. Descending after drifing upriver to look at sand, I was surprised to find, as soon as I touched bottom, Costasiella sp. 2 and more after that. Not a single Unidentia species was found! Another Colpodaspis sp. 1 was found but the current swept it away while readying the camera. The water temp was a very comfortable 26C.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -1
Colpodaspis sp. 1 -1
Costasiella sp. 2 -5
Cratena lineata -4
Dendrodoris arborescens -1
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa -1
Doto sp. 6 -5
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -6
Flabellina rubrolineata -1
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -4
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -9
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Gymnodoris amakusana -3
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Hypselodoris roo -1
Philinopsis speciosa -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Tenellia sp. 24 -1

Entry great weather!

Costasiella sp. 2

Atys semistriatus shell

Facelina sp. 11

Facelina sp. 11

Gymnodoris amakusana

Flabellina rubrolineata

Doto sp. 6

Philinopsis speciosa

Substrate

Flabellina rubrolineata

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Gymnodoris amakusana

Hypselodoris obscura

Philinopsis speciosa

Costasiella sp. 2 pair

Goniodoridella sp. 6 

Pteraeolidia semperi

Substrate

Goniobranchus splendidus and Diversidoris aurantionodulosa

Goniobranchus splendidus

Diversidoris aurantionodulosa

Goniodoridella savignyi

Dendrodoris arborescens

Tenellia sp. 24

Cratena lineata

Hypselodoris roo

Flabellina rubrolineata