Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Species List: 05-03-2019, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

16 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 05-03-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Kelly of 151 minutes. Maximum depth 6.3 m, 25 C water temperature and up to 3 m viz.

After a bit of a rain period we went to the river seeking salvation. With new signs along the river fore-shore saying 'Divers Down No Fishing' Kelly and I floated up river before descending to Nudibranch world. Of interest was finding two Placida kevinleei and Sebadoris fragilis from under a rock.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Cratena lineata -2
Doto sp. 6 -6
* Flabellina rubrolineata -8
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -1
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -2
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 9 -1
Hamineoa crocata shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -6
Placida kevinleei -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Sebadoris fragilis -1
Tenellia sibogae -1
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1

Morning entry

'Diver Down' signage in place

Tornatina sp. 1 shell

 
Tornatina sp. 1 shell from above

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Hypselodoris obscura

Doto sp. 6 three animals

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Hamineoa crocata shell

Placida kevinleei 2 animals

Placida kevinleei

Placida kevinleei

Placida kevinleei

Placida kevinleei second animal

Sebadoris fragilis

Fish Cage

Tenellia sibogae

Kelly shooting on the Fish Cage

Flabellina rubrolineata

Tenellia sibogae

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Flabellina rubrolineata


Pteraeolidia semperi

Cratena lineata

Tenellia sp. 44

Tenellia sp. 44

Gymnodoris sp. 9

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus 

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus