35 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 30-08-2020.
A single shore entry dive Gary, David, Harvey and Tracey of 254 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 19 C water temperature up to 8 m viz.
This mornings 1.3 m tidal flow with a 6 am high tide enticed us to enter the water at 3 am. We were enticed to go! The water clarity was great. Some very interesting species were recorded. The highlight for me was another new species for the river, Aplysia extraordiaria juvenile at 3 mm. We thought we would find another Pleurobranchus weberi! This animal had a chunk missing. With four of us this was another epic dive.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Aglaja fulvipunctata -1
Aplysia extraordiaria -1 NEW SPECIES FOR RIVER
Cratena lineata -9
Elysia sp. 11 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Flabellina lotos -18
Flabellina sp. 9 -1
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -21
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -2
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -4
Pleurobranchus weberi -1
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -2, live -1
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -2
Sakuraeolis nungunoides -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 32 -2
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Flabellina lotos -18
Flabellina sp. 9 -1
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -21
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -2
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -4
Pleurobranchus weberi -1
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -2, live -1
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -2
Sakuraeolis nungunoides -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 32 -2
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
Unidentia sandramillenae -1
* Unidentia sp. 1 -37
Unidentia sp. 2 -7
Unidentia sp. 3 -2
Unidentia sp. 11 -3
* Unidentia sp. 1 -37
Unidentia sp. 2 -7
Unidentia sp. 3 -2
Unidentia sp. 11 -3
3 am entry
Rostanga sp. 1
Aglaja fulvipunctata before it disappeared
Aplysia extraordiaria NEW SPECIES FOR RIVER
Aplysia extraordiaria NEW SPECIES FOR RIVER
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Pleurobranchus peronii
Hypselodoris obscura
Unidentia sp. 1
Cratena lineata
Pleurobranchus weberi
Elysia sp. 11 x2
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Cave dive??
Unidentia sp. 1
Cratena lineata
Flabellina lotos
Polycera sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 32 x2
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 1
Hypselodoris obscura
Unidentia sp. 1
Fish Cage
Fish Cage and visitor
Goniodoridella savignyi
Substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 1 x2
Retusa sp. 6
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Searching
Looking up!
Tenellia sp. 44
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 6
Haminoea sp. 19
Liloa brevis
Eubranchus sp. 10
Aplysia extraordiaria NEW SPECIES FOR RIVER
Aplysia extraordiaria NEW SPECIES FOR RIVER
Rostanga sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 23
Flabellina sp. 9
Tenellia sp. 32 x2
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile
Aplysia extraordiaria NEW SPECIES FOR RIVER
Retusa amphizosta
Retusa amphizosta
Philinopsis falciphallus
Goniobranchus daphne
Unidentia sandramillenae
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile
Sakuraeolis nungunoides