23 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 17-09-2020.
A single shore entry dive Gary and Sheryl of 200 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 21 C water temperature, 8+ m viz.
Before Sheryl goes back to sailing we thought a mother dive was in order. The river had cleaned up quite nicely with over 8 m viz. A little current but doable. Not a lot of species but some interesting ones non the less. Another Niparaya different from the rest! Plus a green one below it another new one!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus shell -1
Cratena lineata -2
Elysia sp. 5 -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Flabellina lotos -9
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -9
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -44
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Hypselodoris roo -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Niparaya sp. 19 -1 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 20 -1 NEW SPECIES
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -3
Rostanga sp. 1 egg mass -many babies!
Tenellia sibogae -2
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -14
Unidentia sp. 2 -9
Unidentia sp. 3 -8
Early entry
Ready to go
Searching
Substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Retusa amphizosta
Worm
Substrate
Rostanga sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 2
Eubranchus sp. 3
Niparaya sp. 19 and Niparaya sp. 20 both NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 19 and Niparaya sp. 20 both NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 19 and Niparaya sp. 20 both NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 19 and Niparaya sp. 20 both NEW SPECIES
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile
Blue Ringed Octopus
Hypselodoris obscura
Retusa amphizosta
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniobranchus daphne
Unidentia sp. 3
Liloa brevis
Cratena lineata
Goniodoridella savignyi
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 3
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniodoridella savignyi
Elysia sp. 5
Cratena lineata
Goniodoridella savignyi x2
Thuridilla carlsoni
Atys semistriatus
Flatworm
Goniodoridella sp. 1 x2
Philinopsis speciosa
Fish Cage
Tenellia sibogae
Hypselodoris roo
Unidentia sp. 1
