Sunday, April 16, 2017

Species List: 15-04-2017, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

8 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 15-04-2017.

A single shore entry dive by Julie, Terry and David of 133 minutes. Maximum depth 6.4 m, 24 C water temperature and up to 4 m viz.

Very little to report from this dive. Just the usual suspects apart from a couple of small Dendrodoris fumata. The river is definitely affected by the fresh run off from the remnants of Cyclone Debbie.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count.

Dendrodoris fumata -2
Flabellina angelvaldesi - 1
Flabellina rubrolineata -8
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -5
Hypselodoris obscura -4
* Pteraeolidia semperi -44
Tenellia sibogae -9

Dendrodoris fumata

Tenellia sibogae

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Flabellina rubrolineata

Ready to dive

Goniobranchus daphne

Pteraeolidia semperi

Hypselodoris obscura