Saturday, August 5, 2017

Species List: 03-08-2017, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld

6 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 03-08-2017

A single afternoon/night shore entry dive by Gary and Jens of 79 minutes. Maximum depth 6.3 m, 20 C water temperature and up to 15 m viz!

This time of the year produces very clean water and the river received a good dose. Clean water made the dive a pleasure. The Aeolid nudibranchs were the main attraction. Numbers of species are still low.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

* Cratena lineata -12
Flabellina rubrolineata -8
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -9
Gymnodoris nigricolor -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Tenellia sibogae -3

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Substrate

The Fish Cage

Tenellia sibogae

Flabellina rubrolineata

Tenellia sibogae

Looking up at the surface from 6 m

Goniodoridella sp. 1

At 6 m clear water was a treat

Gymnodoris nigricolor

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Flabellina rubrolineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Cratena lineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Hypselodoris obscura

Cratena lineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Cratena lineata