Thursday, November 2, 2017

Species List: 31-10-2017, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld

8 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 31-10-2017.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Jens of 60 minutes. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 21 C  water temperature and up to 5 m viz.

This was cut short because tank had to be at the shop. But in that short time I managed to find 4 species on the Fish Cage and our 720th species!

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Doto sp. 6 -2  New Species
Flabellina rubrolineata -2
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -7
Tenellia sibogae -9
Thuridilla carlsoni -1

Shore entry and Jens

Fish Cage

Goniobranchus daphne

Dendrodoris denisoni

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae and Stone fish on top of Fish Cage

Tenellia sibogae

Flabellina rubrolineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Substrate

Thuridilla carlsoni

Thuridilla carlsoni

Goniodoridella savignyi

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Food source and egg masses led me to the new species

Doto sp. 6

Doto sp. 6

Doto sp. 6