Species List: 21-03-2018, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

11 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 21-03-2018.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Terry of 143 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 26 C water temperature and 1-2 m viz.

Upon entering the water the viz was not too hot, lots of particles in the current. The silt resting on the bottom was thicker than usual. Goniodoridella sp. 1 was again everywhere! The exciting parts were finding two more undescibed species of Goniodoridella. Finding Hypselodoris zephyra in the river was also a nice surprise.

Species and numbers sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Eubranchus sp. 10 1
Flabellina rubrolineata 3
Goniobranchus daphne 6
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 118
Goniodoridella sp. 5 1
Goniodoridella sp. 6 1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 1
Hypselodoris obscura 7
Hypselodoris zephyra 2
Pteraeolidia semperi 3
Tenellia sibogae 1

Entry point

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Hypselodoris obscura

The substrate

Pteraeolidia semperi

Eubranchus sp. 10

Eubranchus sp. 10

Goniobranchus daphne

Flabellina rubrolineata

Hypselodoris zephyra

Hypselodoris zephyra laying eggs

Hypselodoris zephyra laying eggs

Hypselodoris zephyra

Hypselodoris zephyra

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella sp. 5

Goniodoridella sp. 5

Eubranchus sp. 10

Gymnodoris sp. 10 

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Goniodoridella sp. 5

Species List: 19-03-2018, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

13 species sighted at Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 19-03-2018.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Chris of 154 minutes. Maximum depth 6.7 m, 26 C water temperature and 3-5 m viz.

After all the weather we have had and the chocolate river it was a treat to get in to find very nice conditions. The current was a bit fast but that didn't effect us. This dive presented many nudibranchs, notably Goniodoridella sp. 1 which were everywhere. A juvenile Hypselodoris zephyra was a great find.

Species and numbers sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Bulbaeolidia alba 2
Flabellina rubrolineata 3
Flabellina sp. 4 1
Goniobranchus daphne 3
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 100+
Gymnodoris sp. 10 3
Hypselodoris obscura 10
Hypselodoris zephyra 1
Jorunna sp. 6 5
Pteraeolidia semperi 39
Tenellia sibogae 11
Unidentia sp. 5 1
Unidentia sp. 6 1

Entry point and site

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Tenellia sibogae 3 animals and mating

Tenellia sibogae

Goniobranchus daphne

Tenellia sibogae

Substrate

Hypselodoris obscura

Hypselodoris obscura

Flabellina rubrolineata

Pteraeolidia semperi

The marker

Flabellina rubrolineata

Goniobranchus daphne

Bulbaeolidia alba

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Flabellina sp. 4

Pteraeolidia semperi

Jorunna sp. 6

Jorunna sp. 6

Jorunna sp. 6

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Pteraeolidia semperi

Hypselodoris obscura gills

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Bulbaeolidia alba

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Unidentia sp. 5

Unidentia sp. 5

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Hypselodoris zephyra

Unidentia sp. 6 1