Monday, May 14, 2018

Species List: 11-05-2018, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

7 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 11-05-2018.

A single shore entry night dive by Gary and Chris of 125 minutes. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 23 C water temperature and 2-4 m viz.

With winter coming the hope of more species is a dream. This dive saw a little magic with the discovery of Trapania vitta, a new record for the river. Unidentia sp. 15 were in abundance and were quite small, maybe the beginning of a come back.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Flabellina rubrolineata 11
Goniodoridella sp. 1 3
Hypselodoris obscura 1
Pteraeolidia semperi 1
Rostanga sp. 1 1
Trapania vitta 1 New Record for river
* Unidentia sp. 5 21

Entry

Substrate

Substrate

Fish Cage

Rostanga sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 5

Unidentia sp. 5

Unidentia sp. 5

Unidentia sp. 5

Flabellina rubrolineata

Trapania vitta  New Record for river

Trapania vitta  New Record for river

Pteraeolidia semperi

Hypselodoris obscura 

Flabellina rubrolineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 1