Saturday, May 26, 2018

Species List: 25-05-2018, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

9 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 25-05-2018.

A single shore entry night dive by Gary and Chris of 151 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 22C water temperature and up to 4 m viz.

With storms and rain imminent and the river profiler digging up the river bottom we chose to dive Fish Cage. The numbers of Unidentia sp. were high...a come-back? Finding Goniodoridella sp. 6 was a nice find. Cratena lineata seems to be making a come-back as well.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Cratena lineata 9
Eubranchus sp. 10 11
Flabellina rubrolineata 13
Goniobranchus daphne 1
Goniobranchus decorus 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 4
Goniodoridella sp. 6 1
Pleurobranchus peronii 1
* Unidentia sp. 5 44

Entry with profiler in the background

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Flabellina rubrolineata

Unidentia sp. 5

Cratena lineata

Unidentia sp. 5

Cratena lineata

Cratena lineata

Cratena lineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Unidentia sp. 5

Unidentia sp. 5

Eubranchus sp. 10 three animals

Eubranchus sp. 10 with egg mass

Unidentia sp. 5

Goniobranchus decorus

Unidentia sp. 5 pair

Unidentia sp. 5

Goniobranchus daphne

Eubranchus sp. 10 pair

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 1 with egg mass

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Goniodoridella sp. 6