Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Species List: 07-11-2018, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

25 species sighted at, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 07-11-2018.

A single shore entry dive by Gary, Amanda and Luke of 195 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 23 C water temperature and 2-3 m viz.

This dive was alive with Nudibranchs! 3 New Species Gymnodoris sp. 19 and 20 plus a very unusual Niparaya sp. 7. The water temp cooled down to 23 C this dive...fresh.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -1
Bulbaeolidia alba 10
Cratena lineata -21
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Elysia sp. 19 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -12
* Flabellina rubrolineata -41
Goniobranchus daphne -5
Goniodoridella savignyi -26
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -28
Gymnodoris amakusana -1
Gymnodoris sp. 19 -1  NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 20 -1  NEW SPECIES
Haminoea sp. SHELL -1
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Niparaya sp. 7 -1 NEW SPECIES
Phyllodesmium opalescens -2
Tenellia puellula -1
Tenellia sibogae -4
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 29 -3
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -9
Unidentia sp. 2 -11
Verconia simplex -1

Entry point

Ready to go!

Tenellia sp. 23

Substrate

Flabellina rubrolineata

Bulbaeolidia alba

Goniodoridella savignyi

Tenellia puellula

Elysia sp. 11

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 2

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniobranchus daphne

Niparaya sp. 7  NEW SPECIES

Gymnodoris sp. 19  NEW SPECIES

Gymnodoris amakusana

Verconia simplex

Flabellina rubrolineata

Unidentia sp. 2

Tenellia sp. 29

Hypselodoris obscura

Gymnodoris sp. 20  NEW SPECIES

Haminoea sp. SHELL

Fish Cage

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sp. 44

Cratena lineata

Elysia sp. 19

Phyllodesmium opalescens 

Eubranchus sp. 10