Thursday, November 1, 2018

Species List: 31-10-2018, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

19 species sighted at, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 31-10-2018.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Gail of 142 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 24 C water temperature and 6 m viz.

Finally the water temp has reached 24C, time to switch over to wet suits. Ahhh summer water. After alot of rain the river has cleaned up very nicely. This dive covered about 25 m in total and alot of the search was concentrating on the sand, I was pleasently surprised. 3 species were discovered only while reviewing the photos after the dive.

Species and number thereof sighted
** Species with highest specimen count
* Species discovered in photo after dive

Atys semistriatus shell -3
Cratena lineata -4
Eubranchus sp. 10 -6
Facelina sp. 11 -1
** Flabellina rubrolineata -18
Goniobranchus daphne -4
Goniodoridella savignyi -5
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -14
* Goniodoridella sp. 3 -1
* Goniodoridella sp. 6 juvenile -1
Gymnodoris amakusana -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Okenia liklik -1
* Polycera sp. 1 -1
Siphopteron makisig -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 37 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -8
Unidentia sp. 5 -4


Entry point

Gail ready to go

Substrate

Substrate

Goniodoridella savignyi

Flabellina rubrolineata

Atys semistriatus shell

Tenellia sp. 37

Gymnodoris amakusana

Eubranchus sp. 10

Eubranchus sp. 10 pair

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Okenia liklik

Okenia liklik

Siphopteron makisig

Siphopteron makisig

Siphopteron makisig

Unidentia sp. 1 and juvenile

Facelina sp. 11

Substrate

Flabellina rubrolineata pair

Unidentia sp. 1

Cratena lineata pair

Fish Cage

* Polycera sp. 1 

* Goniodoridella sp. 6 juvenile

* Goniodoridella sp. 3

Goniobranchus daphne

Tenellia sp. 23

Unidentia sp. 1

Tenellia sp. 23

Goniodoridella savignyi

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Gymnodoris sp. 17