Thursday, January 31, 2019

Species List: 31-01-2019, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

15 species sighted at Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 31-01-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary, Chris and Gail of 160 minutes. Maximum depth 6.5 m, 28 C water temperature and 6+ m viz.

Another summer outing in the river in warm water. After two day the vis dropped of a bit. Two large Stonefish were found all clean and white. Finally found the Mexichromis sp. 1 again. Oddly no Goniodoridella sp. 1 were found. Another Petalifera sp. 1 was sighted which was a great find and Goniobranchus aureopurpureus was found after a long wait.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -2
Ceratosoma tenue -1
Cratena simba -1
Doto sp. 5 -5
Eubranchus sp. 10 -3
Flabellina rubrolineata -2
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -1
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniobranchus geometricus -4
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Hypselodoris obscura -7
Mexichromis sp. 1 -1
Petalifera sp. 1 -1
* Pteraeolidia semperi -24


Entry

Pteraeolidia semperi

Substrate

Substrate

Pteraeolidia semperi

Atys semistriatus shell

Doto sp. 5 

Goniobranchus daphne

Eubranchus sp. 10

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus

Goniobranchus geometricus

Flabellina rubrolineata

Gymnodoris sp. 10 

Petalifera sp. 1

Petalifera sp. 1

Mexichromis sp. 1

Mexichromis sp. 1

Mexichromis sp. 1

Danger lurks

Cratena simba

Cratena simba

Goniobranchus collingwoodi

Petalifera sp. 1

Mexichromis sp. 1

Ceratosoma tenue

Eubranchus sp. 10

Petalifera sp. 1

The End