Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Species List: 27-02-2019, Fish Cage from split rock, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

15 species sighted at Fish Cage from split rock, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 27-02-2019.

A single shore entry solo dive by Gary of 169 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9 m, 26 C water temperature and up to 8 m viz.

Today I dived solo and was not disappointed. At one point I measured 8 m viz. Some nice species were found in particular a pair of Diversidoris aurantionodulosa with egg mass found under a rock. Out in the channel on the sand was a yellow leaf I turned it over and there was Facelina sp. 11 and egg mass. Turn over everything! Doto sp. 6 were out in force in the hydroids. A very cruisey dive.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -3
Cratena lineata -2
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa -2
* Doto sp. 6 -7
Facelina sp. 11 -2
Flabellina rubrolineata -6
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -2
Hypselodoris obscura -5
Pteraeolidia semperi -3
Retusa sp. 5 shell -1
Sebadoris fragilis -1
Tenellia sibogae -1
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -1

Smooth water entry 1.2 tide

Atys semistriatus shell

Hypselodoris obscura

Facelina sp. 11

Facelina sp. 11

Pteraeolidia semperi juvenile

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Doto sp. 6

Doto sp. 6

Doto sp. 6

Diversidoris aurantionodulosa

Fish Cage

Tenellia sibogae

Flabellina rubrolineata

8 m viz

Substrate

Retusa sp. 5 shell

Tenellia sp. 44

Cratena lineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Thuridilla carlsoni

Pteraeolidia semper

Sebadoris fragilis rhinophore

Sebadoris fragilis

Goniobranchus daphne