Saturday, March 23, 2019

Species List: 23-03-2019, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

16 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 23-03-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary, Sharyl, James and Jenny of 177 minutes. Maximum depth 6.4 m, 27 C water temperature and up to 8 m viz.

Even tho the tides was 1.9 m the water looked a treat. Four intrepid divers went sraight to the bottom and began their quest... The usual suspects were recorded and Goniodoridella sp. 1 was again out in force.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -3
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Cratena lineata -3
Doto sp. 6 -2
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -13
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -88
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Haminoea sp. shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -5
Pteraeolidia semperi -3
Retusa sp. 5 shell -1


Entry

Ready to go

Fish Cage

Substrate

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella savignyi

Flabellina lotos

Goniodoridella sp. 5

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Flabellina lotos with forked cerata

Goniodoridella sp. 1 trio

Haminoea sp. shell

 Bulbaeolidia alba

Goniodoridella sp. 5 

Cratena lineata

Sharyl at it

Gymnodoris sp. 10 

Retusa sp. 5 shell

Facelina sp. 11

Facelina sp. 11

Goniobranchus daphne

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella sp. 1 pair

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Pteraeolidia semperi 

Atys semistriatus shell

Goniodoridella savignyi

Doto sp. 6

Goniobranchus geometricus

Flabellina lotos

Flabellina lotos

Jenny at it