Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Species List: 10-06-2019, 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, 10-06-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and David of 180 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 21 C water temperature and up to 12 m viz.

Rocking up to the river bank revealed very clean water! We were in for a treat...really a waste of vis!

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -1
Cratena lineata -11
Flabellina lotos -8
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniodoridella savigny -2
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -23
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Hypselodoris zephyra -1
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -3
Phyllodesmium undulatum -1
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1

Entry

Clear substrate

David ready to search

Pteraeolidia semperi

Phyllodesmium undulatum 

Phyllodesmium undulatum 

Tornatina sp. 1 shell

Hypselodoris obscura

Fish Cage

Goniodoridella sp. 5

Substrate

Atys semistriatus shell

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Cratena lineata

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniodoridella savigny

Thuridilla carlsoni juvenile

Pteraeolidia semperi juvenile

Flabellina lotos

A pale Cratena lineata

Philinopsis speciosa

Hypselodoris zephyra

Prosthiostomum trilineatum flatworm

Goniodoridella sp. 6 

 Tenellia sp. 47