Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Species List: 05-08-2019, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

20 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 05-08-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and David of 175 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 20 C water temperature and 12+ m viz.

This morning was nothing short of perfect, very little people at the park, water as clear as I have seen it, very little current what more can you ask for? Again Cratena lineata led the way as most common with Goniodoridella species also proving common. The numbers of Pteraeolidia semperi are low compared to Toilet Block.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -1
* Cratena lineata -100+
Doto sp. 6 -8
Eubranchus sp. 10 -7
Facelina bourailli -1
Favorinus sp. 1 -1
Flabellina lotos -29
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniodoridella savigny -42
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -55
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -10
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -16
Hypselodoris whitei -1
Kabeiro christianae -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -5
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Tenellia sp. 33 -1
Tenellia sp. 49 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -1

Entry

Eubranchus sp. 10 pair

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Substrate

Fish Cage

Goniodoridella savigny 

Doto sp. 6

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus daphne

Hypselodoris obscura

Tenellia sp. 24

Pteraeolidia semperi

Cratena lineata

Magical substrate

Tenellia sp. 33

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Kabeiro christianae 

Goniodoridella savigny

Goniodoridella sp. 1 trailing

Thuridilla carlsoni 

David hunting

Magical Substrate

Facelina bourailli

Facelina bourailli

Pteraeolidia semperi

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Doto sp. 6

Doto sp. 6

Flabellina lotos

Tenellia sp. 49 

Tenellia sp. 49

Atys semistriatus shell

Favorinus sp. 1