Saturday, December 21, 2019

Species List: 19-12-2019, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

27 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld. 19-12-2019.

A single solo shore entry dive by Gary of 221 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2m, 26 C water temperature and up to 6 m viz.

Another warm day great to search for nudibranchs! This dive was special. 14 Colpodaspis sp. animals were found while searching the sand at the edge of the slope and channel.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus -1
Atys sp. 1 shell -2
Atys sp. 7 shell -1 NEW SPECIES
Austrocylichna leucampyx shell -2
Colinatys sp. 2 shell -1
* Colpodaspis sp. 1 -10
Colpodaspis sp. 2 -4
Costasiella usagi -1
Cratena lineata -3
Doto sp. 5 -12
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -3
Flabellina lotos -1
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniobranchus decorus -2
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus slendidus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -3
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -8
Haminoea sp. 12 -4
Hypselodoris obscura -7
Onchidoris maugeansis -1
Phyllodesmium undulatum -2
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Retusa sp. 5 plus 3 shells -4
Rostanga arbutus? -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -2

Entry

Substrate

Fish Cage

Retusa sp. 5 live

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus geometricus

Rostanga arbutus?

Rostanga arbutus?

Retusa sp. 5  shell

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Retusa sp. 5  shell

Colpodaspis sp. 1

Colpodaspis sp. 2

Colpodaspis sp. 1

Austrocylichna leucampyx shell

Goniobranchus daphne

Haminoea sp. 12 

Colpodaspis sp. 1

Doto sp. 5

Doto sp. 5

Atys sp. 7 shell  NEW SPECIES

Pleurobranchus peronii

Hypselodoris obscura

Haminoea sp. 12

Goniodoridella savignyi

Costasiella usagi

Substrate

Hypselodoris obscura

Cratena lineata

Goniobranchus slendidus

Atys semistriatus

Goniobranchus decorus

Thuridilla carlsoni

Goniobranchus decorus

Phyllodesmium undulatum

Facelina sp. 11

Onchidoris maugeansis

Onchidoris maugeansis

Flabellina lotos

Retusa sp. 5  shell

Facelina sp. 11

Colpodaspis sp. 1