35 species sighted at Rotunda up river, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 30-12-2020.
A single shore entry day come night dive with Gary, Fran and Nevar of 310 minutes. Maximum depth 5.1 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.
Rains are predicted for the next few days. Get in while we can! Silt is still high and the vis was low but some nice critters were recorded. Three species of Philinopsis were of good size.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Aglaja fulvipunctata -2
Atys semistriatus -20, shell -1
Colinatys sp. 1 -1
Dendrodoris arborescens -1
Dendrodoris nigra -1
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -6
Facelina sp. 11 -1
* Flabellina lotos -32
Goniobranchus albonares -1
Goniobranchus daphne -7
Goniobranchus geometricus -4
Goniobranchus setoensis -4
Goniobranchus verrieri -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -15
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -9
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 27 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 28 -1
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -2
Hypselodoris obscura -17
Liloa brevis shell -3
Philinopsis falciphallus -4
Philinopsis lineolata -1
Philinopsis pilsbryi -3
Retusa amphizosta -1
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Sakuraeolis nungunoides -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -6
Unidentia sp. 1 -3
Unidentia sp. 2 -2
Unidentia sp. 3 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -9
Entry
Making ready
Surface
What?
Ready
Substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa juvenile
Retusa amphizosta
Tenellia sp. 23
Hypselodoris obscura
Unidentia sp. 3
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Eubranchus sp. 10 x2
Unidentia sp. 2
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Liloa brevis
Unidentia sp. 1
Colinatys sp. 1
Goniobranchus daphne
Flabellina lotos x2
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 2
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus setoensis
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Sakuraeolis nungunoides
Atys semistriatus
Atys semistriatus
Liloa brevis
Atys semistriatus
Atys semistriatus
Roxaniella leucampyx
Tenellia sp. 23
Atys semistriatus
Flabellina lotos
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 14
Philinopsis falciphallus
Philinopsis falciphallus
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Eubranchus sp. 10
Gymnodoris sp. 27
Philinopsis pilsbryi
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniobranchus geometricus x2
Goniobranchus geometricus
Atys semistriatus
Gymnodoris sp. 28
Philinopsis lineolata
Philinopsis pilsbryi
Substrate
Substrate
Aliens
Birthday surprise becomes home
