Friday, January 17, 2020

Species List: 16-01-2020, Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

15 species sighted at Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld. 16-01-2020.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Chris of 186 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 26 C water temperature and up to 7 m viz (measured).

The water looked much better than the other day. The viz was measured from a reel at 7 m which was quite nice.....STILL! The beginning of the dive had quite bit of current but very doable. And two Hairy Frogfish and a Stokes Sea Snake!

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys sp. shell -1
Doto sp. 3 -3
Doto sp. 6 -11
Facelina sp. 3 -2
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -1
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniobranchus geometricus -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -14
Hypselodoris jacksoni -1
* Hypselodoris obscura -20
Myja sp. 1 -3
Placida kevinleei -1 (very small!)
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -3
Thuridilla carlsoni -2

Entry

Ready to go

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Hypselodoris obscura

Placida kevinleei  (very small!)

Thuridilla carlsoni

Substrate

Myja hydroid

Myja sp. 1 

Myja sp. 1 

Hypselodoris jacksoni juvenile

Doto sp. 6

Hypselodoris jacksoni juvenile

Thuridilla carlsoni

Hypselodoris obscura

Myja sp. 1

Myja sp. 1

Goniobranchus geometricus

Flabellina lotos

Goniobranchus daphne

Facelina sp. 3

Goniobranchus daphne

Atys sp. shell

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Shooting mode

Facelina sp. 11