Thursday, February 27, 2020

Species List: 27-02-2020, Caves, Gneering Shoals Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

12 species sighted at Caves, Gneering Shoals, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld. 27-02-2020.

A double boat dive with Sunreef by Gary and Chris of 62 and 55 minutes. Maximum depth 11.6 m, 26C water temperature and up to 12 m viz.

While waiting for the river to recoup we decided to get out on the reef.  Just under a more of swell did make it surgey but doable.

Species and number thereof sighted. Dive 1/Dive 2
* Species with highest specimen count

Aegires gardineri -/1
Chromodoris elisabethina 1/2
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 5/2
Goniobranchus splendidus  1/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni -/1
Hypselodoris lucana -/1
Mexichromis trilineata 3/-
Phyllidia elegans -/4
Phyllidia varicosa 1/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/1
Tenellia sp. 33 -/1
Tylodina corticalis smooth shell 1/-

Our ride

Making way...

Mexichromis trilineata

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Substrate

Mexichromis trilineata

Chromodoris elisabethina

Doriprismatica atromarginata and Hypselodoris lucana

Substrate

Goniobranchus splendidus

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Phyllidia varicosa

Tylodina corticalis ? smooth shell

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Substrate

 Figure on the landscape

Chromodoris elisabethina

Phyllidia elegans

Phyllidia elegans mating pair

Goniobranchus splendidus

Tenellia sp. 33

Substrate

Aegires gardineri 

Chromodoris elisabethina

Phyllidia varicosa

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Chromodoris elisabethina