Species List: 23-04-2020, Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

12 species sighted at Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 23-04-2020.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Nick of 185 minutes. Maximum depth 4.9 m, 25 C water temperature and up to 12 m viz.

Clear water makes me jump in the river and see what's there on the bottom. Quite a few Bubble shells and some large Unidentias. And some interesting others!!

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys sp. 8 shell -2
Cratena lineata -22
Flabellina lotos -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -37
Goniodoridella sp. 7 -1
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -1
Liloa brevis shell -18
Retusa sp. 5 shell -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -12
Unidentia sp. 2 -2
Unidentia sp. 11 -4

Ready to go

Working it

Goniodoridella sp. 1

The High-rise

Cratena lineata

Atys sp. 8

Unidentia sp. 2

Substrate

Substrate

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 7

Unidentia sp. 2

Flabellina lotos

Retusa sp. 5 

Some beauty

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Liloa brevis

Substrate

Goniodoridella savignyi

Eggs on a stick

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 1

Pipe fish

Cratena lineata

Cratena lineata

Substrate

Liloa brevis

Some of the others

Species List: 22-04-2020, Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

15 species sighted at Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 22-04-2020.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Chris of 136 minutes. Maximum depth 5.3 m, 25 C water temperature and up to 12 m viz.

Wow is all I can say after walking over to the rivers edge. Beautiful clear water! The vis was great. The bubble shells were out in force today, including a live Retusa.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys sp. 7 shell -1
Cratena lineata -21
Flabellina lotos -4
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -45
Goniodoridella sp. 7 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1
Haminoea sp. 18 shell -3
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Liloa brevis shell -15
Mnestia sp. 1 shell -1
Retusa sp. 5 shells/live animal -8
Tenellia sp. 49 -3
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -8
Unidentia sp. 5 -1

Ready to go

The beginning

Working it

Substrate

Atys sp. 7

Retusa sp. 5

Substrate

Liloa brevis

Cratena lineata

Substrate

Nice view

Retusa sp. 5 live animal

Retusa sp. 5

Haminoea sp. 18

Liloa brevis

Flabellina lotos

Substrate

Mnestia sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 7

Hypselodoris obscura

Unidentia sp. 1

Gymnodoris sp. 22

Unidentia sp. 5

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Tornatina sp. 1

Haminoea sp. 18

Tenellia sp. 49

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Cratena lineata

Tenellia sp. 49

Flabellina lotos

Tenellia sp. 49

Retusa sp. 5