Thursday, April 2, 2020

Species List: 02-04-2020, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

12 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 02-04-2020.

A single solo morning shore entry dive by Gary of 124 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 26 C water temperature and up to 2 m viz.

A dredger is still working the other side of the river, yes lots of silt. Goniodoridella sp. 1 continues to be the most common...just. Unidentia species were out in force and at great sizes. Cratena lineata was showing high numbers as well.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -1
Cratena lineata -19
Flabellina lotos -1
Flabellina sp. 4 -1
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -24

Haminoea sp. 16 shell -1
Mnestia sp. 1 shell -2
Retusa sp. 5 shell -1
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -19
Unidentia sp. 3 -2

Perfect entry

Substrate


Unidentia sp. 1

Retusa sp. 6

Mnestia sp. 1

Retusa sp. 5

Unidentia sp. 3

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 3

Mnestia sp. 1

Atys semistriatus

Atys semistriatus

Retusa sp. 6

Flabellina sp. 4

Unidentia sp. 1

Flabellina lotos

Unidentia sp. 1

Tenellia sp. 23

Tenellia sp. 23

Unidentia sp. 1

Cratena lineata

Cratena lineata

Cratena lineata

Unidentia sp. 1

Cratena lineata

Mnestia sp. 1

Mnestia sp. 1

Haminoea sp. 16 

Cratena lineata

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1