23 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 04-08-2020.
A single solo night/morning shore entry dive Gary of 210 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 19 C water temperature up to 6 m viz.
Mid-week diving early in the morning, tastes good! The water was pretty clean some interesting species were recorded. The highlight for me was finding the shell of Diacavolinia longirostris...always great to find evidence of a pelagic species. Yes I sat up with the light aiming into the current - but did not see live animals. Two Elysia species were recorded as well. Goniodoridella savignyi was everywhere while Goniodoridella sp. 1 only a few. Two Embletonia gracilis were nice to find with a clear white lines on the body. Seeing Plocamopherus tilesii again was also a great find. Good dive!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Aglaja fulvipunctata -1
Atys sp. 8 shell -1
Cratena lineata -15
Diacavolinia longirostris shell -1
Elysia sp. 17 -1
Elysia sp. 18 -1
Embletonia gracilis -2
Facelina sp. 11 -3
Flabellina lotos -33
* Goniodoridella savignyi -88
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -8
Haminoea sp. 17 shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many unborn
Liloa brevis shell -2
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile -1
Plocamopherus tilesii -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -3
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -58
Unidentia sp. 2 -11
Unidentia sp. 3 -2
Early morning entry
Retusa amphizosta
Retusa amphizosta
Unidentia sp. 1 x2
Unidentia sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Flatworm
Atys sp. 8
Haminoea sp. 17
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella savignyi x2
Elysia sp. 18
Substrate
Substrate
Flabellina lotos
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Cratena lineata
Facelina sp. 11
Liloa brevis
Diacavolinia longirostris
Cratena lineata
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile
Embletonia gracilis scale
Embletonia gracilis
Plocamopherus tilesii
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Tenellia sp. 47
Elysia sp. 17
Elysia sp. 17
Unidentia sp. 1
Embletonia gracilis
Philinopsis speciosa
Fish Cage
Substrate
