30 species sighted at Fish Cage up river, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 23-09-2020.
A single shore entry dive Gary and David of 242 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 22 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.
More mid-week diving with David as he is free from WORK!! After the rain swell and wind the river has lost it's clean water - but still very nudibranch friendly. Water temp was 22C!! On this one I focused on the sand while David went high. Here are the results! Two new shell species and new record for the river, how exciting! Plus what has been called an albino Dendrodoris nigra! Finding a 3 mm Okenia echinata with egg masses was a treat.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys sp. 7 shell -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -3
Cratena lineata -11
Dendrodoris nigra -2
Flabellina lotos -5
Godiva quadricolor -1
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniobranchus decorus -2
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -9
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -32
Haminoea sp. 21 shell -1 NEW SPECIES
Hypselodoris obscura -6
Liloa brevis shell -2
Liloa sp. 3 shell -1 NEW SPECIES
Myja sp. 1 -3
Okenia echinata -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -3
Plocamopherus imperialis -1 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Retusa amphizosta shell -2
Retusa sp. 7 shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 24 -2
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -25
Unidentia sp. 2 -3
Unidentia sp. 3 -23
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Entry
Drifting
Substrate
Retusa amphizosta
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 3
Unidentia sp. 3
Myja sp. 1
Shoot!
Tenellia sp. 44
Tenellia sp. 44
Flabellina lotos
Liloa brevis
Flatworm
Cratena lineata
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 3
Substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus daphne
Okenia echinata
Okenia echinata
Fish Cage
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Unidentia sp. 1
Retusa amphizosta
Goniodoridella savignyi
Rostanga sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 4
Unidentia sp. 3
Haminoea sp. 21 NEW SPECIES
Hypselodoris obscura and Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 23
Myja sp. 1
Bulbaeolidia alba
Godiva quadricolor
Goniobranchus decorus
Myja sp. 1
Myja sp. 1 cerata
Tenellia sp. 44
Pleurobranchus peronii
Pleurobranchus peronii
Dendrodoris nigra x2
Dendrodoris nigra albino
Dendrodoris nigra x2
Dendrodoris nigra albino
Okenia echinata
Tenellia sp. 24
Plocamopherus imperialis NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Goniodoridella savignyi
Myja sp. 1
Atys sp. 7
