Friday, October 30, 2020

Species List: 30-10-2020, Fish Cage upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

36 species sighted at Fish Cage upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 30-10-2020.

A single solo shore entry dive Gary of 255 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 24 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.

Since everyone is busy a solo dive was in order. After some rain I thought the water condition would be bad...upon arrival I was very surprised to see clear water! Some very interesting critters were recorded this morning. Kabeiro christianae, Tenellia sp. 66, Limacia ornata and Knoutsodonta maugeansis were found in the first 10 minutes. Recording 2 wonderful Julia exquisita made my day! The Tenellia sibogae on the top of the Fish Cage are getting bigger. Another epic dive beginning with twilight and clear water.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Colpodaspis sp. 2 -2
Costasiella kuroshimae -4
Costasiella sp. 2 -1
Cratena lineata -14
Elysia sp. 11 -5
Elysia sp. 25 -2
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -7
Flabellina lotos -10
* Goniodoridella savignyi -35
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -15
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 8 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -2
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Julia exquisita -2
Kabeiro christianae -6
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis live -1 shell -1
Limacia ornata -1
Myja sp. 1 -2
Niparaya sp. 18 -2
Okenia sp. 4 -1
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Polycera sp. 1 -16
Retusa amphizosta shell -2
Tenellia sibogae -5
Tenellia sp. 23 -5
Tenellia sp. 24 -4
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Tenellia sp. 66 -4
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -15
Unidentia sp. 2 -5
Unidentia sp. 3 -8

Early entry

Kabeiro christianae x3

Limacia ornata 

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Knoutsodonta maugeansis egg mass

Tenellia sp. 66

Look up!

Lamellaria

Unidentia sp. 1

Goniodoridella savignyi

Flabellina lotos

Goniodoridella savignyi

Substrate

Polycera sp. 1 x6

Tenellia sp. 66

Substrate

Elysia sp. 11

Flatworm

Flatworm

Retusa amphizosta 

Lamellaria x2

Tenellia sp. 24

Costasiella kuroshimae 

Cratena lineata

Flabellina lotos

Tenellia sp. 24

Liloa brevis burrowing

Myja sp. 1

Hypselodoris obscura 

Unidentia sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 8

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Tenellia sp. 23

Tenellia sp. 47- 1 mm

Tenellia sp. 23

Julia exquisita

Julia exquisita

Tenellia sp. 23

Cratena lineata and bivalve

Eubranchus sp. 10 x3

Eubranchus sp. 3

Polycera sp. 1

Julia exquisita

Costasiella sp. 2

Flatworm

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Goniodoridella sp. 1 juveniles

Elysia sp. 11

Thuridilla carlsoni

Niparaya sp. 18

Polycera sp. 1 damaged

Okenia sp. 4 

Colpodaspis sp. 2 x2

Colpodaspis sp. 2 x2

Polycera sp. 1

Elysia sp. 25

Philinopsis speciosa

Substrate

Fish Cage

Tenellia sibogae x2

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sp. 24

Liloa brevis

Julia exquisita x2

Julia exquisita

Julia exquisita