Friday, October 9, 2020

Species List: 08-10-2020, Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

30 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 08-10-2020.

A single solo shore entry dive Gary of 260 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 22 C water temperature, 8+ m viz.

Ahhh midweek solo diving in my fav place. 1.5 m tidal flow - not much at all! Upon reaching the bottom and setting up the camera, on with the glasses and go to the first rock...there was a 150 mm SHARK!!! After that event I got into searching for my fav thing. Managed to rediscover the 2 Limacia animals. A rather large Goniodoridella sp. 14 without any other colours - just white and irregularly shaped papillae was recored today, another new species. Keeping it separate. Lots of critters were found today but not very many bubble shells.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Costasiella kuroshimae -5
Cratena lineata -7
Doto sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Flabellina lotos -16
Goniobranchus daphne -10
Goniobranchus decorus -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -11
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -16
Goniodoridella sp. 14 -1 NEW SPECIES
Hypselodoris obscura -13
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many young
Limacia ornata -2
Myja hyotan -2
Niparaya sp. 4 -1
Niparaya sp. 18 -2
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Polycera sp. 1 -2
Retusa amphizosta shell -2
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -11
Tenellia sp. 24 -2
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Tenellia sp. 66 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -22
Unidentia sp. 2 -26
Unidentia sp. 3 -13
Unidentia sp. 4 -2

Entry

Surface

Substrate

Fish Cage

My first shark sighting in the river

Blind Shark

Retusa amphizosta 

Released Kaloplocamus sp. 3

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 3

Goniobranchus daphne 

Unidentia sp. 2

Unidentia sp. 3

Unidentia sp. 2

Niparaya sp. 18

Roxaniella leucampyx

Substrate

Hypselodoris obscura x2

Bulbaeolidia alba

Flabellina lotos 

Costasiella kuroshimae 

Costasiella kuroshimae 

Myja hyotan

Tenellia sp. 24

Unidentia sp. 4

Cratena lineata

Substrate

Goniodoridella savignyi

Tenellia sp. 23

Substrate

Tenellia sp. 44

Tenellia sp. 66

Tenellia sp. 66

Flatworm

Eubranchus sp. 10

Thuridilla carlsoni

Limacia ornata

Tenellia sp. 23

Limacia ornata

Goniodoridella sp. 14  NEW SPECIES

Goniodoridella sp. 14  NEW SPECIES

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Costasiella kuroshimae

Bulbaeolidia alba 

Flatworm

Pleurobranchus peronii

Goniobranchus daphne

Polycera sp. 1

Clean again...

Hypselodoris obscura mating pair

Doto sp. 3