35 species sighted at Fish Cage upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 08-11-2020.
A single shore entry dive Gary, Gail and David of 240 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 23 C water temperature, 6 m viz.
Sunday rainy day diving. A 1.6 m tidal flow was near none. With a bit of rain and swell about the vis has dropped down a little. On this outing we turned over every rock we could. Again some interesting species were recorded. Six Knoutsodonta maugeansis were grea to find. An unknown dorid was found from under a rock, one photo before it took off. A stunning Baeolidia australis with egg mass was a great find as well. Goniodoridella savignyi continues to be most common while Goniodoridella sp. 1 has dropped off. A magnificent and good sized Discodoris lilacina was recorded Wow! This was my first river dive in a wetsuit, I survived!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Baeolidia australis -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Colinatys sp. 1 -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -1
Cratena lineata -4
Dendrodoris nigra -1
Discodoris lilacina -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -5
Flabellina lotos -7
Goniobranchus daphne -5
Goniobranchus setoensis -5
Goniobranchus splendidus -2
* Goniodoridella savignyi -38
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -9
Goniodoridella sp. 7 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 9 -2
Goniodoridella sp. 10 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 12 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1
Kabeiro christianae -3
Kaloplocamus sp. 3 -1
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -6
Liloa brevis shell -5
Myja sp. 1 -many babies
Niparaya sp. 1 -1
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -3
Placida kevinleei -2
Polycera sp. 1 -4
Tenellia sibogae -8
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 24 -3
Tenellia sp. 66 -4
Unidentia sp. 1 -6
Unidentia sp. 3 -8
Ready
Drift
Substrate
Ready
Goniodoridella savignyi
Flatworm
Flatworm x2
Tenellia sp. 66
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis x2
Tenellia sp. 66
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Liloa brevis
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Discodoris lilacina
Discodoris lilacina rhinophore
Discodoris lilacina
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Polycera sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 24
Baeolidia australis
Shoot
Colinatys sp. 1
Colinatys sp. 1
Goniobranchus setoensis
Goniodoridella sp. 7
Unidentia sp. 1
Costasiella kuroshimae
Placida kevinleei
Tenellia sp. 24
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 23
Goniodoridella sp. 9
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Substrate
Philinopsis speciosa
Cratena lineat
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Polycera sp. 1
Kaloplocamus sp. 3 juvenile
Goniodoridella sp. 12
Flabellina lotos
Goniobranchus setoensis
a Friend
Goniodoridella sp. 9
Goniodoridella sp. 10
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Dendrodoris nigra
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Kabeiro christianae
Kabeiro christianae
Tenellia sp. 23
Goniobranchus daphne
Flatworm
Flatworm
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniobranchus daphne
Bulbaeolidia alba
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Discodoris lilacina
Baeolidia australis
Costasiella kuroshimae
Eubranchus sp. 10
Goniobranchus splendidus
Tenellia sp. 23
Goniobranchus splendidus
Liloa brevis
Goniodoridella sp. 1
