37 species sighted at Fish Cage upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 02-12-2020.
A single shore entry dive Gary and Sheryl of 198 minutes. Maximum depth 5.5 m, 25 C water temperature, 6 m viz.
With a 1.9 m tidal flow we got in 2 hours before high tide, as we were drifting it was like we were on a ride. The current was big but it didn't stop us from searching. A 1.9 m tidal flow at Toilet Block compared to upriver Fish Cage are two different beasts! Many nice critters were recorded. Limacia ornata were out there!!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Colinatys sp. 1 -3
Costasiella kuroshimae -1
Cratena lineata -1
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina sp. 13 -1
Flabellina lotos -1
Goniobranchus albonares -1
Goniobranchus daphne -7
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -14
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -19
Gymnodoris sp. 20 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1
Haminoea sp. 17 shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -4
Limacia ornata -8
Myja sp. 1 -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Philinopsis speciosa -2
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Placida kevinleei -2
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Polycera sp. 1 -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Tenellia puellula -1
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -7
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -7
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 9 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -1
Entry
Surface
Ready
Substrate
Colinatys sp. 1
Haminoea sp. 17
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 23
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Bulbaeolidia alba
Elysia sp. 11
Pteraeolidia semperi
Knoutsodonta maugeansis egg masses
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Unidentia sp. 9
Limacia ornata x2
Myja sp. 1
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Philinopsis falciphallus
Limacia ornata x2
Limacia ornata x2
Substrate
Shoot!
Eubranchus sp. 3
Philinopsis speciosa
Tenellia sp. 23
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 2
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Polycera sp. 1
Placida kevinleei
Goniodoridella sp. 1 x2
Tenellia puellula
Tenellia sp. 23
Placida kevinleei
Costasiella kuroshimae
Facelina sp. 13
Cratena lineata
Polycera sp. 1 and Unidentia sp. 14
Goniobranchus daphne x2
Unidentia sp. 1
Colinatys sp. 1
Goniobranchus daphne
Tenellia sp. 23
Unidentia sp. 1
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Atys semistriatus
Fish Cage
Tenellia sibogae
Flabellina lotos
Hypselodoris obscura
Shoot!
Philinopsis speciosa
Snail
Pleurobranchus peronii
Goniobranchus setoensis
Thuridilla carlsoni
Eubranchus sp. 10
Elysia sp. 11
Limacia ornata x2
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Philinopsis falciphallus
Limacia ornata x2
Goniobranchus albonares
