50 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 19-12-2020.
A single shore entry dive Gary and David of 269 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.
Big storms rains have dirtied up the river as of late but off we went anyway busting to see what it was like. When we got to the bottom we were pleasantly surprised with 2-3 m viz and fairly clean water. And there were Nudibranchs everywhere! Gymnodoris species were also in abundance. A well and truely epic dive!!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Bulbaeolidia alba -4
Cratena lineata -21
Doto sp. 3 -5
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Elysia sp. 35 -1 NEW SPECIES
Eubranchus sp. 10 -6
Facelina bourailli -3
Facelina sp. 11 -5
Flabellina lotos -22
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus setoensis -6
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1
Goniobranchus splendidus juvenile -1
Goniobranchus verrieri -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -4
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -14
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
* Gymnodoris sp. 10 -31
Gymnodoris sp. 13 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 20 -4
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -9
Gymnodoris sp. 25 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 27 -3
Hypselodoris obscura -18
Hypselodoris whitei -1
Kabeiro christianae -3
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Limacia ornata -1
Mnestia sp. 1 -12
Myja sp. 1 -1
Myja sp. 2 -1 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 1 -3
Niparaya sp. 21 -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -7
Placida kevinleei -2
Retusa amphizosta -2
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Sakuraeolis nungunoides -1
Tenellia sibogae -5
Tenellia sp. 23 -11
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Tornatina sp. 1 -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -18
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 3 -3
Unidentia sp. 4 -3
Unidentia sp. 9 -3
Unidentia sp. 11 -1
Entry
Surface
Ready
Substrate
Substrate
Flabellina lotos
Fish Cage
Tenellia sibogae x2
Tenellia sibogae x2
Facelina sp. 11
Tenellia sp. 23
Retusa amphizosta
Gymnodoris sp. 27
Goniobranchus daphne
Substrate
Niparaya sp. 1
Hypselodoris obscura
Philinopsis falciphallus
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 10
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 1
Hypselodoris obscura
Unidentia sp. 1 ?
Cratena lineata
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Goniobranchus setoensis
Unidentia sp. 9
Tenellia sp. 23
Unidentia sp. 4
Facelina bourailli
Mnestia sp. 1
Gymnodoris sp. 20
Flatworm
Unidentia sp. 11
Niparaya sp. 21
Goniodoridella savignyi
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Myja sp. 2 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 27
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Doto sp. 3
Flabellina lotos
Thuridilla carlsoni
Placida kevinleei
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Tenellia sp. 23
Elysia sp. 11
Retusa amphizosta
Bulbaeolidia alba
Kabeiro christianae
Hypselodoris whitei
Tornatina sp. 1
Tornatina sp. 1
Elysia sp. 35 NEW SPECIES
Goniobranchus splendidus juvenile
Gymnodoris sp. 13
Eubranchus sp. 10
Mnestia sp. 1
Gymnodsp. 10 eating Unidemtia sp. 1
Doto sp. 3
Placida kevinleei
Goniodoridella savignyi
Mnestia sp. 1 mating pair
Gymnodoris sp. 10 mating pair
Limacia ornata
left Gymnodoris sp. 10 right Sakuraeolis nungunoides
Facelina sp. 11 x2
Gymnodoris sp. 25
Niparaya sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 10
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Placida kevinleei
Elysia sp. 35 NEW SPECIES
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus verrieri
Goniobranchus setoensis
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Limacia ornata
Unidentia sp. 4
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
