23 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 15-01-2021.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Sheryl of 210 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.
After a couple weeks of diving a heavily silt ridden river today was the new dawn. Up to 8 m vis pretty clean water and absolutely no silt. It was a pleasure to dive today even tho there was a 2 m tidal flow that was doable. The species numbers has dropped. On the top of Fish Cage are some orange and white corals growing I have always checked them out and found nothing until today. Sheryl called to my attention a beautiful Phyllodesmium poindimei...WOW!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Cratina lineata -5
Dendrodoris arborescens -1
Facelina sp. 11 -1
* Flabellina lotos -32
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -4
Goniobranchus verrieri -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -28
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -15
Liloa brevis shell -3
Myja sp. 1 -1
Niparaya sp. 1 -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Phyllodesmium poindimei -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -2
Retusa sp. 1 shell -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -15
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -6
Sunny entry
Ready
Substrate
Retusa sp. 1
Hypselodoris obscura
Retusa amphizosta
Liloa brevis
Many young ones
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 1 x2
Dendrodoris arborescens
Tornatina sp. 1
Retusa amphizosta
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniobranchus daphne
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 14
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Substrate
Flabellina lotos x2
Flabellina lotos x2
Unidentia sp. 4
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura
Flabellina lotos
Niparaya sp. 1
Goniobranchus geometricus
Flabellina lotos
Thuridilla carlsoni
Myja sp. 1
Myja sp. 1
Goniobranchus geometricus
Facelina sp. 11
Philinopsis falciphallus
Fish Cage
Fish Cage
Cratina lineata
Phyllodesmium poindimei
Flatworm
Substrate
Substrate
Phyllodesmium poindimei
A friend
Hypselodoris obscura
Flabellina lotos
Hi
Shooting Phyllodesmium poindimei
Dendrodoris arborescens
Flabellina lotos
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Goniobranchus geometricus and Hypselodoris obscura
Phyllodesmium poindimei
Facelina sp. 11
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus geometricus
Gymnodoris sp. 10
