Sunday, February 28, 2021

Species List: 28-02-2021, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

 22 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 28-02-2021.

A single shore entry dive with Gary, Fran and Nevar of 206 minutes. Maximum depth 6.3 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 10 m viz.

Again with the viz so good off we go working the same site as yesterday and the day before. Today served up a healthy 2.1 m tidal flow and the challenge was grasped and swallowed, nice work guys. Yet again the river disposes its secret treasures. Two 1.5 mm Okenia sp. 10 were recorded and that put a big smile on my face! Another new species. Nice to record four Costasiella kuroshimae. Unidentia animals are still everywhere. 

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -4
Cratena lineata -1
Facelina sp. 10 -6
Flabellina lotos -22
Goniobranchus daphne -4
Goniobranchus verrieri -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -6
Goniodoridella sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -13
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2
Liloa brevis shell -1
Okenia sp. 10 -2  NEW SPECIES
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
* Unidentia sp. 1 -+100
Unidentia sp. 14 -3
Vellicolla amphorella shell -1

Entry

Surface

A current star is born

Race-car drifting

Settling into the current

Settling into the current

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 14

"Y" Pipe

Substrate

The Ring

Atys semistriatus

Facelina sp. 10

Unidentia sp. 1

Facelina sp. 10

Costasiella kuroshimae

Costasiella kuroshimae

Costasiella kuroshimae

Roxaniella leucampyx

Goniobranchus daphne

Tenellia sp. 47

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Cratena lineata

Gymnodoris sp. 22

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Fish Cage

Tenellia sibogae x2

Shoot!

Facelina sp. 10

Retusa complanata

Liloa brevis

Goniobranchus daphne

Unidentia sp. 1

Goniobranchus verrieri

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Substrate

Okenia sp. 10  NEW SPECIES x2

Okenia sp. 10  NEW SPECIES

Okenia sp. 10  NEW SPECIES x2

Okenia sp. 10  NEW SPECIES

Okenia sp. 10  NEW SPECIES

Okenia sp. 10  NEW SPECIES

Okenia sp. 10  NEW SPECIES

Okenia sp. 10  NEW SPECIES

Flabellina lotos

Substrate

Costasiella kuroshimae

Costasiella kuroshimae

Unidentia sp. 14

Hypselodoris obscura

What is this???

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Hypselodoris obscura

Flatworm

Tenellia sp. 23