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
