Saturday, February 27, 2021

Species List: 27-02-2021, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

 24 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 27-02-2021.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 265 minutes. Maximum depth 6.5 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 10 m viz.

With the viz so good off I go working the same site as yesterday. Again some interesting species were recorded. Chromodoris sp. 7 was a great find. Unidentia sp. 1 are out in force and in all sizes, everywhere. The small Placida kevinleei was where I found it yesterday. It was great to record a couple of Knoutsodonta maugeansis one being a small juvenile. Elysia sp. 11 was found after a period of no shows.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys sp. 8 shell -2
Chromodoris sp. 7 -1 NEW SPECIES
Costasiella kuroshimae -1
Cratena lineata -6
Elysia sp. 11 -2
Facelina sp. 10 -7
Flabellina lotos -18
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -8
Goniodoridella sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -12
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2
Liloa brevis shell -2
Liloa juvenile shell -1 Can't ID too juvenile
Placida kevinleei -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Tenellia sibogae -1
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Tenellia sp. 66 -1
* Unidentia sp. 1 -+150
Unidentia sp. 3 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -6
Vellicolla amphorella shell -1

Entry

Substrate

Substrate

Tenellia sibogae

Fish Cage

Retusa amphizosta

Unidentia sp. 1

Substrate

Substrate

Substrate

Costasiella kuroshimae 

Flabellina lotos x2

Unidentia sp. 1 slime

Stonefish croc style

Elysia sp. 11

Elysia sp. 11

Flabellina lotos

Unidentia sp. 14

Unidentia sp. 14

Elysia sp. 11

Hypselodoris obscura

Placida kevinleei

Placida kevinleei

Facelina sp. 10

Substrate

Hypselodoris obscura

Facelina sp. 10

Retusa sp. 6

Substrate

Facelina sp. 10

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Cratena lineata

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Atys sp. 8 

Substrate

Tenellia sp. 66

Chromodoris sp. 7  NEW SPECIES

Chromodoris sp. 7  NEW SPECIES

Corals

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Liloa brevis

Vellicolla amphorella

Atys sp. 8

Liloa juvenile shell - Can't ID too juvenile

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniodoridella sp. 10

Goniodoridella sp. 10

Knoutsodonta maugeansis juvenile

Knoutsodonta maugeansis juvenile

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Tenellia sp. 47