27 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 28-03-2021.
A single shore entry day to night dive with Gary, Harvey and David of 271 minutes. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.
After quite a bit of rain The river was surprisingly clean, I thought it would be syrup! With high tidal flows coming it was off to the office once more. Another Lophodoris sp. 1 was recorded this dive, exciting. I must have missed this but Berthella stellata is a new record for the river. Unidentia sp. 1 continues to to dominate the substrate. One my favs is Goniodoridella sp. 3 found on the channel sand on a palm frond single leaf! And lastly a large Atagema spongiosa was a treat to see.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Aglaja fulvipunctata -1
Atagema spongiosa -1
Atys semistriatus -1
Berthella stellata -1
Cratena lineata -10
Doto sp. 3 -2
Elysia sp. 11 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina sp. 3 -2
Flabellina lotos -25
Goniobranchus daphne -13
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -13
Goniodoridella sp. 3 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2
Liloa brevis shell -2
Lophodoris sp. 1 -1
Mnestia sp. 1 -14
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Philinopsis pilsbryi -1
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -2
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Tenellia sibogae -2
* Unidentia sp. 1 -26
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Entry
Ready
Surface
Substrate
Fish Cage
Tenellia sibogae
Shoot
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Unidentia sp. 1
Cratena lineata
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 1 x2
Cratena lineata
A friend
Elysia sp. 11
Elysia sp. 11
Polycera sp. 1
Retusa sp. 6
Goniobranchus daphne
Mnestia sp. 1
River sea spider
Atys semistriatus
Doto sp. 3 x2
Berthella stellata
Hypselodoris obscura x3
Atagema spongiosa
Atagema spongiosa
Lophodoris sp. 1
Lophodoris sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 3
Flabellina lotos
Retusa amphizosta
Goniobranchus daphne
Flatworm
Shrimp with glowing eyes
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 2
Philinopsis falciphallus
Mnestia sp. 1
Philinopsis pilsbryi
Flatworm
Flatworm
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Goniodoridella sp. 3
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Mnestia sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 10
