Sunday, March 28, 2021

Species List: 28-03-2021, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

 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