Saturday, March 13, 2021

Species List: 12-03-2021, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

 26 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 12-03-2021.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 271 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.

Everyone is busy so a soloing I go! Recording an 80 mm Discodoris cebuensis was fantastic! Recording 2 Lophodoris sp. 1 was another great find. Mnestia sp. 1 have finally come back. Another nice night dive in the river.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus -2
Cratena lineata -11
Discodoris cebuensis -1
Elysia sp. 11 -5
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Flabellina lotos -24
Goniobranchus daphne -4
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -12
Hypselodoris obscura -9
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2
Liloa brevis shell -4
Lophodoris sp. 1 -2
Mnestia sp. 1 -3
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Retusa sp. 6 shell -2
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sibogae -3
Tenellia sp. 23 -3
* Unidentia sp. 1 -+70
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 5 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -4
Vellicolla amphorella shell -1

Entry

Surface

Substrate

Fish Cage

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1 

Goniodoridella sp. 1 x3

Knoutsodonta maugeansis x2

Substrate

Substrate

Retusa sp. 6

Liloa brevis

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 1

Elysia sp. 11

Goniodoridella sp. 1 x2

Eubranchus sp. 10

Hypselodoris obscura

Cratena lineata

Elysia sp. 11

Lophodoris sp. 1

Goniobranchus daphne

Atys semistriatus

Cratena lineata

Goniobranchus setoensis

Discodoris cebuensis

Discodoris cebuensis

Tenellia sp. 23 x2

Unidentia sp. 14

Unidentia sp. 5

Unidentia sp. 14

Flabellina lotos

Goniobranchus geometricus

Mnestia sp. 1

Elysia sp. 11 x2

Vellicolla amphorella

Flabellina lotos

Mnestia sp. 1

Liloa brevis

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae

Unidentia sp. 4

Tenellia sibogae

Goniobranchus daphne