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