Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Species List: 17-03-2021, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

 29 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 17-03-2021.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 304 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.

David said let's night dive, who is going to argue? A bit of rain, an outside swell  of over 3 m and a big easterly blowing and we still had up to 4 m vis. BUT finding Carminodoris sp. 4  NEW SPECIES was great! Also finding Cerberilla sp. 2 was another surprise! My fav shell Ringicula sp. 1 was recorded again tonight.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Aglaja fulvipunctata -1
Atys semistriatus -1
Carminodoris sp. 4 -1 NEW SPECIES
Cerberilla sp. 2 -1
Costasiella sp. 3 -1
Cratena lineata -16
Elysia sp. 11 -6
Flabellina lotos -27
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -9
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2
Liloa brevis shell -5
Mnestia sp. 1 -3
Okenia liklik -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -4
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Retusa sp. 6 shell -3
Ringicula sp. 1 shell -1
Tenellia sibogae -6
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 38 -2
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Tornatina gordonis shell -1
* Unidentia sp. 1 -+50
Unidentia sp. 3 -4
Unidentia sp. 14 -5

Entry

Ready

Tenellia sibogae x2

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Cratena lineata

Flatworm

Costasiella sp. 3 

Costasiella sp. 3 

Liloa brevis

Aglaja fulvipunctata

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Goniobranchus setoensis

Unknown worm

Tornatina gordonis

Carminodoris sp. 4  NEW SPECIES

Carminodoris sp. 4  NEW SPECIES

Carminodoris sp. 4  NEW SPECIES

Carminodoris sp. 4  NEW SPECIES

Carminodoris sp. 4  NEW SPECIES

Large snail

Unidentia sp. 1 

Unidentia sp. 1 

Tenellia sp. 23

Goniobranchus daphne

Philinopsis falciphallus 

Mnestia sp. 1

Tenellia sp. 23

Large snail

Crab

Elysia sp. 11

Cratena lineata

Elysia sp. 11

Unidentia sp. 3

Elysia sp. 11

Crab

Mnestia sp. 1

Hypselodoris obscura

Tenellia sp. 38

Unidentia sp. 14

Ringicula sp. 1

Thuridilla carlsoni

Okenia liklik

Cerberilla sp. 2

Flabellina lotos

Tenellia sibogae

Flabellina lotos x2

Goniobranchus daphne

Retusa amphizosta

Carminodoris sp. 4  NEW SPECIES

Carminodoris sp. 4  NEW SPECIES