16 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 20-05-2021.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Harvey of 184 minutes. Maximum depth 5.2 m, 20/22 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.
We decided to dive from Fish Cage to Rotunda, Harvey never did this one. What surprised me was the decline in Cratena pawarshindeorum. We did manage to record 6 animals and Harvey got to see them as well. Finding Costasiella kuroshimae was a great sight to behold since I haven't seen one in quite a while. Another species that is on the decline is Unidentia, only two animals were seen. On this dive Cratena lineata was head slug!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Costasiella kuroshimae -1
* Cratena lineata -59
Cratena pawarshindeorum -6
Eubranchus sp. 10 -3
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -20
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -44
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -2
Entry
Ready
Substrate
Viz
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Facelina sp. 11
Retusa amphizosta
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena lineata
Flabellina lotos x2
Tenellia sp. 23
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Substrate
Costasiella kuroshimae
Unidentia sp. 1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura
Flabellina lotos
Substrate
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Cratena lineata
Goniobranchus daphne
Flabellina lotos
Cratena lineata
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Hypselodoris obscura and Unidentia sp. 1
Reality
Eubranchus sp. 10
Facelina sp. 11
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum x2
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Gymnodoris sp. 10
