29 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 28-06-2021.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 240 minutes. Maximum depth 5.5 m, 18/18 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.
With some rain coming I thought a nice winters day dive would be in order. It did not disappoint.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus shell -2
Costasiella kuroshimae -4
Costasiella sp. 1 -1
* Cratena lineata -43
Cratena pawarshindeorum -1
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Elysia sp. 25 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina sp. 10 -1
Flabellina lotos -29
Goniobranchus daphne -7
Goniodoridella savignyi -11
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -36
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -1
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -10
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many young
Liloa brevis shell -2
Lophodoris sp. 1 -3
Myja sp. 1 -2
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Placida kevinleei -10
Polycera melanosticta -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Retusa sp. 1 shell -1
Retusa sp. 6 -1
Sakuraeolis sp. 1 -3
Unidentia sp. 1 -17
Weinkauffia reliqua -2 live, 1 shell
Early entry
Surface
Substrate
Fish Cage
Unidentia sp. 1 x2
Flatworm
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniodoridella savignyi
Flabellina lotos
Elysia sp. 25
Liloa brevis
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Weinkauffia reliqua
Weinkauffia reliqua
Flatworm
Sakuraeolis sp. 1
Sakuraeolis sp. 1 x2
Cratena lineata
Substrate
Sakuraeolis sp. 1
Cratena lineata
Atys semistriatus
Hypselodoris obscura
Placida kevinleei
Hypselodoris obscura
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniobranchus daphne
Elysia sp. 11
Goniodoridella savignyi
Costasiella kuroshimae
Costasiella kuroshimae
Facelina sp. 10
Weinkauffia reliqua
Weinkauffia reliqua
Sakuraeolis sp. 1
Philinopsis speciosa
Retusa sp. 6
Eubranchus sp. 10
Costasiella sp. 1
Placida kevinleei
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella sp. 5
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Polycera melanosticta
Polycera melanosticta
Placida kevinleei
Lophodoris sp. 1
Lophodoris sp. 1
Placida kevinleei
Placida kevinleei
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Substrate
Myja sp. 1 x2
Retusa amphizosta
