Monday, July 26, 2021

Species List: 25-07-2021, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

21 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 25-07-2021.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 202 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 18 C water temperature, up to 7 m viz.

Ahhh early Sunday Diving! The forecast said damaging winds and when I got to the river it was glassy and no wind. How nice. A new species was added to our list today, Dermatobranchus sp. 15. Plus a new record for the river, Sclerodoris apiculata!

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Cratena lineata -26
Cratena pawarshindeorum -9
Dermatobranchus sp. 15 -1 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 10 -1
Flabellina lotos -14
Goniobranchus daphne -2
* Goniodoridella savignyi -58
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -25
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 9 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -6
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -3
Limacia ornata -2
Myja sp. 1 -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Sclerodoris apiculata -1 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Unidentia sp. 1 -7

Early entry

Liloa brevis

Retusa sp. 6

Unidentia sp. 1 x2

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Flabellina lotos

Cratena lineata

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Goniodoridella sp. 5

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Dermatobranchus sp. 15  NEW SPECIES

Limacia ornata

Limacia ornata

Goniodoridella savignyi

Goniodoridella sp. 9

Polycera sp. 1

Sclerodoris apiculata  NEW RECORD FOR RIVER

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella savignyi x2

Elysia sp. 10

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Flabellina lotos

Rostanga sp. 1

Limacia ornata

Flabellina lotos

Dermatobranchus sp. 15  NEW SPECIES

Dermatobranchus sp. 15  NEW SPECIES

Myja sp. 1

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Limacia ornata

Limacia ornata

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Sclerodoris apiculata  NEW RECORD FOR RIVER

Elysia sp. 10

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Rostanga sp. 1

Goniobranchus daphne

Dermatobranchus sp. 15  NEW SPECIES

Shoot

Dermatobranchus sp. 15  NEW SPECIES

Substrate

Dermatobranchus sp. 15  NEW SPECIES

Substrate

Substrate

Dermatobranchus sp. 15  NEW SPECIES

Triangle rock = Limacia

Substrate

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