25 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Qld. 13-08-2021.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Sheryl of 191 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 19 C water temperature, up to 7 m viz.
Friday is here and Sheryl has the day off, what could be better than diving the river? From the start some great finds were in order. The best part of this dive was finding Polycera janjukia - confirmed by Bob Burn. Also found was an unusually coloured Plocamopherus ceylonicus, Bob has confirmed this too. Some really great finds were had today. Well done Team! EPIC!
I used a Sony RX2 and a Ricoh WG-6 on this dive.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Anteaeolidiella ireneae -1
Atys semistriatus shell -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -1
Costasiella sp. 1 -1
* Cratena lineata -21
Cratena pawarshindeorum -1
Facelina sp. 10 -1
Flabellina lotos -2
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -1
Goniobranchus daphne -4
Goniodoridella savignyi -10
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -20
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Hallaxa iju -1
Haloa crocata shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -8
Limacia ornata -1
Myja sp. 2 -1
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -1
Polycera janjukia -1 NEW SPECIES
Retusa amphizosta shell -2
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia sp. 33 -1
Trapania toddi -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -1
Entry
Conditions
Hello
Team
Surface
Ready
Goniobranchus daphne
Anteaeolidiella ireneae
Anteaeolidiella ireneae
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Hallaxa iju
Unidentia sp. 14
Myja sp. 2
Costasiella sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Trapania toddi
Trapania toddi
Retusa amphizosta
Polycera janjukia NEW SPECIES
Polycera janjukia NEW SPECIES
Polycera janjukia NEW SPECIES
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Goniodoridella savignyi
Costasiella kuroshimae
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus
Flabellina lotos
Retusa amphizosta
Tenellia sp. 33
Atys semistriatus
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus
Hypselodoris obscura
Myja sp. 2
Polycera janjukia NEW SPECIES
Polycera janjukia NEW SPECIES
Substrate
Substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniobranchus daphne
Anteaeolidiella ireneae
Anteaeolidiella ireneae
Shoot
Anteaeolidiella ireneae
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Hallaxa iju
Searching
Substrate
Cratena lineata
Myja sp. 2
Myja sp. 2
Costasiella sp. 1
Costasiella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
A friend
Trapania toddi
Trapania toddi
Haloa crocata
Facelina sp. 10
Polycera janjukia NEW SPECIES
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Goniodoridella savignyi
Cratena lineata
Substrate
Substrate
Limacia ornata
Goniodoridella savignyi
Costasiella kuroshimae
Costasiella kuroshimae
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Flabellina lotos
Fish Cage
Tenellia sp. 33
Tenellia sp. 33
Polycera janjukia NEW SPECIES
Polycera janjukia NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 33
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
