Sunday, August 15, 2021

Species List: 13-08-2021, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

 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