25 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Qld. 15-08-2021.
A single shore entry dive with Gary, Fran and Nevar of 203 minutes. Maximum depth 6.9 m, 20 C water temperature, up to 12 m viz.
The weekend is here so is the sun the warmth the people the dogs and the clearest river around. Finding the second Polycera janjukia was mind blowing for Fran. Well done! Now my turn is next (unless Harvey beats me and he did!). It was a pleasant surprise to record a 1 mm juvenile Elysia (circled). Another great dive!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Costasiella kuroshimae -2
Costasiella sp. 1 -1
Cratena lineata -18
Elysia ? juvenile -1
Elysia sp. 5 -1
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Flabellina lotos -5
Goniobranchus daphne -4
Goniodoridella savignyi -14
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -22
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -7
Liloa brevis shell -4
Limacia ornata -1
Mnestia sp. 1 shell -1
Myja sp. 4 -1
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -1
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Placida kevinleei -1
Polycera janjukia -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -2
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -1
Entry
Clear water
Surface
Ready
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Elysia ? juvenile circled
Elysia ? juvenile circled
Elysia ? juvenile circled
Elysia sp. 5
Polycera janjukia
Polycera janjukia
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Polycera janjukia
Polycera janjukia
Polycera janjukia
Polycera janjukia
Polycera janjukia
Polycera janjukia
Polycera janjukia
Substrate
Substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Searching
Substrate
Substrate looking at stairs
Goniobranchus daphne
Myja sp. 4
Myja sp. 4
Retusa amphizosta
Rostanga sp. 1
Eggs of Rostanga sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 14
Substrate
Flatworm
Philinopsis speciosa
Philinopsis speciosa
Goniobranchus daphne
Substrate
Elysia sp. 5
Goniodoridella sp. 1 x2
Flabellina lotos
Cratena lineata
Hypselodoris obscura x2
Cratena lineata
Elysia sp. 11
Placida kevinleei
Retusa amphizosta
Shooting Polycera
Costasiella kuroshimae
Costasiella kuroshimae
Costasiella kuroshimae
Goniodoridella savignyi
Polycera janjukia
Polycera janjukia
Goniodoridella savignyi
Flatworm
Liloa brevis
Eubranchus sp. 3
Mnestia sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Fish Cage
Liloa brevis
Limacia ornata
Substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 5
Goniodoridella sp. 5
