42 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Qld. 23-09-2021.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 242 minutes. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 21 C water temperature, up to 7 m viz.
More mid-week diving with David on holidays! But wait... how about 41 species??!! An epic dive.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Anteaeolidiella ireneae -3
Atys semistriatus shell -1
Atys sp. 8 shell -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Colpodaspis sp. 2 -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -3
* Cratena lineata -80+
Doto sp. 3 -1
Elysia sp. 32 -1
Flabellina lotos -4
Goniobranchus daphne -13
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -35
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -50+
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Haloa crocata shell -1
Hypselodoris jacksoni -1
Hypselodoris obscura -15
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many young
Liloa brevis shell -3
Limacia ornata -5
Myja sp. 1 -1
Okenia plana -4
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Placida kevinleei -2
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile -4
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -2
Polycera sp. 1 -2
Retusa amphizosta shell -4
Rostanga sp. 1 -many young
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Tenellia sp. 32 -2
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -21
Unidentia sp. 2 -3
Unidentia sp. 9 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -12
Unknown Bubble Shell -1
Weinkauffia reliqua shell -1
Entry
Clarity
Who?
Ready
Surface
Substrate
Limacia ornata
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Flatworm
Okenia plana x4
Okenia plana
Okenia plana
Okenia plana
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus daphne
Unidentia sp. 1
Limacia ornata x2
Egg mass
Myja sp. 1
Volvatella
Flatworm
Unidentia sp. 14
Substrate
Substrate
Shoot
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile
Tenellia sp. 47
Unidentia sp. 14
Elysia sp. 32
Unidentia sp. 14
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Anteaeolidiella ireneae
Knoutsodonta maugeansis many young
Unidentia sp. 14 and Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 14
Flatworm
Liloa brevis
Cratena lineata
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 2
Hypselodoris obscura slime
Hypselodoris obscura slime
Placida kevinleei
Hypselodoris obscura slime
Anteaeolidiella ireneae x2
Tenellia sp. 24
Goniodoridella savignyi
Rostanga sp. 1 many young
Costasiella kuroshima
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus geometricus
Doto sp. 3
Limacia ornata
Polycera sp. 1
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Tenellia sp. 32 x2
Flabellina lotos
Weinkauffia reliqua
Atys semistriatus
Tornatina sp. 1
Retusa amphizosta
Retusa amphizosta
Atys sp. 8
Haloa crocata
Gymnodoris sp. 10 eating a Bubble shell
Tenellia sp. 23
Fish Cage
Philinopsis speciosa
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Bulbaeolidia alba juvenile
Limacia ornata
Okenia plana
Costasiella kuroshimae
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile x2
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura slime
Tenellia sp. 23
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Okenia plana x3
