Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Species List: 22-12-2021, Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 34 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 22-12-2021.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of one 300 minute dive. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 28 C water temperature, up to 7 m viz.

Midweek before Christmas diving - get in early, how good does it get! WOW recording a 3mm Goniobranchus sinensis this is a new record for the river and the second sighting. A juvenile Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum found from under a rock was a great find. So you know the Nudibranchs are pretty tough a Goniobranchus daphne without a face was found. Most likely a fish hit. Flabellina lotos were everywhere!! Lastly the water temp this morning was a warm 28C!

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Colinatys sp. 1 -1
Cratena lineata -2
Dendrodoris arborescens -1
Doto sp. 3 -2
Facelina sp. 11 -12
* Flabellina lotos -100+
Godiva sp. 4 -1
Goniobranchus daphne -20
Goniodoridella savignyi -5
Goniobranchus sinensis -1 NEW RECORD FOR THE RIVER Second record 3 mm
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -28
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Gymnodoris amakusana -1
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -11
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2
Liloa brevis shell -5
Limacia ornata -1
Mnestia sp. 1 shell -3
Niparaya sp. 36 -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum -1
Retusa amphizosta -2
Retusa sp. 1 shell -1
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -2
Tenellia sibogae -7
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 72 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -3
Unidentia sp. 3 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -2
Early entry

Clarity

Exit

Surface

Substrate start

Flabellina lotos

Godiva sp. 4 

Fish Cage

Friends at Fish Cage

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae 

Colinatys sp. 1

Substrate

Flabellina lotos

Facelina sp. 11 

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Retusa amphizosta

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Facelina sp. 11

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Retusa amphizosta

Unidentia sp. 1

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Unidentia sp. 3

Mnestia sp. 1 

Limacia ornata

Limacia ornata

Pink Snail

Hypselodoris obscura

Tenellia sp. 23 with eggs

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus daphne 

Goniodoridella sp. 1 actually laying eggs

Thuridilla carlsoni 

A friend

Substrate

Flatworm

Niparaya sp. 36

Substrate

Doto sp. 3 x2

Unidentia sp. 3 

Dendrodoris arborescens 

Goniobranchus daphne

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Haminoea sp. 19 

Tenellia sp. 72

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae

Flatworm

Flatworm

Flabellina lotos 

Goniodoridella sp. 6 

Seal Rock

Goniobranchus daphne without a face

Goniobranchus sinensis  NEW RECORD FOR THE RIVER

Goniobranchus sinensis  NEW RECORD FOR THE RIVER

Goniodoridella sp. 1 mating pair

Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum 

Gymnodoris amakusana

Substrate

Liloa brevis

Roxaniella leucampyx 

Retusa sp. 6 

Tornatina sp. 1 

The Icon

Big Rock view

A friend

Goniodoridella sp. 6 

Cratena lineata 

Cratena lineata 

Retusa amphizosta 

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniobranchus sinensis  NEW RECORD FOR THE RIVER

Goniobranchus sinensis  NEW RECORD FOR THE RIVER