Thursday, May 5, 2022

Species List: 04-05-2022, Upriver Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 6 species sighted at Upriver Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 04-05-2022.

A single solo shore entry morning with Gary of 91 minutes. Maximum depth 5.3 m, 23 C water temperature, up to 2 m viz.

The river still has a thick layer of silt hence no live Nudibranchs. I concentrated on the channel sand and found 11 interesting bubble shells including Ringicula doliaris and 3 new species plus one genus update according to Bob Burn! The six Roxaniella leucampyx are most likely variations of the shell with the top remaining the same. Amazing what the sand holds...

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Bakawan rotundata shell -1 NEW SPECIES
Decorifer insignis shell -1 NEW SPECIES
Liloa mongii shell -1
Retusa delicatula shell -1 NEW SPECIES
Ringicula doliaris -1 NEW SPECIES
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -6

Entry

Clarity

Surface

Substrate

Hydroid coming back

Bakawan rotundata  NEW SPECIES

Liloa curta

Roxaniella leucampyx

Retusa delicatula  NEW SPECIES

Roxaniella leucampyx

Roxaniella leucampyx

Substrate

Roxaniella leucampyx

Roxaniella leucampyx

Roxaniella leucampyx

Ringicula doliaris  NEW SPECIES

Decorifer insignis  NEW SPECIES

Fish Cage

Fish Cage

Dead coral