Thursday, March 22, 2018

Species List: 21-03-2018, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

11 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 21-03-2018.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Terry of 143 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 26 C water temperature and 1-2 m viz.

Upon entering the water the viz was not too hot, lots of particles in the current. The silt resting on the bottom was thicker than usual. Goniodoridella sp. 1 was again everywhere! The exciting parts were finding two more undescibed species of Goniodoridella. Finding Hypselodoris zephyra in the river was also a nice surprise.

Species and numbers sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Eubranchus sp. 10 1
Flabellina rubrolineata 3
Goniobranchus daphne 6
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 118
Goniodoridella sp. 5 1
Goniodoridella sp. 6 1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 1
Hypselodoris obscura 7
Hypselodoris zephyra 2
Pteraeolidia semperi 3
Tenellia sibogae 1

Entry point


Goniodoridella sp. 1

Hypselodoris obscura

The substrate

Pteraeolidia semperi

Eubranchus sp. 10

Eubranchus sp. 10

Goniobranchus daphne

Flabellina rubrolineata

Hypselodoris zephyra

Hypselodoris zephyra laying eggs

Hypselodoris zephyra laying eggs

Hypselodoris zephyra

Hypselodoris zephyra

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella sp. 5

Goniodoridella sp. 5


Eubranchus sp. 10

Gymnodoris sp. 10 

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Goniodoridella sp. 5