The shark ray breeding program is one of the first of its kind and much is being learned about shark rays. Surrounded by Sharks includes bowmouth guitarfish ( shark ray), sand tiger shark, sandbar shark, scalloped hammerhead shark, whitetip reef shark, blacktip reef shark, nurse shark, zebra shark, southern stingray, Nassau grouper, giant grouper, reticulate whipray also known as the honeycomb stingray, and Denver the loggerhead sea turtle.Ĭoral Reef includes honeycomb moray, unicorn fish, cownose ray, blue tang, powderblue tang, yellow tang, humphead wrasse and bonnethead. Seahorses: Unbridled Fun includes six-line wrasse, splendid garden eel, spotted garden-eel, Barbour's seahorse, many-banded pipefish, trumpetfish, whitespotted surgeonfish, opossum pipefish, longspine snipefish, big-bellied seahorse, ribboned sea dragon, razorfish, dwarf seahorse, flame angelfish, Hawaiian reef lobster, and a group of paddlefish. This gallery features giant pacific octopus, Japanese spider crab, moon jellyfish, longspine snipefish, and pinecone fish.įrog Bog includes green tree frog, American bullfrog, African clawed frog, red-eyed tree frog, gray tree frog, cane toad, tomato frog, and other frog and toad species.ĭangerous and Deadly includes Gila monster, red lionfish, pinecone fish, electric eel, Gaboon viper, spotted wobbegong, stonefish, redeye piranha, whitespotted bamboo shark, tentacled snake, white-blotched river stingray and a cottonmouth ( water moccasin). Ring of Fire is a gallery which focuses on certain species that visitors requested to come back the most. Kroger Penguin Palooza includes king penguin, Inca tern, chinstrap penguin, gentoo penguin, macaroni penguin and rockhopper penguin. Shark Central lets visitors pet the many species of sharks including lesser guitarfish, pyjama shark, Port Jackson shark, leopard shark, small-spotted catshark, crested bullhead shark, spotted gully shark ( sharptooth houndshark). Gator Alley is home to the pair of albino American alligator as well as many other reptiles.Īmazon includes arapaima, pacu, redtail catfish, silver arowana, black arowana, long-tailed river stingray, and perch. The Newport Aquarium is part of Herschend Family Entertainment, a for-profit company. Throughout the year, they have seasonal events to engage the public and promote ocean conservation. The aquarium has many outreach programs, including the mobile shark cart and the WAVE Foundation, that seeks to educate the public about our oceans and promote STEM. Newport Aquarium is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, a leader in global wildlife conservation. It also hosts a collection of alligators, including albino alligators and Mighty Mike (left in 2018). It is the first aquarium to have success in breeding shark rays. The aquarium also showcases thousands of animals from around the world in 1,000,000 US gal (3,800,000 L) of water, including Scooter and Sweet Pea, two of the few shark rays in captivity. It has 70 exhibits and 14 galleries, including five seamless acrylic tunnels totaling over 200 feet (61 m) in length. The Newport Aquarium is an aquarium located in Newport, Kentucky, United States at Newport on the Levee, across the river from Cincinnati.
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