Are These in Captivity?
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Last held in 2018.
Is Shark Reef Aquarium in Las Vegas currently the only holder of Galapagos Sharks? Monterey Bay Aquarium says they don’t have them anymore, and I can’t find any other aquariums listed with them.
Also, is Atlantis Paradise Island the only holder of Caribbean reef sharks?
Also, is Atlantis Paradise Island the only holder of Caribbean reef sharks?
When I was younger, I saw a mimic octopus at the special exhibition, “Tentacles” at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I’m not sure if it’s still there though.
Mimic Octopuses can be found in the private trade.
Are there any Foosa in captivity?
There's over 60 fossa in US zoos, at dozens of facilities.
Racine Zoo is probably your closest.
Yes, Racine will be the closest.
Any freshwater whiptail rays in captivity other than at the Cairns Aquarium? I think I remember hearing that the Dallas World Aquarium has/had one (might have just been a dream), but I can't find any info/pictures of them online.
Urogymnus polylepis, the Mekong species, is kept at Singapore River Safari, some aquariums in Thailand, and a botanical garden in Japan. Possibly more locations, too.
Sorry, I should have been more specific. I was referring to the Australian species, Himantura dalyensis.
I think National Aquarium may have them. Not sure.
They are kept privately (which usually doesn't end well for the octopus). I do believe that Monterey Bay Aquarium had them at some point. I don't know if they still do, cephalopods tend to be very short-lived.
Are any snailfish species kept anywhere? Other than the black-tipped snailfish at the Fukushima Aquarium.
Snailfish (Careproctus trachysoma) - Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe - ZooChat
and checking of my photo in 2016, I have seen them in Yokohama too.
and checking of my photo in 2016, I have seen them in Yokohama too.
Lots of snailfish in Japan, but some are at aquariums on the farther, less populated northern coast of the country, so it may be more expensive to travel to aquariums there.
Baltimore has H. australis.
Tennessee has Urogymnus dalyensis if that's the same species? I've seen U. granulatus at the Aquarium of the Pacific as well.
~Thylo
Urogymnus dalyensis is not the same species.
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