Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise Yokohama aquarium tiger sharks

James w

James w

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Hey guys,
Got feedback from someone who mentioned he saw a tiger shark in yokohama aquarium. Has anyone been there recently and do they still display the species?. Also sizes/age estimates would be great, or any info!
Cheers from U.K.
 
James w said:
Hey guys,
Got feedback from someone who mentioned he saw a tiger shark in yokohama aquarium. Has anyone been there recently and do they still display the species?. Also sizes/age estimates would be great, or any info!
Cheers from U.K.
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Rather tragically I visited this year and yet this is also a question I was recently discussing with @devilfish and @Brum，due to being unsure about the answer. There are several large sandtiger sharks in one exhibit. I do not think there were any tiger sharks, but I believe there used to be one in the main tank?
 
James w said:
Hey guys,
Got feedback from someone who mentioned he saw a tiger shark in yokohama aquarium. Has anyone been there recently and do they still display the species?. Also sizes/age estimates would be great, or any info!
Cheers from U.K.
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On my visit in January 2016 there was a single animal in the upstairs shark tank:
Tiger shark, February 2016 - ZooChat
Large shark tank, February 2016 - ZooChat

Apparently there had been another displayed later but there were none on display by the time of my October 2017 visit. :)
 
Does anyone know if Hakkeijima's Smalltooth sand tiger shark is alive? I went on November 18th and saw it swimming in the Sunfish tank in Dolphin Fantasy
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Both this individual tiger shark and the smalltooth sand tiger shark...are unique in the Aquarium world, I assume!?
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The Smalltooth Sand Tiger is presumably dead as I didn't see it on my visit just yesterday, and there are no known holdings. As for the Tiger shark(presumably you are referring to galeocerdo cuvier,) is held at 5 other zoos worldwide according to Zootierliste(which does not list Yokohama hakkeijima as a holder inaccurately.)
 
Zhao yun said:
The Smalltooth Sand Tiger is presumably dead as I didn't see it on my visit just yesterday, and there are no known holdings. As for the Tiger shark(presumably you are referring to galeocerdo cuvier,) is held at 5 other zoos worldwide according to Zootierliste(which does not list Yokohama hakkeijima as a holder inaccurately.)
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I would assume the individual I saw in 2022 is dead. It most likely only survived for a couple months.
 
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