Misc. Exhibit Challenge - Marshall Islands - Species list
In this species list dotted lists represent the different species housed in a mixed exhibit and striped lists represent species housed in different exhibit in some form of complex.
Tank 1 – Shark, ray, sea turtle and large fish tank, with viewing tunnel
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)
Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
Tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus)
Zebra shark (Stegostoma tigrinum)
Giant grouper or Brindled grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus)
Remora or Shark sucker (Remora remora)
Humphead Wrasse, Napoleon Wrasse, Giant Wrasse, Maori wrasse, Truck Wrasse or Undulate Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus)
Ocellated eagle ray Or White-spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus ocellatus)
Giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis)
Tank 2 – Olive Ridley sea turtle and fish tank
Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
Bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus)
Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus)
Humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)
Guineafowl puffer (Arothron meleagris)
Orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis)
Titan triggerfish, Giant triggerfish or Moustache triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)
Blubberlip or Brown Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus gibbosus)
Tank 3 – Large fish tank
Undulated moray (Gymnothorax undulatus)
Coral grouper, Coral hind or Coral rock cod (Cephalopholis miniata)
Mahi-mahi or Common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)
Brown-marbled grouper or Tiger grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)
Black-saddled coral grouper (Plectropomus laevis)
Green humphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum)
Tank 4 – Living reef tank
Three-banded anemonefish or Three-banded clownfish (Amphiprion tricinctus)
Girdled fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus balteatus)
Helfrich's Dartfish (Nemateleotris helfrichi)
Green Chromis or Blue-green Chromis (Chromis viridis)
Reticulate Dascyllus or Two-stripe damselfish (Dascyllus reticulatus)
Ocellate damselfish (Pomacentrus vaiuli)
Lyretail hogfish (Bodianus anthioides)
Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus)
Hector's goby (Koumansetta hector)
Bluestreak Goby (Valenciennea strigata)
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)
Longfin anthias or Longfin basslet (Pseudanthias ventralis)
Threadfin cardinalfish or Bluestreak cardinalfish (Zoramia leptacantha)
Spotted garden eel (Heteroconger hassi)
Exquisite wrasse (Cirrhilabrus exquisitus)
Filtration and technical rooms, Marine quarantine room
With viewing windows and educational displays.
Coral farm and marine nursery
Coral species on EDGE of Existence list for Marshall Islands: Turbinaria mesenterina, Turbinaria peltata, Turbinaria reniformis, Turbinaria patula, Turbinaria stellulata, Physogyra lichtensteini, Pachyseris rugosa, Montastrea multipunctata, Alveopora verrilliana, Alveopora fenestrata
Coral species on IUCN list and iNaturalist lists for Marshall Islands: Stylophora pistillata, Heliopora coerulea, Seriatopora caliendrum, Acropora humilis, Porites lutea, Plerogyra sinuosa, Psammocora columna, Fungia fungites, Halomitra pileus, Pavona cactus
Other species also, including ones featured in the living reef.
Rodents
- Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans)
- Brown rat or Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
- House mouse (Mus musculus)
Terrariums
- Mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)
- Oceanic gecko of Pacific Dtella (Gehyra oceanica)
- Micronesian black skink (Emoia arnoensis)
- Pacific bluetail skink (Emoia caeruleocauda)
- Mariana monitor (Varanus tsukamotoi)
- Emerald tree skink (Lamprolepis smaragdina)
- Common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
- Dumeril's tropical gecko or Micronesia saw-tailed gecko (Perochirus ateles)
- Forest hermit crab (Coenobita spinosus)
- Coconut crab, Robber crab or Palm thief (Birgus latro)
Education areas
Areas with different forms of educational displays, including signage, video screens, models and natural history specimens, tackling topics such as climate change, sea level rise, damaged coral reefs, fisheries, tourism et cetera, as well as on the human history of the Marshall Islands, including the infamous Bikini Atoll nuclear tests.
Tropical island gardens and planted areas between exhibits
This area will include native and introduced plant species as well as plants grown as commercial and sustenance crops in the Marshall Islands and other tropical Pacific archipelagoes. Species will include Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera), Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis), Banana (Musa species), Taro (Cyrtosperma merkusii, Colocasia esculenta), Polynesian arrowroot (Tacca leontopetaloides), Thatch screwpine, Hala tree or Beach Pandanus (Pandanus tectorius), Large-leafed orange mangrove or Oriental mangrove (Bruguiera gymnorhiza), Crinum bakeri, Australian pine tree or whistling pine tree (Casuarina equisetifolia), Velvetleaf soldierbush (Heliotropium foertherianum), Beach cabbage, Sea lettuce or Beach naupaka (Scaevola taccada), Grand devil's-claws (Pisonia grandis), Coast cottonwood or Beach Hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus), Flame tree or Flamboyant (Delonix regia), Merbau, Ipil, Kwila or Pacific teak (Intsia bijuga), Bird's nest fern (Asplenium nidus), Brazilian Cherry (Eugenia uniflora), Latherleaf (Colubrina asiatica), Necklace pod (Sophora tomentosa), Trailing Daisy (Sphagneticola trilobata) and Beach Gardenia, Sea randa or Zebra wood (Guettarda speciosa).
Small aquariums
- Swarthy parrotfish, Dusky parrotfish or Black parrotfish (Scarus niger)
- Bridled parrotfish, Six-banded parrotfish or Vermiculate parrotfish (Scarus frenatus)
- Leopard mantis shrimp (Ankersquilla pardus)
- Pomacentrus yoshii
- Blue-edged sole, Black-tip sole or Tiger sole (Soleichthys heterorhinos)
- Saddle butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium)
- Foxface rabbitfish (Siganus vulpinus)
- Banded coral shrimp or Banded cleaner shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)
- White-spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos)
- Golden cowrie (Callistocypraea aurantium)
- Magnificent cone (Conus magnificus)
- Marbled cone (Conus marmoreus)
Aviaries
- Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa pelewensis)
- Kosrae fruit dove (Ptilinopus hernsheimi)
- Micronesian imperial pigeon (Ducula oceanica ratakensis)
- White-browed crake (Amaurornis cinerea)
- Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
Big aviary 1 - Migratory wader birds
Bristle-thighed curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Wandering tattler (Tringa incana)
Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva)
Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Big aviary 2 - Egrets
Pacific reef heron or Eastern reef heron (Egretta sacra)
Eastern cattle egret (Bubulcus coromandus or B. ibis coromandus)
