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Wild Reef - Live Reef Tank

See comments for a rough species list.
Shedd's exhibits frequently change stock, but an approximate list at any given time for this tank is:

Surgeonfish
  • Powder Brown Tang (Acanthurus japonicus)
  • Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus leucosternon)
  • Whitecheek Tang (Acanthurus nigricans)
  • Orange Shoulder Tang (Acanthurus olivaceus)
  • Mimic Tang (Acanthurus pyroferus)
  • Kole Tang (Ctenochaetus strigosus)
  • Orangespine Unicornfish (Naso lituratus)
  • Regal Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus)
  • Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma velifer)
Other Large Fish
  • Raccoon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula)
  • Scribbled Rabbitfish (Siganus spinus)
  • Blue-Throated Triggerfish (Xanthichthys auromarginatus)
Anthias
  • Purple Queen Anthias (Mirolabrichthys tuka)
  • Dispar Anthias (Nemanthias dispar)
  • Blotched Anthias (Odontanthias borbonius)
  • Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)
Other Small Fish
  • Green Chromis (Chromis viridis)
  • Yellow Clown Goby (Gobiodon okinawae)
  • Flame Hawkfish (Neocirrhites armatus)
  • Scissortail Dartfish (Ptereleotris evides)
Mobile Invertebrates
  • Tigertail Sea Cucumber (Holothuria hilla)
  • Blue Sea Star (Linckia laevigata)
  • Mud Snail (Nassarius sp.)
  • Giant Clam (Tridacna gigas)
Small-Polyp Stony Corals
  • Staghorn Corals (including Acropora cerealis, humilis, muricata, nana, nasuta, secale, subulata, tortuosa, valida, and yongei)
  • Rice Coral (Montipora capitata)
  • Finger Coral (Montipora digitata)
  • Cabbage Coral (Montipora foliosa)
  • Elkhorn Coral (Montipora hirsuta)
  • Cactus Coral (Pavona cactus)
  • Leaf Coral (Pavona decussata)
  • Cauliflower Coral (Pocillopora damicornis)
  • Rasp Coral (Pocillopora verrucosa)
  • Hump Coral (Porites cylindrica)
  • Cat's Paw Coral (Psammocora sp.)
  • Green Birdsnest Coral (Seriatopora guttatus)
  • Thin Birdsnest Coral (Seriatopora hystrix)
  • Hood Coral (Stylophora pistillata)
Large-Polyp Stony Corals
  • Brain Corals (Blastomussa merleti and wellsi, Favia sp., and Favites sp.)
  • Double-Star Coral (Diploastrea heliopora)
  • Chalice Corals (Echinophyllia sp. and Echinopora lamellosa)
  • Galaxy Coral (Galaxea fascicularis)
  • Tongue Coral (Herpolitha limax)
  • Lettuce Coral (Merulina ampliata)
  • Sun Coral (Tubastraea sp.)
  • Pagoda Cup Coral (Turbinaria sp.)
Soft Corals
  • Kenya Tree Coral (Capnella sp.)
  • Colt Coral (Cladiella sp.)
  • Mushroom Corals (Discosoma sp. and Rhodactis mussoides)
  • Blue Ridge Coral (Heliopora coerulea)
  • Devil's Hand Coral (Lobophytum sp.)
  • Fire Coral (Millepora sp.)
  • Photosynthetic Gorgonian (Rumphella sp.)
  • Toadstool Leather Coral (Sarcophyton sp.)
  • Cabbage Leather Coral (Sinularia dura)
 

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