Kim Minwoo
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Aramaru Aquarium
Location: Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do
Opened: July 23, 2021
Size: 7,790㎡
Tank size: 4,000t
I have only included non-fish species since the exhibited fish are moderately common in any other aquariums in Korea.
First Floor
Location: Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do
Opened: July 23, 2021
Size: 7,790㎡
Tank size: 4,000t
This is a relatively new aquarium in South Korea, located in a quite remote region in the southern tip of the peninsula. It is known for having a mixture of an aquarium with an outdoor zoo (which is quite poor). They are the first place in South Korea to house Shoebills, Galapagos land iguanas, and Lau banded iguanas, Asian giant softshell turtle, Side-striped jackals and they are the only aquarium in Korea to house hippos and currently the only place in Korea that holds a gharial.
Here are some notable species of the aquariumI have only included non-fish species since the exhibited fish are moderately common in any other aquariums in Korea.
First Floor
- Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)
- California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
- Long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)
- Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
- Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
- Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)
- Green iguana (Iguana iguana)
- Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
- Blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua sp)
- Central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
- African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
- Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca)
- Russian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii)
- Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans)
- Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota)
- Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis)
- Pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)
- Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus)
- Kingsnake (Lampropeltis sp)
- African green toad (Bufotes boulengeri)
- Red-clawed crab (Chiromantes haematocheir)
- North American beaver (Castor canadensis)
- Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius): Can be seen underwater in the second floor too
- Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus)
- Geyr's spiny-tailed lizard (Uromastyx geyri)
- Central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
- Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
- Yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)
- Razor-backed musk turtle (Sternotherus carinatus)
- Giant Asian pond turtle (Heosemys grandis)
- Elephant trunk snake (Acrochordus javanicus)
- African green toad (Bufotes boulengeri)
- Parma wallaby (Notamacropus parma)
- Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
- Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
- Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
- Silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)
- Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus)
- Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)
- Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae)
- Domestic canary (Serinus canaria domestica)
- Sunda zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
- Society finch (Lonchura striata domestica)
- Call duck (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)
- Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
- Burmese python (Python bivittatus)
- Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
- Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
- African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
- Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis)
- Red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)
- Russian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii)
- Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni)
- Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
- Asian giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii)
- Pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)
- River cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
- Peninsula cooter (Pseudemys peninsularis)
- Florida red-bellied cooter (Pseudemys nelsoni)
- Chinese stripe-necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis)
- Keeled box turtle (Cuora mouhotii)
- Golden coin turtle (Cuora trifasciata)
- Bourret's box turtle (Cuora bourreti)
- Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons)
- Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)
- Rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta)
- Lau banded iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus)
- Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)
- Crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii)
- Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
- Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)
- Side-striped jackal (Lupulella adusta)
- Serval (Leptailurus serval)
- Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
- Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus)
- Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
- Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- South American coati (Nasua nasua)
- Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
- Alpaca (Lama pacos)
- Sika deer (Cervus nippon)
- European mouflon (Ovis aries musimon)
- Goat (Capra hircus): Toggenburger, Saanen, Alpine
- Sheep (Ovis aries): Corriedale, Valais Blacknose
- African crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
- Domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus)
- Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
- Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
- South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens)
- African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
- Common ostrich (Struthio camelus)
- African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
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