Audubon RI Nature Center and Aquarium Audubon RI Nature Center & Aquarium Species List (3/17/2023)

Smaggledagle

Smaggledagle

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This is my attempt at a species list for this facility. I say try because most of the signage has not been updated since 2015, so many of these species signed might not be there/new species might not be signed. Species that I did not see will be italic.

Life in the Ponds/Wetlands
Bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus)
Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas)
Pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus)
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus)

Life in the Saltwater Marsh
American eel (Anguilla rostrata)
Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia)
Chain catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer)
Common periwinkle (Littorina littorea)
Common sea star (Asterias rubens)
Crevalle jack (Caranx hippos)
Green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis)
Ribbed mussel (Geukensia demissa)
Scup (Stenotomus chrysops)
Striped burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfi)
Unidentified fish*

Northern diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin)

Eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta picta)

Unidentified fish 2**

Life in the Tide Pool
American lobster (Homarus americanus)***
Asian shore crab (Hemigraspus sanguineus)
Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)
Channeled whelk (Busycotypus canaliculatus)
Common periwinkle (Littorina littorea)
Common sea star (Asterias rubens)
Common spider crab (Libinia emarginata)
Cunner wrasse (Tautogolabrus adspersus)
European green crab (Carcinus maenas)
Flat-clawed hermit crab (Pagurus pollicaris)
Knobbed whelk (Busycon carica)
Mummmichog (Fundulus heteroclitus)
Northern rock barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides)
Tautog (Tautoga onitis)
Unidentified fish*

Northern star coral (Astrangia poculata)
Oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau)
Sea urchin (Arbacia sp.)
Tautog (Tautoga onitis)

Channeled whelk (Busycotypus canaliculatus)
Flat-clawed hermit crab (Pagurus pollicaris)
Lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus)
Naked goby (Gobiosoma bosc)
Sea urchin (Arbacia sp.)
Spotfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon ocellatus)

Sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus)
Flat-clawed hermit crab (Pagurus pollicaris)

European green crab (Carcinus maenas)

Jonah crab (Cancer borealis)

Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)
Knobbed whelk (Busycon carica)

Mantis shrimp (Squilla empusa)

Northern star coral (Astrangia poculata)

Life in the Bay & Ocean
Black sea bass (Centropristis striata)
Northern puffer (Sphoeroides maculatus)
Oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau)
Pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides)
Scup (Stenotomus chrysops)
Striped searobin (Prionotus evolans)
Snowy grouper (Hyporthodus niveatus)
Summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus)
Tautog (Tautoga onitis)

Outside
Common raven (Corvus corax)

Totals:
Mammals: 0
Birds: 1
Reptiles: 2
Amphibians: 0
Fish: ~27
Invertebrates: ~16
Coral: 1

Overall: ~48 species

*It looked like both were of the same species, though I have no idea which. I'll upload photos soon.
**It was in a very murky tank with no signage to identify it.
***Lobster was on exhibit, but was hiding under some rocks.
 
I also should mention that several exhibits had fake animals mixed in with live animals, such as the Life in the Ponds/Wetlands exhibit has a fake American bullfrog and a common muskrat family, while Life in the Saltwater Marsh exhibit contains a fake great egret.
 
TinoPup said:
All of this has been covered in the media gallery already.
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True, although it can still be beneficial to post a species list in the general forums as there is no way of knowing whether or not the media gallery offers a "complete" look at a facility, even though I know some members, like yourself, do excellent jobs of trying to document as much of the facility as possible. Furthermore, some members may look at one location but not the other (between media gallery and forum), so I don't see any harm in having information accessible in both locations.
 
Neil chace said:
True, although it can still be beneficial to post a species list in the general forums as there is no way of knowing whether or not the media gallery offers a "complete" look at a facility, even though I know some members, like yourself, do excellent jobs of trying to document as much of the facility as possible. Furthermore, some members may look at one location but not the other (between media gallery and forum), so I don't see any harm in having information accessible in both locations.
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If I posted the media, it's probably complete for exhibits/species ;) I'm otherwise really lazy about posting stuff for places with a lot of media that covers exhibits and not just close ups - I have albums for Bronx, Smithsonian, and Greensboro, for example, that I haven't gotten around to. For this one, @ZooElephantsMan caught the few things I missed. Species list for each exhibit is in captions. If a species list isn't posted for somewhere, definitely look in the media gallery! I rarely post lists, especially for smaller places like this that don't have anything special.
 
TinoPup said:
If I posted the media, it's probably complete for exhibits/species ;) I'm otherwise really lazy about posting stuff for places with a lot of media that covers exhibits and not just close ups - I have albums for Bronx, Smithsonian, and Greensboro, for example, that I haven't gotten around to. For this one, @ZooElephantsMan caught the few things I missed. Species list for each exhibit is in captions. If a species list isn't posted for somewhere, definitely look in the media gallery! I rarely post lists, especially for smaller places like this that don't have anything special.
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Also it does look like some species changed locations (in your visit for example, American lobster was signed in the Life in the Saltwater Marsh exhibit).
 
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