Burgers' Zoo Burgers' Ocean species list

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lintworm

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The Ocean is one of the main ecodisplays in Burgers' Zoo, but as is common in aquaria the signage is often poor, I decided we could use an up-to-date species list. Below is a list that is as complete as possible, given the limitations of finding all fish in the large tanks.

last update: July 2019

Jellyfish tank

Sea nettle Chrysaora quinquecirrha

Lagune

Blue-spotted stingray Neotrygon kuhlii
Blue-spotted ribbontail ray Taeniura lymna
Japanese wobbegong Orectolobus japonicus
Blackchin guitarfish Glaucostegus cemiculus
Two-spined angelfish Centropyge bispinosus
Blacktail angelfish Centrropyge eibli
Keyhole angelfish Centropyge tibicen
Scribbled leatherjacket filefish Aluterus scriptus
Azure demoiselle Chrysiptera hemicyanea
Goldtail damselfish Chrysptera parasema
Blue green damselfish Chromis viridis
Girdled damselfish Dascyllus reticulatus
Long-spined porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
Bluering angelfish Pomacanthus annularis
Blue-girdled angelfish Pomacanthus navarchus
Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator
Map puffer Arothron mappa
Humpback wrasse Cheillinus undulatus
Red-breasted wrasse Cheilinus fasciatus
Stingjaw wrasse Epibulus insidiator
Clown coris Coris aygula
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
Bird wrasse Gomphosus varius
Lesson's thicklip Plectorhinchus lessonii
Yellowbanded sweetlips Plectorhinchus lineatus
Lieutenant surgeonfish Acanthurus tennenti
Yellowfin surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus
Striated surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus
Goldring bristletooth Ctenochaetus strigosus
Palette surgeonfish Paracanthurus hepatus
Sailfin tang Zebrasoma veliferum
Spotted unicornfish Naso brevirostris
Bignose unicornfish Naso vlamingii
Clown triggerfish Balistoides conspicillum
Pinktail triggerfish Melichthys vidua
Yellow-margin triggerfish Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
Orange-striped triggerfish Balistapus undulatus
Coral rabbitfish Siganus corallinus
Virgate rabbitfish Siganus virgatus
Blue-spotted spinefoot Siganus stellatus
Foxface rabbitfish Siganus vulpinus
Threadfin butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga
Raccoon butterfly fish Chaetodon lunula
Orbicular batfish Platax orbicularis
Black-tipped fusilier Pterocaesio digramma
Lunar fusilier Caesio lunaris
Yellowtail fusilier Caesio cuning
Barred flagtail Kuhlia mugil
Humpback snapper Lutjanus gibbus
Bluestripe snapper Lutjanus kasmira
Orange clownfish Amphiprion occelaris
Maroon clownfish Premnas biaculeatus
Striped monocle bream Scolopsis lineata

Moray eel tank

Black-spotted moray Gymnothorax isingteena
Honeycomb moray Gymnothorax favagineus
Orange-striped triggerfish Balistapus undulatus
Pacific black triggerfish Odonus niger
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
Blotheye soldierfish Myripristis murdjan
Lattice soldierfish Myripristis violacea
Coral grouper Cephalopholis miniata
Blue-lined hind Cephalophis formosa
Bluestripe snapper Lutjanus kasmira
Humpback snapper Lutjanus gibbus
Javanese damsel Neoglyphigdodon oxyodon
Yellowtail surgeonfish Zebrasoma xanthurum
Mimic surgeonfish Acanthurus pyroferus
Red big-eye Priacanthus hamrur
Silver bigeye Priacanthus blochi
Glasseye Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Humpback grouper Cromileptis altivelis
Foxface rabbitfish Siganus vulpinus


Living coral reef tank

Blue-spotted ribbontail ray Taeniura lymna
Orange fairy basslet Pseudanthias sqaimipinnis
Banggai cardinalfish Pterapogon kauderni
Blue blanquillo Malacanthus latovittatus
Dark-banded fusilier Pterocaesio tile
Pyramid butterflyfish Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Flame angelfish Centropyge loricula
Black-striped angelfish Genicanthus lamarck
Spot-breast angelfish Genicanthus melanospilos
Yellow-faced angelfish Pomacanthus xanthometopon
Regal angelfish Pygoplites polylepsis
Spiny chromis Acanthochromis polyacanthus
Fire anemonefish Amphiprion melanopus
Bicolor chromis Chromis magraritifer
Blue-green damselfish Chromis viridis
Black-tailed damselfish Dascyllus melanurus
Yellow-tailed blue damselfish Chrysiptera hemicyanea
Lemon damselfish Pomacentrus moluccensis
Quoy’s parrotfish Scarus quoyi
Brown-barred goby Amblygobius phalaena
Achilles tang Acanthurus achilles
Powder-blue surgeonfish Acanthurus leucosternon
White-cheeked surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans
Eyestripe surgeonfish Acanthurus dussumieri
Orange-spotted surgeonfish Acanthurus olivaceus
Mimic surgeonfish Acanthurus pyroferus
Lieutenant surgeonfish Acanthurus tennentii
Goldring bristletooth Ctenochaetus strigosus
Palette surgeonfish Paracanthurus hepatus
Twotone tang Zebrasoma scopas
Foxface rabbitfish Siganus vulpinus
Orange-spotted spinefoot Siganus guttatus
Jeweled rockskipper blenny Salarias fasciatus
Ocellated dragonet Synchiropus ocellatus
Sixline wrasse Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Scarlet wrasse Pseudocheilinus evanidus
Cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
Splendid rainbow wrasse Halichoerus marginatus
Lined wrasse Anampses lineatus
Copperband butterflyfish Chelmon rostratus
Flame hawkfish Neocirrhites armatus

Lionfish tank

Red lionfish Pterois volitans
Epaulette shark Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Snowflake moray Echidna nebulosa

Anemone fish tank

Common clownfish Amphiprion ocellaris
Mandarin dragonet Synchiropus splendidus (?)

Night reef tank

Powderblue surgeonfish Acanhurus leucosternon
Pyjama cardinalfish Sphaeramia nematoptera

Shark tank

Zebra shark Stegostoma fasciatum
Blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus
Blacktip reef shark Carcharinus melanopterus
Scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini
Giant shovelnose ray Glaucostegus typus
Blue-and-yellow grouper Epinephelus flavocaeruleus
Potato grouper Epinephelus tukula
Clown surgeonfish Acanthurus lineatus
Double-banded surgeonfish Acanthurus tennentii
Spotted surgeonfish Ctenochaetus strigosus
Foxface rabbitfish Siganus vulpinus
Pacific black triggerfish Odonus niger
Whiterim triggerfish Sufflamen chrysopterus
Raccoon butterflyfish Chaetodon lunula
Sickle butterflyfish Chaetodon falcula
Doublesaddle butterflyfish Chaetodon ulietensis
Cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
False clown wrasse Coris gaimard
Lyretail hogfish Bodianus anthioides
Giant sweetlips Plectorhinchus obscurus
Scissortail sergeant Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Girdled damselfish Dascyllus reticulatus
Threespot damselfish Dascyllus trimaculatus
White-tailed damselfish Dascyllus aruanus
Goldtail damselfish Chrysiptera parasema
Golden damselfish Amblyglyphidodon aureus
Yellow-tailed angelfish Apolemichthys xanthurus
Bicolor angelfish Centropyge bicolor
Flame angelfish Centropyge loricula

Lanternfish tank

Splitfin Lanternfish Anomalops katoptron
Lanternfish Photoblepharon spec.

Shoalfish tank

Cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
Golden trevally Gnathanodon speciosus
Yellow-tailed amberjack Seriola lalandi

Tunnel

Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus ocellatus
Mangrove whipray Urogymnus granulatus
Honeycomb stingray Himantura uarnak
Humpback red snapper Lutjanus gibbus
Emperor red snapper Lutjanus sebae
Snubnose pompano Trachinotus blochii
Sailfin snapper Symphorichthys spilurus
Yellow-banded sweetlips Plectorhinchus lineatus
Silver mono Monodactylus argenteus
Indo-Pacific sergeant Abubdefduf vaigiensis
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
Orbicular batfish Platax orbicularis
Spotted scat Scatophagus argus

For species with a question mark I am unsure whether this species is still present.

Any updates are off-course welcome.
 
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The map puffer is dead as far as I am aware. I could do some checks saturday once I am at work again!
 
I hope you will list the marine invertebrates as well...!!!

Okay, let's be serious: Great job. And thank you for that.
(However: If you can get the names of the invertebrates, they would be very welcome too):D
 
The picture of the unknown fish is now in the Identification gallery, help is appreciated:
Fish ID Burgers' Zoo | ZooChat

Timmiegun said:
The map puffer is dead as far as I am aware. I could do some checks saturday once I am at work again!
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There still is one puffer in the Lagune (the part with the Guitarfish) I recall, which I assumed to be the Map puffer...

zoomaniac said:
I hope you will list the marine invertebrates as well...!!!

Okay, let's be serious: Great job. And thank you for that.
(However: If you can get the names of the invertebrates, they would be very welcome too):D
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I wasn't planning on doing that, but I can e-mail the curator and see whether he would be willing to share which corals, anemones, molluscs and echinoderms they currently have. I doubt whether even they know all the species they have in the tanks, especially when it is down to Foraminifers ;)
 
This is a really cool new thread, and I actually went fairly recent, on the 30th of december to Burger's to actually ID fish, I did this by actually making a list of fish names (from ZTL on the Burger's Zoo current holdings) + pictures (to ID them easier) print this and take it with me alongside a trusty pencil and check mark every species I recognized. Got to admit though, that I definitely saw a lot of fish that I didn't have on my list.. So I'll list what I found. (This will probably contain dublicates as I just want to list them all so you can compare with what you have found. This is a list of fish I have seen with own eyes, not from the signs!)
I will list every species I have seen, and I'll try to note where I specifically saw it from my memory, the ones I do at least.
So without any further ado, here's my list! I hope you can find some usage with this list.

Fish:
- Foxface rabbitfish Siganus vulpinus (lagune + coral reef)
- Orange-spotted spinefoot Siganus guttatus ???
- Flame angel Centropyge loricula (coral reef)
- Blue girdled angelfish Pomacanthus navarchus (Coral reef)
- Yellowface angelfish Pomacanthus xanthometopon ???
- Blue ring angelfish Pomacanthus annularis ???
- Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator ???
- Golden trevally Gnathanodon speciosus (open ocean tank)
- Goldtail demoiselle Chrysiptera parasema (shallow lagune)
- Azure demoiselle Chrysiptera hemicyanea (coral reef)
- Giant Sweetlips Plectorhinchus obscurus (shark tank)
- Yellow banded sweetlips Plectorhinchus lineatus (deep lagune + tunnel)
- Honeycomb stingray Himantura uarnak (tunnel)
- Mangrove whipray Himantura granulata (tunnel)
- Bluespotted ribbontail ray Taeniura lymma (shallow lagune)
- Bluespotted ray Neotrygon kuhlii (shallow agune)
- Ocellated eagle ray Aetobatus ocellatus (tunnel)
- Humpback red snapper Lutjanus gibbus ??
- Emperor red snapper Lutjanus sebae (tunnel)
- Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus (deep lagune)
- Checkerboard wrasse Halichoeres hortulanus (lagune)
- Slingjaw wrasse Epibulus insidiator (deep lagune)
- Purple club-nosed wrasse Gomphosus varius (lagunes)
- Keyhole angelfish Centropyge tibicen (coral reef)
- Laced moray Gymnothorax favagineus (reef cliff)
- Black-spotted moray Gymnothorox isingteena (reef cliff)
- Lesson's thicklip Plectorhinchus lessonii ???
- Spotted unicornfish Naso brevistoris (deep lagune)
- Bignose unicorn Naso vlamingii (deep lagune)
- Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus (coral reef + open ocean)
- Clown coris Coris aygula (deep lagune
- Clown triggerfish Balistoides conspicillum (shallow lagune)
- Yellowmargin triggerfish Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus (shallow lagune)
- Red-toothed triggerfish Odonus niger (shark tank)
- Orange-lined triggerfish Balistapus undulatus ???
- Pinktail triggerfish Melichthys vidua ???
- Common bluestripe seaperch Lutjanus kasmira ???
- Copperband butterflyfish Chelmon rostratus ???
- Blackwedged butterflyfish Chaetodon falcula ???
- Threadfin butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga ???
- Pyramid butterflyfish Hemitaurichthys polylepsis (coral reef)
- Raccoon butterflyfish Chaetodon lunula (coral reef)
- Dark-banded fusilier Pterocaesio tile (deep lagune)
- Yellow and blueback fusilier Caesio teres (coral reef)
- Doubleband surgeonfish Acanthurus tennentii ???
- Powder-blue surgeonfish Acanthurus leucosternon (coral reef)
- Palette surgeonfish Paracanthurus hepatus (shallow lagune)
- Ringtail surgeonfish Acanthurus blochii (coral reef)
- Atlantic blue tang surgeonfish Acanthurus coeruleus ???
- White cheek surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans ???
- Orangespot surgeonfish Acanthurus olivaceus (coral reef)
- Yellowfin surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus (deep lagune)
- Achilles tang Acanthurus achilles (coral reef)
- Royal dottyback Pictichromis paccagnellae (coral reef)
- Sailfin snapper Symphorichthys spilurus (tunnel)
- Scrawled filefish Aluterus scriptus (shallow lagune)
- Sea goldie Pseudanthias squamipinnis (coral reef)
- Snubnose pompanoTrachinotus blochii (tunnel)
- Spiny chromis Acanthochromis polyacanthus (coral reef)
- Twospot hogfish Bodianus bimaculatus (shallow lagune)
- Whitetail damselfish Dascyllus aruanus ???
- Yellow tang Zebrasoma flavescens (coral reef)
- Yellowtail tang Zebrasoma xanthurum (coral reef)
- Pacific sail-fin surgeonfish Zebrasoma velifer (shallow lagune)
- Yellowtail amberjack Seriola lalandi (deep ocean)
- Potato grouper Epinephelus tukula (shark tank)
- Ocellated dragonet Neosynchiropus ocellatus (coral reef)
- Banded sleeper goby Amblygobius phalaena (coral reef)
- Blue torpedo goby Malacanthus latovittatus (coral reef)
- Orbicular batfish Platax orbicularis (deep lagune)
- Blackstriped angelfish Genicanthus lamarck (coral reef)
- Banggai cardinalfish Pterapogon kauderni (coral reef)
- Blacktail humbug Dascyllus melanurus (coral reef)
- Bicolor chromis Chromis margaritifer (coral reef)
- Barred flagtail Kuhlia mugil (deep lagune)
- Blue green damselfish Chromis viridis (coral reef)
- Black anemonefish Amphiprion melanopus (coral reef)
- Scalloped hamerhead shark Sphyrna lewin (shark tank)
- Blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus (shark tank)
- Blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus (shark tank)
- Zebra shark Stegostoma fasciatum (shark tank)
- Epaullete shark Hemiscyllium ocellatum (night tank)
- Red lionfish Pterois volitans (night tank)
- Splitfin flashlightfish Anomalops katoptron (flashlight fish tank)
- Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda (deep ocean )
- Blackchin guitarfish Glaucostegus cemiculus (deep lagune)
- Giant shovelnose guitarfish Glaucostegus typus (currently behind the scenes, but lives in the shark tank)

Invertebrates:
- Red-backed cleaner shrimp Lysmata amboinensis (small invert tank)
- Long-spined sea urchin Diadema selosa (large invert tank)

Though this may seem very promising it is very possible I miss-identified a species of fish, so please take it with a tiny bit of salt. I hope you may find some usage in my list!
 
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Ursus said:
This is a really cool new thread, and I actually went fairly recent, on the 30th of december to Burger's to actually ID fish, I did this by actually making a list of fish names (from ZTL on the Burger's Zoo current holdings) + pictures (to ID them easier) print this and take it with me alongside a trusty pencil and check mark every species I recognized. Got to admit though, that I definitely saw a lot of fish that I didn't have on my list.. So I'll list what I found. (This will probably contain dublicates as I just want to list them all so you can compare with what you have found. This is a list of fish I have seen with own eyes, not from the signs!)
I will list every species I have seen, and I'll try to note where I specifically saw it from my memory, the ones I do at least.
So without any further ado, here's my list! I hope you can find some usage with this list.

Fish:
- Foxface rabbitfish Siganus vulpinus (lagune + coral reef)
- Orange-spotted spinefoot Siganus guttatus ???
- Flame angel Centropyge loricula (coral reef)
- Blue girdled angelfish Pomacanthus navarchus (Coral reef)
- Yellowface angelfish Pomacanthus xanthometopon ???
- Blue ring angelfish Pomacanthus annularis ???
- Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator ???
- Golden trevally Gnathanodon speciosus (open ocean tank)
- Goldtail demoiselle Chrysiptera parasema (shallow lagune)
- Azure demoiselle Chrysiptera hemicyanea (coral reef)
- Giant Sweetlips Plectorhinchus obscurus (shark tank)
- Yellow banded sweetlips Plectorhinchus lineatus (deep lagune + tunnel)
- Honeycomb stingray Himantura uarnak (tunnel)
- Mangrove whipray Himantura granulata (tunnel)
- Bluespotted ribbontail ray Taeniura lymma (shallow lagune)
- Bluespotted ray Neotrygon kuhlii (shallow agune)
- Ocellated eagle ray Aetobatus ocellatus (tunnel)
- Humpback red snapper Lutjanus gibbus ??
- Emperor red snapper Lutjanus sebae (tunnel)
- Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus (deep lagune)
- Checkerboard wrasse Halichoeres hortulanus (lagune)
- Slingjaw wrasse Epibulus insidiator (deep lagune)
- Purple club-nosed wrasse Gomphosus varius (lagunes)
- Keyhole angelfish Centropyge tibicen (coral reef)
- Laced moray Gymnothorax favagineus (reef cliff)
- Black-spotted moray Gymnothorox isingteena (reef cliff)
- Lesson's thicklip Plectorhinchus lessonii ???
- Spotted unicornfish Naso brevistoris (deep lagune)
- Bignose unicorn Naso vlamingii (deep lagune)
- Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus (coral reef + open ocean)
- Clown coris Coris aygula (deep lagune
- Clown triggerfish Balistoides conspicillum (shallow lagune)
- Yellowmargin triggerfish Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus (shallow lagune)
- Red-toothed triggerfish Odonus niger (shark tank)
- Orange-lined triggerfish Balistapus undulatus ???
- Pinktail triggerfish Melichthys vidua ???
- Common bluestripe seaperch Lutjanus kasmira ???
- Copperband butterflyfish Chelmon rostratus ???
- Blackwedged butterflyfish Chaetodon falcula ???
- Threadfin butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga ???
- Pyramid butterflyfish Hemitaurichthys polylepsis (coral reef)
- Raccoon butterflyfish Chaetodon lunula (coral reef)
- Dark-banded fusilier Pterocaesio tile (deep lagune)
- Yellow and blueback fusilier Caesio teres (coral reef)
- Doubleband surgeonfish Acanthurus tennentii ???
- Powder-blue surgeonfish Acanthurus leucosternon (coral reef)
- Palette surgeonfish Paracanthurus hepatus (shallow lagune)
- Ringtail surgeonfish Acanthurus blochii (coral reef)
- Atlantic blue tang surgeonfish Acanthurus coeruleus ???
- White cheek surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans ???
- Orangespot surgeonfish Acanthurus olivaceus (coral reef)
- Yellowfin surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus (deep lagune)
- Achilles tang Acanthurus achilles (coral reef)
- Royal dottyback Pictichromis paccagnellae (coral reef)
- Sailfin snapper Symphorichthys spilurus (tunnel)
- Scrawled filefish Aluterus scriptus (shallow lagune)
- Sea goldie Pseudanthias squamipinnis (coral reef)
- Snubnose pompanoTrachinotus blochii (tunnel)
- Spiny chromis Acanthochromis polyacanthus (coral reef)
- Twospot hogfish Bodianus bimaculatus (shallow lagune)
- Whitetail damselfish Dascyllus aruanus ???
- Yellow tang Zebrasoma flavescens (coral reef)
- Yellowtail tang Zebrasoma xanthurum (coral reef)
- Pacific sail-fin surgeonfish Zebrasoma velifer (shallow lagune)
- Yellowtail amberjack Seriola lalandi (deep ocean)
- Potato grouper Epinephelus tukula (shark tank)
- Ocellated dragonet Neosynchiropus ocellatus (coral reef)
- Banded sleeper goby Amblygobius phalaena (coral reef)
- Blue torpedo goby Malacanthus latovittatus (coral reef)
- Orbicular batfish Platax orbicularis (deep lagune)
- Blackstriped angelfish Genicanthus lamarck (coral reef)
- Banggai cardinalfish Pterapogon kauderni (coral reef)
- Blacktail humbug Dascyllus melanurus (coral reef)
- Bicolor chromis Chromis margaritifer (coral reef)
- Barred flagtail Kuhlia mugil (deep lagune)
- Blue green damselfish Chromis viridis (coral reef)
- Black anemonefish Amphiprion melanopus (coral reef)
- Scalloped hamerhead shark Sphyrna lewin (shark tank)
- Blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus (shark tank)
- Blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus (shark tank)
- Zebra shark Stegostoma fasciatum (shark tank)
- Epaullete shark Hemiscyllium ocellatum (night tank)
- Red lionfish Pterois volitans (night tank)
- Splitfin flashlightfish Anomalops katoptron (flashlight fish tank)
- Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda (deep ocean )
- Blackchin guitarfish Glaucostegus cemiculus (deep lagune)
- Giant shovelnose guitarfish Glaucostegus typus (currently behind the scenes, but lives in the shark tank)

Invertebrates:
- Red-backed cleaner shrimp Lysmata amboinensis (small invert tank)
- Long-spined sea urchin Diadema selosa (large invert tank)

Though this may seem very promising it is very possible I miss-identified a species of fish, so please take it with a tiny bit of salt. I hope you may find some usage in my list!
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Thanks for the effort. I already saw some species you have listed with a ??, but there are also some I missed ;).
 
May I ask where you saw the Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus? I visited Burgers' Zoo already a few times but I was never able to see/ find it.
Also, anyone any idea what happened to the Arothron immaculatus? I saw the last specimen about a year ago. Is it still alive?

And last but not least: the Priacanthus hamrur and Cromileptes altivelis are missing in your lists, they are swimming around in the high aquarium right after the lagoon, together with the morays
 
Jo Kuyken said:
May I ask where you saw the Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus? I visited Burgers' Zoo already a few times but I was never able to see/ find it.
Also, anyone any idea what happened to the Arothron immaculatus? I saw the last specimen about a year ago. Is it still alive?

And last but not least: the Priacanthus hamrur and Cromileptes altivelis are missing in your lists, they are swimming around in the high aquarium right after the lagoon, together with the morays
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The hamrur have only been reintroduced recently with a few other priacanthus subs. Altivelis hasn't been in for a while as far as I know.
 
The Priacanthus hamrur can be found in the ocean for a few years already. But before a few weeks ago, only two of them were on show. They recently added a new group to the aquarium. I don't know if they are the same species.
I saw an altivelis on 24/12/2018
 
Jo Kuyken said:
May I ask where you saw the Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus? I visited Burgers' Zoo already a few times but I was never able to see/ find it.
Also, anyone any idea what happened to the Arothron immaculatus? I saw the last specimen about a year ago. Is it still alive?

And last but not least: the Priacanthus hamrur and Cromileptes altivelis are missing in your lists, they are swimming around in the high aquarium right after the lagoon, together with the morays
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Oh my goodness, I actually made a mistake. I checked my list cause I didn't recall seeing it, and there was indeed no check mark. My bad!
The Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus is either behind the scenes then or just not kept at all.
The Arothron immaculatus is not kept anymore to my knowledge, didn't see one when I went there.
 
A friend of me saw one Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus today. The fish was swimming together with a Balistapus undulatus in the lagune
 
Jo Kuyken said:
A friend of me saw one Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus today. The fish was swimming together with a Balistapus undulatus in the lagune
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I indeed saw a P. flavimarginatus in the Lagune. The B. undulatus always used to be in the Moray eel tank, but did not see it on my last visit in either tank. On the Wobbegong side of the Lagune there is now also a Blue-spotted ribbontail ray. In the Shark tank the Shovelnose ray is back on display after it was temporarily behind the scenes in recent months.
 
I have updated the species list for the Moray eel tank after signage has been updated, allowing to identify the different (Hetero)Priacanthus and Soldierfish species in the tank.
 
Great list!
But i have one suggestion though, maybe its good to split the lagune species list into 2 lists? I know its one tank but the fish can't go from one tank to another (although it does happen sometimes), but they aren't meant to go from one place to the other.

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Snowflake moray eel is dead,
and the epaulette sharks moved to the shallow lagune
Sea nettles are also dead and there is now plastic there
And atleast 1 golden angelfish (Centropyge aurantia) swims in the coral reef tank
The shallow lagune has pyjama cardinals
The coral reef tank has engineer gobies (Pholidichthys leucotaenia), these are not visible to the public and are only seen by divers.
 
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The coral reef aquarium is now also home to Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), there are two of them.

Source:

Further info from the video:
Total number of species in the Ocean: 141 species (both on show and behind the scenes).
Total number of species in the coral reef aquarium: 44 species.
Total number of fish in the coral reef aquarium: +/- 1200.
 
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