Monterey Bay Aquarium Major deep sea animal exhibit coming to MBA
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Besides Aquamarine Fukushima, no aquarium has kept Psychrolutes marcidus/phrictus (I don't know which species Aquamarine's specimen is). Smaller blobfish species like Ebinania brephocephala have been kept at a few places in Japan, I saw one at Osaka Aquarium, and I believe Numazu Deepsea Aquarium may have/have had them too.
I took this photo over a decade ago now, but dark toadfish (Neophrynichthys latus) - ZooChat
Oh interesting! The Southern Encounter Aquarium seems to have had some really interesting species, such a pity it's now closed!
splendens
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splendens
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Fukushima had them at least 4 months ago
splendens
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In case anyone wants them here are some articles going in depth about the keeping of hydrothermal vent species and others including cold seep at enoshima aquarium
splendens
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My species list from my visit a couple weeks ago:
Mauve Stinger (Pelagia flaveola)
Common Siphonophore (Nanomia bijuga)
Abyssal Comb Jelly (Beroe abyssicola) (replaced previous inhabitant Red Paper Lantern Jelly)
Snow Globe Jelly (Modeeria rotunda) (apparently now replaced with Red Paper Lantern Jelly, Pandea rubra)
Lobed Comb Jelly (Bolinopsis spp)
Sea Angel (Clione spp)
Bloodybelly Comb Jelly (Lampocteis cruentiventer)
Unnamed jelly spp
Mixed Tank: Predatory Tunicate (Megalodicopia hians), Droopy Sea Pen (Umbellula spp), Deep Sea Carnation Coral (Gersemia juliepackardae), Glowing Sea Cucumber (Pannychia moseleyi), Armored Sea Cucumber (Psolus squamatus), Mushroom Soft Coral (Heteropolypus ritteri)
Fire Star (Hymenodiscus spp)
Pompom Anemone (Liponema brevicorne)
Salmon Snailfish (Careproctus rastrinus)
Pacific Hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii)
Japanese Porcupine Crab (Paralomis histrix)
Basket Star (Gorgonocephalus eucnemis)
Mixed Tank: Feather Star (Florometra serratissima), Branched Tree Coral (Parastenella ramosa), Bubblegum Coral (Paragorgia arborea), Deep Sea Cauliflower Coral (Sibogagorgia cauliflora), Red Sea Fan (Swiftia kofoidi), Mushroom Soft Coral
Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus)
Mixed Tank: Elephant Fish (Callorhinchus milli), Japanese Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi), Japanese Armorhead (Pantaceros japonicus), Spiny Red Star (Hippasteria spp), Fragile Pink Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus fragilis), Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria)
Giant Deep Sea Isopod (Bathynomus giganteus)
Bone-eating Worm (Osedax spp) (unseen)
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Still working on finding a time for photo uploads.
Mauve Stinger (Pelagia flaveola)
Common Siphonophore (Nanomia bijuga)
Abyssal Comb Jelly (Beroe abyssicola) (replaced previous inhabitant Red Paper Lantern Jelly)
Snow Globe Jelly (Modeeria rotunda) (apparently now replaced with Red Paper Lantern Jelly, Pandea rubra)
Lobed Comb Jelly (Bolinopsis spp)
Sea Angel (Clione spp)
Bloodybelly Comb Jelly (Lampocteis cruentiventer)
Unnamed jelly spp
Mixed Tank: Predatory Tunicate (Megalodicopia hians), Droopy Sea Pen (Umbellula spp), Deep Sea Carnation Coral (Gersemia juliepackardae), Glowing Sea Cucumber (Pannychia moseleyi), Armored Sea Cucumber (Psolus squamatus), Mushroom Soft Coral (Heteropolypus ritteri)
Fire Star (Hymenodiscus spp)
Pompom Anemone (Liponema brevicorne)
Salmon Snailfish (Careproctus rastrinus)
Pacific Hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii)
Japanese Porcupine Crab (Paralomis histrix)
Basket Star (Gorgonocephalus eucnemis)
Mixed Tank: Feather Star (Florometra serratissima), Branched Tree Coral (Parastenella ramosa), Bubblegum Coral (Paragorgia arborea), Deep Sea Cauliflower Coral (Sibogagorgia cauliflora), Red Sea Fan (Swiftia kofoidi), Mushroom Soft Coral
Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus)
Mixed Tank: Elephant Fish (Callorhinchus milli), Japanese Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi), Japanese Armorhead (Pantaceros japonicus), Spiny Red Star (Hippasteria spp), Fragile Pink Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus fragilis), Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria)
Giant Deep Sea Isopod (Bathynomus giganteus)
Bone-eating Worm (Osedax spp) (unseen)
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Still working on finding a time for photo uploads.
splendens
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Were you able to see the roughy or the arbiter snailfish?
I listed everything that was signed.
Northwest_FIsh_Keeping
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So far from what I've seen, the Abyssal Comb Jellies (Beroe Abyssicola) are the only new additions and the Snow Globe Jellies (Modeeria Rotunda) are the only animals that have been swapped out. Not sure why though. Maybe we'll see another one soon?
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Courtsey of Matt Wandell
Something pretty cool that just got brought up: These Phyllosoma (Lobster Larvae, mainly Slipper Lobster Larvae iirc) are on display with the Mauve Stingers. Not sure if they get that color from the Mauve Stingers but that's something super interesting and something to look out for next time
Something pretty cool that just got brought up: These Phyllosoma (Lobster Larvae, mainly Slipper Lobster Larvae iirc) are on display with the Mauve Stingers. Not sure if they get that color from the Mauve Stingers but that's something super interesting and something to look out for next time
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Oh interesting! I don't believe many aquariums have ever displayed Phyllosoma, so it's very cool that MBA has them on display!
Oh very nice!There are now two individual elephant fish in the whalefall tank.
Northwest_FIsh_Keeping
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I got bored so I came up with a list off the top of my head of achievements the exhibit has already broke within it's first month and some weeks of being open:
-First to display Bloody Belly Comb Jellies
-First to display Snow Globe Jellies
-First to display and culture Common Siphonophore
-First to display Red Paper Lantern Jelly
-First to display the Red X Comb Jellies
-Not sure about the Sea Angels but they look like a different species than Clione Limacina so maybe a first too?
-First to display many of the coral species
-First to display this undescribed species of Fire / Orange Brisingid Star
-First to display a lot of the deep-sea coral species on display
-First to display Snakehead Eelpouts
-First to display Venus Fly Trap Anemones
-First to display Arbiter Snailfish
-First to display Salmon Snailfish in US
-First to display Osedax (I heard there was a species in Japan but theres multiple in the MBA tank and no one can exactly ID what they are)
-First to display Pom Pom Anemone
-First to display that species of sea spider in the US
-Still the only aquarium I believe to display Predatory Tunicates, Droopy Sea Pen. Feather Stars, and a few other things I believe in the Muddy Bottom Tank.
-First to display Bloody Belly Comb Jellies
-First to display Snow Globe Jellies
-First to display and culture Common Siphonophore
-First to display Red Paper Lantern Jelly
-First to display the Red X Comb Jellies
-Not sure about the Sea Angels but they look like a different species than Clione Limacina so maybe a first too?
-First to display many of the coral species
-First to display this undescribed species of Fire / Orange Brisingid Star
-First to display a lot of the deep-sea coral species on display
-First to display Snakehead Eelpouts
-First to display Venus Fly Trap Anemones
-First to display Arbiter Snailfish
-First to display Salmon Snailfish in US
-First to display Osedax (I heard there was a species in Japan but theres multiple in the MBA tank and no one can exactly ID what they are)
-First to display Pom Pom Anemone
-First to display that species of sea spider in the US
-Still the only aquarium I believe to display Predatory Tunicates, Droopy Sea Pen. Feather Stars, and a few other things I believe in the Muddy Bottom Tank.
Neither of these are correct. Toledo displays sea spiders and Shedd displays feather stars.