Marine Life Park S.E.A. Aquarium species list (2024)

ralph said:
I've tried to make a species list of the renovated aquarium, solely with information I was able to find online. I probably won't be able to finish it, but here is a start at least.
( I will visit the aquarium in november, and will try my best to gather more information!)

Section 1: 'In the Beginning'

Drop of Water:

No living animals

Ocean Wonders:

Moon Jelly (Aurelia aurita)
Purple striped sea nettle (Chrysaora colorata)
Pacific Sea Nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens)
Atlantic Sea Nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha)
Black Sea Nettle (Chrysaora achlyos)
White-spotted Sea Jelly (Mastigias papua)
Cannonball jelly (Stomolophus meleagris)
Fried Egg Jelly (Cotylorhiza tuberculata)

(all species kept in a tank of their own)

Ancient Waters:

Mississippi paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)
Some sort of sunfish/bluegill (not signed, ID needed)

Angelfish (Pterophyllum leopoldi or scalare) (not signed, ID needs confirmation)
Royal twig catfish (Sturisomatichthys festivus)
Giant raphael catfish (Megalodoras uranoscopus)

Dwarf snakehead (Channa limbata)
Orange-spotted snakehead (Channa aurantimaculata)
Ghost catfish (Kryptopterus vitreolus) (not signed)

Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)
Fly River rainbowfish (Melanotaenia sexlineata)

Horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas)
Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum)
Bicolor angelfish (Centropyge bicolor) (not signed)

Conquering land:

Some sort of rasbora (not signed, ID needed)
(This tank will also house Japanese giant salamanders in the future)

Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)

Titicaca water frog (Telmatobius culeus)

Elephant trunk snake (Acrochordus javanicus)

Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius var. "Azureus")
Yellow-banded poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)

Golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis)
Blue-legged mantella (Mantella expectata)

Section 2: 'At the Surface'

Spirit of Exploration:

No living animals

Singapore's coast:

Silver moony (Monodactylus argenteus)
Spotted scat (Scatophagus argus) (not signed)
Ostorhinchus sp (not signed, ID needed)

Banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix)
Spotted green pufferfish (Dichotomyctere nigroviridis) (not signed)

Sea horse (Hippocampus sp.) (not signed, ID needed, probably reidi or kuda)
Yellowtail clownfish (Amphiprion clarkii)
Goldtail demoiselle (Chrysiptera parasema) (not signed)
Whitetail damselfish (Dascyllus aruanus) (not signed)
Lemon damsel (Pomacentrus moluccensis) (not signed, ID requires confirmation)
Slate pencil urchin (Eucidaris tribuloides)
Blue tuxedo urchin (Mespilia globulus)
Green brittle star (Ophiarachna incrassata)
Chocolate chip starfish (Protoreaster nodosus)
Plain sand star (Astropecten indicus)
Jewelled chiton (Acanthopleura gemmata)
Tiger cowrie (Cypraea tigris) (not signed)
Elegant hermit crab (Calcinus elegans)
Cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis)

Upsidedown jelly (Cassiopea sp)

Let me know if you have any additions or corrections! I surely missed a few species :)
I will try to add more sections, but since there are a lot of tanks with a whole bunch of species, this might not be easy
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Do you have photos of the freshwater species that you need ID help with? Interesting choice with M. sexlineata, it's not a species that's offered by their main vendor, and the one that I know that did import a few recently did not deal with them either.
 
ralph said:
@BucerosKeeper

No photos, this is mostly based on 4 walkthrough videos on youtube, a few of which also showed the signage.
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Just watched a few videos, the freshwater Angelfish is neither of the species you've mentioned, but rather Pterophyllum altum. None of the videos let me take a good look at the tiny fish in the salamander tank, but they look like White Cloud Mountain Minnows (Tanichthys albonubes) to me.

None of the videos I could find showed a Lungfish exhibit, though, guess I really have to head down and see this place soon :)
 
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None of the videos I could find showed a Lungfish exhibit, though, guess I really have to head down and see this place soon :)
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One of the videos showed signage for the lungfish in the same tank as the rainbowfishes.

White cloud mountain minnow makes sense!
 
Section 3: Daylight

Shark Seas: (formerly 'Apex Predators of the Sea')

Bowmouth guitarfish (Rhina ancylostoma) (not signed)
Tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus)
Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
Blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus)
Silvertip reef shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)
Sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)
Scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) (not signed)
Spiny chromis (Acanthochromis polyacanthus) (not signed, ID needs confirmation)
Indo-Pacific sergeant (Abudefduf vaigiensis) (not signed)
Scissortail sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus) (not signed)
Red-toothed triggerfish (Odonus niger) (not signed)

Species kept in this tank prior to the renovation, unsure if they are still present:
Japanese wobbegong (Orectolobus japonicus)
Tasselled wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)
Convict surgeonfish (Acanthurus triostegus)

Coral gardens:

First tank:
Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa)
Leopard moray (Enchelycore pardalis)
Zebra moray (Gymnomuraena zebra) (not signed)
Unknown moray (ID needed)
Azure demoiselle (Chrysiptera hemicyanea) (not signed)
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) (not signed)

Second tank:
Sailfin snapper (Symphorichthys spilurus)
Bicolor chromis (Pycnochromis margaritifer) (not signed)
Chocolatedip chromis (Pycnochromis dimidiatus) (not signed, ID needs confirmation)
Sea cucumber (not signed, ID needed)
Stereonephthya coral

Third tank:
Peach fairy basslet (Nemanthias dispar) (not signed)
Sapphire devil (Chrysiptera cyanea) (not signed)
Regal demoiselle (Neopomacentrus cyanomos) (not signed)
Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) (not signed)
Chin-strap fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus aquamarinus) (not signed)
Palette surgeonfish (Paracanthurus hepatus) (not signed)
Convict surgeonfish (Acanthurus triostegus) (not signed)
Yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) (not signed)
Hammer coral (Fimbriaphyllia paraancora)
Torch coral (Euphyllia glabrescens)

Possibly also in this tank, but haven't been able to confirm:
Sea goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)
Starck’s demoiselle (Chrysiptera starcki)
Maroon clownfish (Amphiprion tricinctus)
Copperband butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus)
Big longnose butterflyfish (Forcipiger longirostris)
Blueside wrasse (Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura)
Red tail wrasse (Anampses chrysocephalus)

Fourth tank:
Coral catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus) (not signed)
Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) (not signed)
Striped large-eye bream (G. aureolineatus) (not signed)
Speckled sandperch (Parapercis hexophtalma) (not signed)
Copperband butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus) (not signed)
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) (not signed)
Convict surgeonfish (Acanthurus triostegus)
Pacific sail-fin surgeonfish (Zebrasoma velifer) (not signed)
Blackspotted puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus) (not signed)
Acropora millepora

Fifth tank:
Pink-spotted watchman goby (Cryptocentrus leptocephalus)
Whitetail damselfish (Dascyllus aruanus) (not signed)
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) (not signed)
Sixline wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) (not signed)
Bristle-tail file-fish (Acreichthys tomentosus) (not signed)
Sand Sifting Sea Star (Archaster typicus)
Favia brain coral (Favia sp.)
Torch coral (Euphyllia glabrescens)

Sixth tank:
Sea goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) (not signed)
Yellowstriped fairy basslet (Mirolabrichthys tuka) (not signed)
Jewelled blenny (Salarias fasciatus) (not signed)
Mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus)
Orange-spotted sleeper-goby (Valenciennea puellaris)
Banded blanquillo (Malacanthus latovittatus) (not signed)
Goldtail demoiselle (Chrysiptera parasema) (not signed)
Yellowtail clownfish (Amphiprion clarkii) (not signed)
Copperband butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus) (not signed)
Big longnose butterflyfish (Forcipiger longirostris) (not signed)
Blackstriped angelfish (Genicanthus lamarck) (not signed)
Canary wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus) (not signed)
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) (not signed)
Palette surgeonfish (Paracanthurus hepatus) (not signed)
Yellowtail tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum) (not signed)
Bristle-tail file-fish (Acreichthys tomentosus) (not signed)
Banded trochus snail (Trochus sp)
Smooth cauliflower coral (Stylophora pistillata)

Seventh tank:
Hawkfish anthias (Serranocirrhitus latus) (not signed)
Blue green damselfish (Chromis viridis) (not signed)
Rolland's demoiselle (Chrysiptera rollandi) (not signed)
Tomato clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus) (not signed)
Clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) (not signed)
Regal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus) (not signed)
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) (not signed)
Chin-strap fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus aquamarinus) (not signed)
Achilles tang (Acanthurus achilles)
Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) (not signed)
Magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica)
Spaghetti finger leather coral (Sinularia flexibilis) (not signed)
Brocolli coral (Litophyton arboreum) (not signed)

In this tank in the past, but probably not there anymore:
Black Tang (Zebrasoma rostratum)

Eight tank:
Pyramid butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis)
Copperband butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus) (not signed)
Whip-fin wrasse (Cirrhilabrus filamentosus) (not signed, ID needs confirmation)
Bristle-tail file-fish (Acreichthys tomentosus) (not signed)

I'll do the big Cylinder Tank in this section soon!
 
Just finished the next part :)

Cylinder tank: (most of the fishes in here are not signed)
Sea goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) (ID needs confirmation)
Redbelly yellowtail fusilier (Caesio cuning)
Blue and gold fusilier (Caesio caerulaurea)
Yellowfin damsel (Chrysiptera flavipinnis)
Pennant coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus)
Brown-and-white butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys zoster)
Lined butterflyfish (Chaetodon lineolatus)
Vagabond butterflyfish (Chaetodon vagabundus)
Latticed butterflyfish (Chaetodon rafflesii)
Redtail butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare)
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)
Yellow-brown wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens)
Blue ring angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis)
French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru)
Yellowbar angelfish (Pomacanthus maculosus)
Atlantic blue tang (Acanthurus coeruleus)
Powderblue surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucosternon)
Whitecheek surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans)
Pacific sail-fin surgeonfish (Zebrasoma velifer)
Naso sp (juveniles, ID needed)
Striped-faced unicornfish (Naso lituratus)
Foxface (Siganus vulpinus)
Pinktail triggerfish (Melichthys vidua)
Gilded triggerfish (Xanthichthys auromarginatus)
Redtail triggerfish (Xanthichthys mento)
Clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum)
Queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula)
Indian triggerfish (Melichthys indicus)

Species kept in this tank before the renovation that might or might not still be there:
Port Jackson shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni)
Zebra bullhead shark (Heterodontus zebra)
Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Laced moray (Gymnothorax favagineus)
Giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus)
Clown Grouper (Pogonoperca punctata)
Blacktail humbug (Dascyllus melanurus)
Raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula)
Pacific Diana's pigfish (Bodianus dictynna)
Spotfin hogfish (Bodianus pulchellus)
Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus)
White-freckled surgeonfish (Acanthurus maculiceps)
Eyestrip surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri)
Yellowfin surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus)
Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens)
Yellowtail Tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum)
Streaked spinefoot (Siganus javus)
Whitespotted filefish (Cantherhines dumerilii)

Reef Animals:

Tank 1:
Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma)
Common stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa)
Orangespot surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus) (not signed)
Foxface (Siganus vulpinus) (not signed)

Formerly in this tank, may or may not still be present:
Indian Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma desjardinii)
Rainbow Wrasse (Halichoeres iridis)
Red-eye Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus solorensis)
Fluted Giant Clam (Tridacna squamosa)

Tank 2:
Broadbarred firefish (Pterois antennata)
Radial firefish (Pterois radiata)

Formerly in this tank, may or may not still be present:
Zebra Turkeyfish (Dendrochirus zebra)

Tank 3:
Razorfish (Aeoliscus strigatusa)
Janss's Pipefish (Doryrhamphus janssi) (not signed)
Blackfin dartfish (Ptereleotris evides) (not signed)
Seagrass Filefish (Acreichthys tomentosus) (not signed)
Blue linckia (Linckia laevigata) (not signed)

Formerly in this tank, may or may not still be present:
Ringed Pipefish (Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus)
Sixspot Goby (Valenciennea sexguttata)
Yellow Prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)

Tank 4:
Weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus)

Tank 5:
Longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi)
Rainford's Goby (Koumasetta rainfordi) (not signed)
Bristle-tail file-fish (Acreichthys tomentosus) (not signed)
Hermit crab (not signed, ID needed)

Next up should be Kelp Forest and Open Ocean, but that might take a while.
 
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Kelp Forest:

Main tank:
Popeye catalufa (Pristigenys serrula)
Vermilion Rockfish (Sebastes miniatus) (not signed)
Marbled rockfish (Sebastiscus marmoratus) (not signed)
Hilgendorf's Saucord (Helicolenus hilgendorfii) (not signed)
Halfmoon (Medialuna californiensis) (not signed)
Stripey (Microcanthus strigatus)
Zebra fish (Girella zebra)
Horse-shoe leatherjacket (Meuschenia hippocrepis) (not signed)

Clownfish and Sea Anemone tank:
Azure demoiselle (Chrysiptera hemicyanea) (not signed)
Clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
Copperband butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus) (not signed)
Bristle-tail file-fish (Acreichthys tomentosus) (not signed)

Soldierfish tank:
Pinecone soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan)
Sargocentron sp. (Possibly Redcoat, Sargocentron rubrum)
Black-tip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus) (not signed)
Painted spiny lobster (Panulirus versicolor) (not signed)

Maybe: Longspine squirrelfish (Holocentrus rufus)

Sweeper tank:
Golden sweeper (Parapriacanthus ransonneti) (signed, not sure if actually there)
Pajama cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera) (not signed)
Banded cleaner shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) (not signed)
Magnificent feather duster (Sabellastarte spectabilis)


Next up is Open Ocean, but I might need a few days for that one.
 
The following is the combined list by @NATY and @Jorbe of species in the Open Ocean tank.

After watching a whole lot of video footage of this tank made after the renovation, I will be able to confirm some species are still there, which I will mark with a 'Yes'

There will also be species I wasn't able to confirm, which I will mark with a 'no', although that doesn't mean they're gone and I might have just missed them.

There are also a few animals that I wasn't able to ID. Stingrays are especially difficult, since there are many species in this tank and not all of them are easy to distuingish.
I uploaded some pictures to the ZooChat Animal Identifcation gallery if anyone is willing/able to help out with the identifications!

Open Ocean:

- Hasselt's bambooshark (Chiloscyllium hasseltii) - Supposedly, but nearly impossible to spot
- Zebra Shark (Stegostoma fasciatum) - No, probably moved to another tank
- Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) - No, but seen in 'Ancient Waters'
- Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) - Yes
- Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna lewini) - Yes (just one?)
- Bowmouth Guitarfish (Rhina ancylostoma) - Yes, at least 3
- Common Shovelnose Ray (Glaucostegus typus) - Yes, multiple
- White-spotted guitarfish (Rhynchobatus australiae) - Probably, but hard to distuingish from R. palpebratus
- Eyebrow Wedgefish (Rhynchobatus palpebratus) - Maybe, but hard to distuingish from R. australiae
- Australian whipray (Himantura australis) - Probably. At least one Himantura species is present.
- Leopard whipray (Himantura leoparda) Probably. At least one Himantura species is present.
- Mangrove whipray (Urogymnus granulatus) - Yes
- Black-blotched fantail ray (Taeniurops meyeni) - Yes
- Scaly whipray (Brevitrygon walga) - Unsure if this species is kept.
- Sharpnose stingray (Maculabatis gerrardi) - Maybe. I was not able to ID all stringrays.
- Red stingray (Hemitrygon akajei) - Maybe. I was not able to ID all stringrays.
- Thorntail stingray (Bathytoshia lata) - Maybe. I was not able to ID all stringrays.
- Broad cowtail stingray (Pastinachus ater) - Maybe. I was not able to ID all stringrays.
- Javanese cownose ray (Rhinoptera javanica) - Yes
- Spotted eagle Ray (Aetobatus ocellatus) - Yes
- Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) - Yes, 3 individuals
- Salmon catfish (Bleekeriella leptaspis) - Yes
- Blue salmon catfish (Neoarius graeffei) - Maybe, but hard to distuingish from B. leptaspis
- Milkfish (Chanos chanos) - Yes
- Giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) - Yes
- Yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus) - No
- Porkfish (Anisostremus virginicus) - Yes
- Red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) - Yes
- Yellowstriped blackfish (Girella cf. mezina) - No
- Yellowstripe scad (Selaroides leptolepis) - No
- Redbelly yellowtail fusilier (Caesio cuning) - Yes
- Rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata) - Yes
- Snubnose pompano (Trachinotus blochii) - Yes
- Bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus) - Yes
- Giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) - Yes
- Bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) - Yes
- Golden trevally (Gnathanodon specious) - Yes
- Diamond trevally (Alectis indica) - Yes
- Lookdown (Selene vomer) - Yes
- Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) - No, but seen in 'Artificial Reefs'
- Ribboned sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia) - No
- Spotted sicklefish (Drepane punctata) - Yes
- Longfin batfish (Platax teira) - Yes
- Elongate surgeonfish (Acanthurus mata) - Yes
- Bulbnose unicornfish (Naso tonganus) - Yes
- Humpback unicornfish (Naso brachycentron) - No
- Bluespine unicorn Tang (Naso unicornis) - Yes
- Bignose unicornfish (Naso vlamingii) - Yes
- Pickhandle barracuda (Sphyraena jello) - Yes, possibly just 1


These species were not on the list, but are kept in the tank as well
- Tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus) - possibly just 1
- Yellow-banded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus)
- Threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)
- Ringtail surgeonfish (Acanthurus blochii)
- Indian sailfin tang (Zebrasoma desjardinii)
- Naso elegans/lituratus (ID needed)
- Streaked spinefoot (Siganus javus)

Well, that was a lot of work, but this is what I got for now. I'm a little frustrated the stingrays in this tank are so hard to ID because many of them are rarities but I won't be able to add them to my life list if I'm not sure I actually saw them. Any help would be appreciated!

Also, two more additions for 'Coral Gardens':
- Clown surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus) - Cylinder tank
- Largescaled terapon (Terapon theraps) - Unsigned in 'Tank 4: Convict Surgeonfish'

The next part should be up tomorrow (Ocean Currents, Vertical Migrators and Horizontal Migrators)
 
Section 4: Into the Deep

Ocean currents:

1. Mysis shrimp (Mysida sp.)

2. Brine shrimp (Artemia sp.)

3. Japanese bigeye (Pristigenys niphonia)


Vertical Migrators:

1. Japanse pineapple fish (Monocentris japonica)

2. Pyramid butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis)
Raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula) (not signed)
Five-banded butterflyfish (Parachaetodon ocellatus)

3. Yellowtail Coris (Coris gaimard)
Yellowtail clownfish (Amphiprion clarkii) (not signed)
Threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga) (not signed)
Atlantic blue tang (Acanthurus coeruleus) (not signed)
Naso elegans/lituratus (not signed, ID needed)
A species of blenny (not signed, ID needed)

Horizontal Migrators:

1. Indo-pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus)

2. Target fish (Terapon jarbua)
French grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum) (not signed)
Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus)
Spotfin hogfish (Bodianus pulchellus) (not signed)

3. Purple queen anthias (Mirolabrichthys tuka)
Anthias sp (not signed, ID needed)
Threadfin cardinalfish (Zoramia leptacanthus) (not signed)
Black bar chromis (Pycnochromis retrofasciatus) (not signed)
Copperband butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus) (not signed)
Japanese swallow (Genicanthus semifasciatus) (not signed)
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) (not signed)
Bicolor cleaner wrasse (Labroides bicolor) (not signed)
Whitetail bristletooth (Ctenochaetus flavicauda) (not signed)
Japan surgeonfish (Acanthurus japonicus)
Blue-spotted spinefoot (Siganus corallinus) (not signed)
Bristle-tail file-fish (Acreichthys tomentosus)
Gilded triggerfish (Xanthichthys auromarginatus) (not signed)
Electric blue hermit crab (Calcinus elegans)
Red finger (Alcyonium glomeratum)

4. Golden trevally (Gnathanodon specious) (juveniles) (not signed)
Lined butterflyfish (Chaetodon lineolatus) (not signed)
Vagabond butterflyfish (Chaetodon vagabundus) (not signed)
Redtail butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare) (not signed)
Limespot butterflyfish (Chaetodon unimaculatus) (not signed)
Blackback butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus) (not signed)
Saddle butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium) (not signed)
Sixbarred angelfish (Pomacanthus sexstriatus) (not signed)
Yellowface angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon) (not signed)
Blue ring angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis) (not signed)
Yellowtail tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum) (not signed)
Orangespot surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus) (not signed)
Orange-tipped bristletooth (Ctenochaetus tominiensis) (not signed)

Up next: Benthos and Artificial Reefs
 
For what it’s worth @ralph I have seen a sharpnose whipray (M. gerrardi) in person, so I may be able to help you ID that if you have any pics that match a description I can give you. They’re generally a very dark brown or gray with a diamond-ish disc shape, a fairly pointy snout (hence the “sharpie” common name) and white or cream colored spots all over the disc. OdySea Aquarium had one when I visited in 2022, that had previously lived at Sea Life Arizona when I visited them in 2018 (and was nicknamed, you guessed it, “Sharpie” lol). Here’s a photo:
Sharpnose/whitespotted whipray (Maculabatis gerrardi) in OdySea Voyager’s first tank

Sharpnose/whitespotted whipray (Maculabatis gerrardi) in OdySea Voyager’s first tank

This specimen is a beautiful sight and a rare one in American aquaria. He was originally a...
If you find any such ray in your photos and post it here on ZC as media, feel free to tag me in the comments if you want a positive ID.
 
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@Local_Shark I don't think I spotted any rays matching that discription on any of the footage, but I will keep my out for it when I visit the aquarium next month.

Your photo will be a much better reference pic than the ones I found online. If I get good views of it, I think I should be able to recognize this species.

I do however think I spotted a Broad cowtail stingray (Pastinachus ater) on one of the videos, so I uploaded a photo to the gallery.

Pastinachus ater?

Pastinachus ater?

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Santosa Oceanium Singapore, Open Ocean tank. Screencap from a video shot august 2025. This tanks...
 
Benthos:

1. Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni)
Banded sleeper goby (Amblygobius phalaena) (not signed)
Long-spine sea urchin (Diadema sp.) (not signed)
Sea cucumber (not signed, ID needed)


2. Spotted moray (Gymnothorax isingteena)
Green moray (Gymnothorax funebris)
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) (not signed)


3. Coral hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus)*
Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) (not signed)
Dwarf hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys falco) (not signed)
Poison goby (Gobiodon citrinus)*
Yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) (not signed)
Bristle-tail file-fish (Acreichthys tomentosus)
Sea hare (Dolabrifera dolabrifera)*
* these were signed, but I spotted none of them on any of the videos.


4. Old wife (Enoplosus armatus)
Slender-spined porcupine fish (Diodon nicthemerus)


5. Longspine snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax) (not signed)
Goby (not signed, ID needed)
Sand rose anemone (Urticina columbiana)
Mottled anemone (Urticina crassicornis)


6. Tasmanian giant crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas)

Next up is Artificial Habitats!
 
Artificial Reefs (formerly 'Shipwrecked!'):

Zebra Shark (Stegostoma fasciatum)
Bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo)
Blotched fantail ray (Taeniurops meyeni)
Cownose ray, most likely Javanese cownose ray (Rhinoptera javanica) (not signed)
Common eagle ray (Myliobatis aquila) (not signed)
Bowmouth guitarfish (Rhina ancylostoma) (signed)
Spotted moray (Gymnothorax isingteena) (not signed)
Indo-Pacific tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides) (not signed)
Silver moony (Monodactylus argenteus) (not signed)
Snubnose pompano (Trachinotus blochii) (not signed)
Golden trevally (Gnathodon specious) (not signed)
Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) (not signed)
Blubberlip snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus) (not signed)
Common bluestripe seaperch (Lutjanus kasmira) (not signed)
Humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus) (not signed)
Sailfin snapper (Symphorichthys spilurus) (not signed)
Redbelly yellowtail fusilier (Caesio cuning) (not signed)
Northern yellowtail scad (Atule mate)
Spiny chromis (Acanthochromis polyacanthus) (not signed)
Pennant coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus) (not signed)
Masked bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) (not signed)
Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) (not signed)
Sixbarred angelfish (Pomacanthus sexstriatus) (not signed)
Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) (not signed)
Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) (not signed)
Bumphead Parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) (not signed)
Orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis) (not signed)
Yellowfin surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus) (not signed)
Bignose unicornfish (Naso vlamingii) (not signed)
Bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis) (not signed)
Streaked spinefoot (Siganus javus) (not signed)
Orange-spotted spinefoot (Siganus guttatus) (not signed)
Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) (not signed)
Yellowmargin triggerfish (Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus) (not signed)
Red-toothed triggerfish (Odonus niger) (not signed)

The following species were seen by @NATY and/or @Jorbe in this tank in 2024.
I was not able to confirm these are still here, but they might be:
Humpback grouper (Chromileptes altivelis) (not signed)
Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) (not signed)
African moony (Monodactylus sebae) (not signed)
Banded scat (Scatophagus tetracanthus) (not signed)
Silver scat (Selenotoca multifasciata) (not signed)
Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulous) (not signed)
Javelin grunter (Pomadasys kaakan) (not signed, confirmation needed)
Spanish grunt (Haemulon macrostomum) (not signed)
Chinamanfish (Symphorus nematophorus) (not signed)
Crimson snapper (Lutjanus erythropterus) (not signed)
Russell's snapper (Lutjanus russellii) (not signed)
Spanish flag snapper (Lutjanus carponotatus) (not signed)
Harlequin sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides) (not signed)
Lined butterflyfish (Chaetodon lineolatus) (not signed)
Blackwedged butterflyfish (Chaetodon falcula) (not signed)
Limespot butterflyfish (Chaetodon unimaculatus) (not signed)
Yellowface angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon) (not signed)
Earspot angelfish (Pomacanthus chrysurus) (not signed)
Black-velvet angelfish (Chaetodontoplus melanosoma) (not signed)
Foxface (Siganus vulpinus) (not signed)
White-banded triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus) (not signed)

Just one more section to go!
 
Section 5: The Abyss

Deep Ocean Exploration:

- Viewing window into the 'Arficial Habitat's tank. No other habitats or living animals

Life in the Deep:

- Preserved specimens, but no living animals

Whale Fall and Sea Mount:

- Basket star (Gorgonocephalus eucnemis)
- Bluefin gurnard (Chelidonichthys kumu) (not signed, but listed on website. ID needs confirmation) **

- Giant isopod (Bathynomus sp)

- Japanese codling (Physiculus japonicus)
- Spiny red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus) (not signed)
- Japanese golden crab (Chaceon granulatus)

- Brown hagfish (Eptatretus atami)

- Botan shrimp (Pandalus nipponensis)

- Orange Squat lobster (Grimothea princeps)

- Deep sea anemone (Actinostolidae)

- Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi)

- Sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides)

- Deep sea akaza Prawn (Metanephrops japonicus)
- Deep sea spider (Ascorhynchus japonicum)

- Cherry anthias (Sacura margaritacea)
- Okinawa sea cucumber (Apostichopus nigripunctatus)
- Unknown star fish (not signed, ID needed)

- Deep sea jelly (Leuckartiara sp)

- Salmon snailfish (Careproctus rastrinus)

- Japanese swell shark (Cephaloscyllium umbratile)
- Longspine snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax)

- Australian ghostshark (Callorhinchus milii)

- Armoured sea robin (?? can't read scientific name ??) ***

Mentioned by @Zooish as being seen but not signed:
East Atlantic red gurnard (Chelidonichthys cuculus) **
(I suspect this could have been a misidentification, and the animal was actually C. spinosus)

** seen in this video:
what I believe is the spiny red gurnard at 1.43.58 and another species of gurnard at 1.43.26, possibly C. kumu.

*** seen at 1.12.41 in this video:

Section 6: A New Horizon

Ocean's Future / Hallway of Hope:

- Red lionfish (Pterois volitans)

That's it!

A somewhat up-to-date species list of the Sentosa Oceanarium, broken down by section! (Credits to @NATY and @Jorbe for providing their versions!)
I will hopefully be able to make further adjustments/improvements to this list when I will personally visit next month!!
 
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ralph said:
I've tried to make a species list of the renovated aquarium, solely with information I was able to find online. I probably won't be able to finish it, but here is a start at least.
( I will visit the aquarium in november, and will try my best to gather more information!)

Section 1: 'In the Beginning'

Drop of Water:

No living animals

Ocean Wonders:

Moon Jelly (Aurelia aurita)
Purple striped sea nettle (Chrysaora colorata)
Pacific Sea Nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens)
Atlantic Sea Nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha)
Black Sea Nettle (Chrysaora achlyos)
White-spotted Sea Jelly (Mastigias papua)
Cannonball jelly (Stomolophus meleagris)
Fried Egg Jelly (Cotylorhiza tuberculata)

(all species kept in a tank of their own)

Ancient Waters:

Mississippi paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)
Some sort of sunfish/bluegill (not signed, ID needed)

Angelfish (Pterophyllum leopoldi or scalare) (not signed, ID needs confirmation)
Royal twig catfish (Sturisomatichthys festivus)
Giant raphael catfish (Megalodoras uranoscopus)

Dwarf snakehead (Channa limbata)
Orange-spotted snakehead (Channa aurantimaculata)
Ghost catfish (Kryptopterus vitreolus) (not signed)

Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)
Fly River rainbowfish (Melanotaenia sexlineata)

Horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas)
Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum)
Bicolor angelfish (Centropyge bicolor) (not signed)

Conquering land:

Some sort of rasbora (not signed, ID needed)
(This tank will also house Japanese giant salamanders in the future)

Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)

Titicaca water frog (Telmatobius culeus)

Elephant trunk snake (Acrochordus javanicus)

Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius var. "Azureus")
Yellow-banded poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)

Golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis)
Blue-legged mantella (Mantella expectata)

Section 2: 'At the Surface'

Spirit of Exploration:

No living animals

Singapore's coast:

Silver moony (Monodactylus argenteus)
Spotted scat (Scatophagus argus) (not signed)
Ostorhinchus sp (not signed, ID needed)

Banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix)
Spotted green pufferfish (Dichotomyctere nigroviridis) (not signed)

Sea horse (Hippocampus sp.) (not signed, ID needed, probably reidi or kuda)
Yellowtail clownfish (Amphiprion clarkii)
Goldtail demoiselle (Chrysiptera parasema) (not signed)
Whitetail damselfish (Dascyllus aruanus) (not signed)
Lemon damsel (Pomacentrus moluccensis) (not signed, ID requires confirmation)
Slate pencil urchin (Eucidaris tribuloides)
Blue tuxedo urchin (Mespilia globulus)
Green brittle star (Ophiarachna incrassata)
Chocolate chip starfish (Protoreaster nodosus)
Plain sand star (Astropecten indicus)
Jewelled chiton (Acanthopleura gemmata)
Tiger cowrie (Cypraea tigris) (not signed)
Elegant hermit crab (Calcinus elegans)
Cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis)

Upsidedown jelly (Cassiopea sp)

Let me know if you have any additions or corrections! I surely missed a few species :)
I will try to add more sections, but since there are a lot of tanks with a whole bunch of species, this might not be easy
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I remember there is a cleaner warsse and some azure damselfish in the horseshoe crab tank
. The angelfish is a Bi-Colour Angelfish. There was a tank in Conquering Land where the fish look like Gold White Cloud Minnows, it was also stated there will be an upcomming resident in there(Maybe the Salamender). The Trunk Snake tank also houses a kind of platy as well as a Midas chilid
 
Species Update as of 10 November. The first tank in ancient water offshowed the Epaulette Shark with some kind of ray and there are thornback cowfish in the horseshoe crab habitat. The Conquering Lands Japanese Salamender is very 'shy' and usually hides in a hidden corner of the tank. The Elephant Trunk Snake Tank is now a blackwater tank with much difficuly spotting it's residents. And the final exhibit of Conquering Lands only has the Golden Poison Frog without the Blue Legged Mantellas. I got a sweet enterance into the Aquarist Lab and they have alot of juviniles.

Aquarist Lab

All residents from the Ocean Wonders habitat

Dwarf Lion Manes

Brown Banded Moon Jelly

Snowflake Morrays

Skunk Clownfish

Black Ocellaris Clownfish

Spotted Seahorse

Long snouted Seahorse

Banded Pipefish

Banggai Cardinalfish

Foxface RabbitFish

Epaulette Sharks

They also is a mysterious fish in open oceans that I will post the photo for.

In The Abyss, I am sad to announce that the salmon snailfish has supposedly been 'offshowed' and replaced with a Hilgendorf Saucord.
 

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Species Update as of 10 November. The first tank in ancient water offshowed the Epaulette Shark with some kind of ray and there are thornback cowfish in the horseshoe crab habitat. The Conquering Lands Japanese Salamender is very 'shy' and usually hides in a hidden corner of the tank. The Elephant Trunk Snake Tank is now a blackwater tank with much difficuly spotting it's residents. And the final exhibit of Conquering Lands only has the Golden Poison Frog without the Blue Legged Mantellas. I got a sweet enterance into the Aquarist Lab and they have alot of juviniles.

Aquarist Lab

All residents from the Ocean Wonders habitat

Dwarf Lion Manes

Brown Banded Moon Jelly

Snowflake Morrays

Skunk Clownfish

Black Ocellaris Clownfish

Spotted Seahorse

Long snouted Seahorse

Banded Pipefish

Banggai Cardinalfish

Foxface RabbitFish

Epaulette Sharks

They also is a mysterious fish in open oceans that I will post the photo for.

In The Abyss, I am sad to announce that the salmon snailfish has supposedly been 'offshowed' and replaced with a Hilgendorf Saucord.
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It's a Rainbow Runner (Elagatis bipinnulata) in case you wanna know what the mystery fish is
 
The giant salamander is actually a Japanese x Chinese hybrid.

I was bummed to miss out on the snailfish. Perhaps it died?
 
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