Northwest_FIsh_Keeping
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With so many changes happening lately and more to come, I thought now would be the best time to compile the complete species list that covers the entire campus. Previously I had 2 separate threads (1 for the Ocean Pavilion and 1 for Pier 59 and 60), but combining the two will make it easier to update and be better for those looking to keep track of the species at the Aquarium.
For those that are unfamiliar, our campus at the Aquarium is similar to that of the Tennessee Aquarium is the best way I can put it where they also have 2 separate buildings with their Freshwater building and Saltwater building. Pier 59 and Pier 60 (both are connected) house the local / coldwater species, while the Ocean Pavilion (just a couple steps adjacent) houses all the tropical species, mainly originating from the 'Coral Triangle' in the Indo-Pacific.
With some big changes happening to the Piers, and a lot of species still moving over to the Ocean Pavilion, this thread will be updated pretty regularly. I will start off with the Piers since they're the original buildings, then move onto the OP (short for Ocean Pavilion).
Species in Green are species who are on exhibit, but not signed.
Species in Red are species who are signed, but not on exhibit.
Species who are some of the only on exhibit in either the US or globally will be in Blue since we have quite a few of those here.
Each space between a species indicates it's a new tank
As of 6 / 2 / 25 |
Pier 59 |
Window on Washington Waters (WoWW) | 120,000 Gallon Tank modeled after a specific dive sight in Elliot Bay known as 'Neah Bay' (now none of these species are signed, so this is to the best of my knowledge based off of the internal handbook)
Pier 60 |
Birds | True to it's name, this walkthrough aviary holds the Aquarium's bird collection. Split up into 3 sections based on where each bird is found. We're 1 of 3 facilities globally to exhibit the Rhinoceros Auklet (possibly 4 since Aquarium of the Pacific has some behind the scenes, but they're not on public display)
'Sandy Shores'
Window on Elliot Bay | Pretty much a small scale WoWW, you can see this tank from outside as well
'One Ocean Hall' is the center of the building that has a lot of non-living exhibits such as native art, digital projections, and one tank in the right column underneath the Mangrove Lagoon for Seahorses and Pipefish
'Mangrove Lagoon' side:
"Want to be Friends?" (Clownfish and Anemone tank at the moment
AND that wraps up the entire species list that covers all 3 buildings on the campus. For the Ocean Pavilion, there are species being moved over every week since I think we're only about 50% completed in terms of species who need to move in that are at the offsite facility. Most notably;
For those that are unfamiliar, our campus at the Aquarium is similar to that of the Tennessee Aquarium is the best way I can put it where they also have 2 separate buildings with their Freshwater building and Saltwater building. Pier 59 and Pier 60 (both are connected) house the local / coldwater species, while the Ocean Pavilion (just a couple steps adjacent) houses all the tropical species, mainly originating from the 'Coral Triangle' in the Indo-Pacific.
With some big changes happening to the Piers, and a lot of species still moving over to the Ocean Pavilion, this thread will be updated pretty regularly. I will start off with the Piers since they're the original buildings, then move onto the OP (short for Ocean Pavilion).
Species in Green are species who are on exhibit, but not signed.
Species in Red are species who are signed, but not on exhibit.
Species who are some of the only on exhibit in either the US or globally will be in Blue since we have quite a few of those here.
Each space between a species indicates it's a new tank
As of 6 / 2 / 25 |
Pier 59 |
Window on Washington Waters (WoWW) | 120,000 Gallon Tank modeled after a specific dive sight in Elliot Bay known as 'Neah Bay' (now none of these species are signed, so this is to the best of my knowledge based off of the internal handbook)
- Wolf Eels | Anarrhichthys ocellatus
- Coho Salmon | Oncorhynchus kisutch
- Yellow-Eye Rockfishes | Sebastes ruberrimus
- China Rockfishes | Sebastes nebulosus
- Deacon Rockfishes | Sebastes diaconus
- Canary Rockfishes | Sebastes pinniger
- Black Rockfishes | Sebastes melanops
- Red Irish Lord | Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
- Giant Green Anemones | Anthopleura xanthogrammica
- Ochre Stars | Pisaster ochraceus
- Striped Surfperches | Embiotoca lateralis
- Giant Plumose Anemones | Metridium farcimen
- Purple Sea Urchins | Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
- Green Sea Urchins | Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
- California Sea Cucumbers | Apostichopus californicus
- Shiner Perches | Cymatogaster aggregata
- (The Kelp is fake)
- Purple Sea Urchins | Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
- Green Sea Urchins | Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
- Giant Green Anemones | Anthopleura xanthogrammica
- Crimson Anemones | Cribrinopsis fernaldi
- along with various sponges
- Leather Stars | Dermasterias imbricata
- Rainbow Stars | Orthasterias koehleri
- Ochre Stars | Pisaster ochraceus
- Vermillion Stars | Mediaster aequalis
- Striped Sun Star | Solaster stimpsoni
- Painted Anemones | Urticina crassicornis
- Crimson Anemones | Cribrinopsis fernaldi
- Aggregating Anemones | Anthopleura elegantissima
- Beaded Anemones | Urticina coriacea
- Giant Plumose Anemones | Metridium farcimen
- Rock Scallops | Crassodoma gigantea
- Calcareous Tube Worms | Serpula vermicularis
- California Sea Cucumbers | Apostichopus californicus
- Shiner Perches | Cymatogaster aggregata
- Sharpnose Crab | Scyra acutifrons
- Northern Kelp Crab | Pugettia producta
- Coonstripe Shrimps | Pandalus hypsinotus
- Bering Hermit Crab | Pagurus beringanus
- Eelgrass | Zostera marina
- various species of algae
- Greater Moon Jellies | Aurelia labiata
- Giant Pacific Octopus | Enteroctopus dofleini (Currently we have sqiqələč (skee-sku-luch), which means baby octopus in the Lushoot language)
- Painted Anemones | Urticina crassicornis
- Bat Stars | Patiria miniata
- (Kelp is fake)
- Bay Pipefishes | Syngnathus leptorhynchus
- Mysis Shrimps | Order Mysida
- North Pacific Lampshells | Terebratalia transversa
- Pacific Peanut Worms | Phascolosoma agassizii
- Green Sea Urchins | Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
- Daisy Brittlestars | Ophiopholis aculeata
- Puget Sound King Crab (juvenile) | Echidnocerus cibarius
- Penpoint Gunnel | Apodichthys flavidus
- Crescent Gunnel | Pholis laeta
- California Sea Cumber | Apostichopus californicus
- Kelp Greenling | Hexagrammos decagrammus
- Veiled Chitons | Placiphorella velata
- Pinto Abalones | Haliotis kamtschatkana
- California Sea Cumber | Apostichopus californicus
- Giant Plumose Anemones | Metridium farcimen
- Splitnose Rockfish | Sebastes diploproa
- Hermit Crab | Pagurus sp.(?)
- (The kelp is fake)
Pier 60 |
Birds | True to it's name, this walkthrough aviary holds the Aquarium's bird collection. Split up into 3 sections based on where each bird is found. We're 1 of 3 facilities globally to exhibit the Rhinoceros Auklet (possibly 4 since Aquarium of the Pacific has some behind the scenes, but they're not on public display)
'Sandy Shores'
- Black Bellied Plover | Pluvialis squatarola (aka 'Ghar')
- Western Snowy Plover | Anarhynchus nivosus (aka 'Crush')
- Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus (aka 'Shimmy')
- Black Oyster Catcher | Haematopus bachmani (aka 'Wanda')
- Striped Surfperches | Embiotoca lateralis
- California Sea Cucumbers | Apostichopus californicus
- Eelgrass | Zostera marina
- Starry Flounders | Platichthys stellatus
- Black Oyster Catcher | Haematopus bachmani (aka 'Edna')
- Kelp Greenling | Hexagrammos decagrammus
- Green Sea Urchins | Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
- Purple Sea Urchins | Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
- Red Sea Urchins | Mesocentrotus franciscanus
- Giant Green Anemones | Anthopleura xanthogrammica
- Ochre Stars | Pisaster ochraceus
- Tufted Puffins | Fratercula cirrhata (unfortunately don't have their names memorized)
- Common Murres | Uria aalge (unfortunately don't have their names memorized)
- Rhinoceros Auklet | Cerorhinca monocerata (aka 'Lola') (Apparently we're 1 of 3 holders globally, the other 2 being Oregon Coast Aquarium & Alaska Sealife Center. I wasn't aware they were so rare)
- Pigeon Guillemots | Cepphus columba (This pair has been behind the scenes for a long time, but they're still signed on one of the recent signage updates so I thought I'd add them)
- Coho Salmon (juveniles) | Oncorhynchus kisutch
- Striped Surf Perches (juveniles) | Embiotoca lateralis
- Northern Kelp Crab | Pugettia producta
- Shiner Perches | Cymatogaster aggregata
- Roughback Sculpin | Chitonotus pugetensis
- Penpoint Gunnels | Apodichthys flavidus
- Crescent Gunnel | Pholis laeta
- Snake Pricklebacks | Lumpenus sagitta
- Aggregating Anemones | Anthopleura elegantissima
- Furry Hermit Crab | Paguristes ulreyi
- Northern Kelp Crab | Pugettia producta
- Giant Plumose Anemones | Metridium farcimen
- Plumose Anemones | Metridium senile
- California Sea Cucumber | Apostichopus californicus
- Eelgrass | Zostera marina
- Pacific Spiny Lumpsuckers | Eumicrotremus orbis
- High Cockscombs | Anoplarchus purpurescens
- Sailfin Sculpins | Nautichthys oculofasciatus
- Blackeye Hermit Crab | Pagurus armatus
- various species of algae
- Bay Pipefishes | Syngnathus leptorhynchus
- Three-spined Sticklebacks | Gasterosteus aculeatus
- Leather Star | Dermasterias imbricata
- Basket Stars | Gorgonocephalus eucnemis
- Veiled Chitons | Placiphorella velata
- Brittle Stars | Ophiura sp.
- Creeping Pedal Sea Cucumber | Psolus chitonoides
- White Sea Cucumber | Eupentacta quinquesemita
- Burrowing Tube Anemone | Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
- Giant Plumose Anemones | Metridium farcimen
- Mosshead Warbonnets | Chirolophis nugator
- Green Sea Urchins | Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
- Splitnose Rockfishes | Sebastes diploproa
- Redbanded Rockfishes (juveniles) | Sebastes babcocki
- Leather Star | Dermasterias imbricata
- Yellowtail Rockfishes (juveniles) | Sebastes flavidus
- Green Sea Urchins | Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
- Crimson Anemones | Cribrinopsis fernaldi
- Vermilon Stars | Mediaster aequalis
- Grunt Sculpins | Rhamphocottus richardsonii
- Mosshead Warbonnet | Chirolophis nugator
- Strawberry Anemones | Corynactis californica
- various species of algae
- Canary Rockfishes (juveniles) | Sebastes pinniger
- China Rockfishes (juveniles) | Sebastes nebulosus
- Longfin Sculpin | Jordania zonope
- Pacific Blood Star | Henricia leviuscula
- Strawberry Anemones | Corynactis californica
- Crimson Anemones | Cribrinopsis fernaldi
- Purple Sea Urchin | Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
- California Sea Cucumber | Apostichopus californicus
- Deacon Rockfishes (juveniles) | Sebastes diaconus
- Widow Rockfishes (juveniles) | Sebastes entomelas
- White Spotted Anemones | Urticina eques
- Blackeye Goby | Rhinogobiops nicholsii
- Orange Cup Corals | Balanophyllia elegans
- Calcareous Tube Worms | Serpula vermicularis
- Yellowtail Rockfishes (juveniles) | Sebastes flavidus
- Canary Rockfishes (juveniles) | Sebastes pinniger
- China Rockfishes (juveniles) | Sebastes nebulosus
- Deacon Rockfishes (juveniles) | Sebastes diaconus
- Painted Greenling | Oxylebius pictus
- Pacific Spiny Dogfish Sharks | Squalus suckleyi
- Green Sturgeons | Acipenser medirostris
- White Sturgeons | Acipenser transmontanus
- Coho Salmon | Oncorhynchus kisutch
- Chinook Salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Lingcods | Ophiodon elongatus
- Sablefishes | Anoplopoma fimbria
- Cabezon | Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
- Quillback Rockfishes | Sebastes maliger
- China Rockfishes | Sebastes nebulosus
- Rosy Rockfishes | Sebastes rosaceus
- Widow Rockfishes | Sebastes entomelas
- Deacon Rockfishes | Sebastes diaconus
- Yellowtail Rockfishes | Sebastes flavidus
- Brown Rockfishes | Sebastes auriculatus
- Canary Rockfishes | Sebastes pinniger
- Yelloweye Rockfishes | Sebastes ruberrimus
- Copper Rockfishes | Sebastes caurinus
- Black Rockfishes | Sebastes melanops
- Striped Surfperches | Embiotoca lateralis
- Pile Perches | Rhacochilus vacca
- Kelp Greenlings | Hexagrammos decagrammus
- Starry Flounders | Platichthys stellatus
- Pacific Blood Stars | Henricia leviuscula
- Ochre Stars | Pisaster ochraceus
- Fish Eating Anemones | Urticina piscivora
- Painted Anemones | Urticina crassicornis
- Sand-rose Anemones | Urticina columbiana
- White Spotted Anemones | Urticina eques
- Leather Stars | Dermasterias imbricata
- Mottled Stars | Evasterias troschelii
- Giant Kelp | Macrocystis pyrifera
- Bull Kelp | Nereocystis luetkeana
- various species of algae
Window on Elliot Bay | Pretty much a small scale WoWW, you can see this tank from outside as well
- Wolf Eel | Anarrhichthys ocellatus
- China Rockfishes | Sebastes nebulosus
- Copper Rockfishes | Sebastes caurinus
- Widow Rockfishes | Sebastes entomelas
- Yelloweye Rockfishes | Sebastes ruberrimus
- Yellowtail Rockfishes | Sebastes flavidus
- Deacon Rockfishes | Sebastes diaconus
- Quillback Rockfishes | Sebastes maliger
- Striped Surfperches | Embiotoca lateralis
- Gumboot Chitons | Cryptochiton stelleri
- Green Sea Urchins | Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
- Hairy Triton Snails | Fusitriton oregonensis
- Ochre Stars | Pisaster ochraceus
- Fish-eating Anemones | Urticina piscivora
- Painted Anemones | Urticina crassicornis
- Giant Plumose Anemones | Metridium farcimen
- White Spotted Anemones | Urticina eques
- Coho Salmon | Oncorhynchus kisutch
- Chinook Salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Harbor Seals | Phoca vitulina
- Northern Fur Seals | Callorhinus ursinus
- Northern Sea Otters | Enhydra lutris kenyoni
- North American River Otters | Lontra canadensis
'One Ocean Hall' is the center of the building that has a lot of non-living exhibits such as native art, digital projections, and one tank in the right column underneath the Mangrove Lagoon for Seahorses and Pipefish
- Yellow Seahorses (Hippocamus kuda)
- Alligator Pipefishes (Syngnathoides biaculeatus)
- Chocolate Chip Star (Protoreaster nodosus)
- Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum) (One Male who is currently in the BTS area as he works on his target training skills, you can still look into this area though)
- Ocellated Eagle Rays (Aetobatus ocellatus) (Three Males)
- Bowmouth Guitarfish (Rhina ancylostoma) (One Female, I believe only 7 or 8 institutions keep them in the US)
- Leopard Whipray (Himantura leoparda) (One Female, so far in the US I only know of Georgia who keeps the species)
- Giant Morays (Gymnothorax javanicus) (Two of them)
- Yellowtail Fusiliers (Caesio cuning) (over 250+)
- Bluespine Unicorn Tangs (Naso unicornis)
- Naso Tangs (Naso lituratus)
- Eye-Stripe Tangs (Acanthurus dussumieri)
- YellowfinTangs (Acanthurus xanthopterus)
- Ringtail Tangs (Acanthurus blochii)
- Blue Hippo Tangs (Paracanthurus hepatus)
- Gold Rim Tangs (Acanthurus nigricans)
- Emperor Angelfishes (Pomacanthus imperator)
- Clown Triggerfishes (Balistoides conspicillum)
- Porcupine Pufferfish (Diodon holocanthus)
- Grey Dogface Pufferfish (Arothron nigropunctatus)
- Pyramid Butterflyfishes (Hemitaurichthys polylepis)
- Saddle Butterflyfishes (Chaetodon ephippium)
- Spotted Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides)
- Purple Square Anthias (Males & Females) (Pseudanthias pleurotaenia)
- Blue Streak Cleaner Wrasses (Labroides dimidiatus)
- Yellow Stripe Wrasse (Coris flavovittata)
- Moorish Idols (Zanclus cornutus)
- Foxface Rabbitfishes (Siganus vulpinus)
- Coral Rabbitfishes (Siganus corallinus)
- Yellow Stripe Goatfishes (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus)
- Manybar Goatfishes (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
- Dusky Batfishes (Platax pinnatus)
- Longfin Batfishes (Platax teira)
- Snub-Nosed Pompanos (Trachinotus blochii)
- Barred Flagtails (Kuhlia mugil)
- Hawaiian Flagtails (Kuhlia xenura)
'Mangrove Lagoon' side:
- Blue Spotted Mask Rays (Neotrygon kuhlii) (Two Females)
- Australian Stripey's (Microcanthus strigatus)
- Silver Moony's (Monodactylus argenteus)
- Spotted Scats (Scatophagus argus)
- Yellow Stripe Goatfishes (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus)
- Scopas Tangs (Zebrasoma scopas)
- Chocolate Chip Stars (Protoreaster nodosus)
- Red Mangrove Trees (Rhizophora mangle)
- Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) (Males & Females)
- Blue-Green Chromis (Chromis viridis)
- Copperband Butterflyfishes (Chelmon rostratus)
- Moorish Idols (Zanclus cornutus)
- Gold Rim Tangs (Acanthurus nigricans)
- Double-Lined Fusiliers (Pterocaesio digramma)
- Bicolor Angelfishes (Centropyge bicolor)
- Flame Angelfishes (Centropyge loricula)
- Pearly Soldierfishes (Myripristis kuntee)
- Foxface Rabbitfishes (Siganus vulpinus)
- Scopas Tangs (Zebrasoma scopas)
- Royal Dottybacks (Pictichromis paccagnellorum)
- Blue Sapphire Damselfishes (Chrysiptera springeri)
- Blue Devil Damselfishes (Chrysiptera cyanea)
- Sixline Wrasses (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia)
- Blue Leg Hermit Crabs, Turbo Snails, Astrea Snails for the invertebrates
- Various Monitpora, Seriatopora, Turbinaria, Zoanthinds, Mushrooms, Lepotseris, Bubble Coral, Chalices, and much more make up the coral species in the tank)
"Want to be Friends?" (Clownfish and Anemone tank at the moment
- Ocellaris Clownfishes (Amphiprion ocellaris)
- Tomato Clownfishes (Amphiprion frenatus)
- Orange Spotted Filefishes (Oxymonacanthus longirostris)
- (baby) Blue Hippo Tangs (Paracanthurus hepatus)
- Rainbow Bubbletip Anemones (Entacmaea quadricolor)
- Magnifica Anemones (Heteractis magnifica)
- Cushion Star (Culcita novaeguineae)
- (plus a bunch of Astrea and Turbo snails)
- Razorfishes (Aeoliscus strigatus)
- Five-Lined Cardinalfishes (Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus)
- Banggai Cardinalfishes (Pterapogon kauderni)
- Gold Head Sleeper Goby (Valenciennea strigata)
- Sand Sifting Stars (Astropecten polyacanthus)
- Pink & Black Sea Cucumbers (Holothuria edulis)
- Honeycomb Moray (Gymnothorax favagineus)
- Dwarf Cuttlefishes (Sepia bandensis)
- (Plus a small variety of small corals)
- Spotted Garden Eels (Heteroconger hassi)
- Splendid Garden Eels (Gorgasia preclara)
- Purple Square Anthias (1 male and 8 females) (Pseudanthias pleurotaenia)
- (Plus some “Kenya Tree” soft Corals on the back)
- Devil Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis diabolus)
- Red Lionfishes (Pterois volitans)
- Ornate Spiny Lobster (Panulirus ornatus)
- Cushion Star (Culcita novaeguineae)
- Blue-eye Cardinalfishes (Zoramia leptacantha)
- Copperband Butterflyfishes (Chelmon rostratus)
- Sixline Wrasses (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia)
- Longnose Hawkfishes (Oxycirrhites typus)
- Bristle Tailed Filefishes (Acreichthys tomentosus)
- Australian Sea Apples (Pseudocolochirus violaceus)
- Orange Sun Corals (Tubastraea faulkneri)
- Black Sun Corals (Tubastraea micrantha)
- “Ghostly Green” Sun Corals (Tubastraea sp.)
- Blueberry Gorgonians (Acalycigorgia sp.)
- Purple Gorgonians (Menella sp.)
- Wire Corals (Cirrhipathes spiralis) (Green, Pink, and Orange / Yellow)
- Yellow Leaf Scorpionfishes (Taenianotus triacanthus)
- Banded Coral Shrimps (Stenopus hispidus)
- Twin-spot Gobies (Signigobius biocellatus)
- Scribbled Pipefishes (Corythoichthys intestinalis)
- Also Caulerpa prolifera macroalgae
- Mangrove Upside Down Jellies (Cassiopea andromeda)
- Also Caulerpa prolifera macroalgae
- Purple Weedy Scorpionfishes (Rhinopias frondosa)
- Also some various soft corals
- Peacock Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)
- Also some various soft corals
- Currently we have no Jellies in here as I believe we're working on getting a new species for exhibit
- Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum) who is working on his target training skills. Currently there is no timeline for when he'll go back into 'The Reef'.
- Along with various corals that are in the coral grow out tank
AND that wraps up the entire species list that covers all 3 buildings on the campus. For the Ocean Pavilion, there are species being moved over every week since I think we're only about 50% completed in terms of species who need to move in that are at the offsite facility. Most notably;
- Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) (For 'The Reef', there is no timeline for when she's going in but it should be relatively soon, since she does have a species profile on the website)
- Javanese Cownose Rays (Rhinoptera javanica) (For 'The Reef', they're not at the offsite facility yet but will hopefully be introduced this year)
- Trio of Napolean Wrasses (Cheilinus undulatus) (For 'the Reef')
- Banded Archerfishes (Toxotes jaculatrix) (For the Mangrove Lagoon)
- Golden Sweepers (Parapriacanthus ransonneti) (For the 'Coral Canyon')
- and much more
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