@Great Argus I understand. Your advice has been helpful. I’m inclined to view this as a baseline for the time being accurate to at least the broad categories that places sign, if not the exact species. Once a few weeks pass and I can get a better gauge of what was entirely outdated and aquarists are more likely to answer emails I’ll try my best to sort out the epaulettes. I will also send out emails to the nurse and sand tiger holders to see if they can give scientific names. Unsure how many answers I’ll get, but it’s at least worth doing in the interest of accuracy. So, yeah. I’ll be back in 2024 with Version 2.0.
This is a great resource @Persephone! I wasn't that interested in sharks until I started keeping a fish life list this year and visiting several aquariums. AFAIK we haven't had a list of shark holders on the forum yet, so I've always been in the dark about how easy or difficult it would be to find a species... having hopefully cleared that fog for reptiles and amphibians in a recent thread of mine, I have a lot of appreciation for others doing the same
Re:suggestions and comments on how to make holder lists: I think it's totally reasonable to 1) have a first draft list that is incomplete or imperfect, and 2) want to take a break from said first draft before going back and improving it. My bat holders list has gone through several iterations, it feels like I'm always trying to improve the data or the format. Few people are going to know every idiosyncrasy or minutiae on the first round. I think this is a good start! Especially considering sharks aren't the easiest group to sift through, nor are aquariums
I hope you feel up to continuing this project in 2024; if not this is still a great list to have and the task of updating or editing can always be sorted out later.
I also have some info I can add for everyone based on my travels this year:
Aquarium of the Pacific does not have Sand Tiger, but has Horn and White-spotted Bamboo also. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum has Horn Shark. Birch Aquarium does not have Grey Smooth-Hound. It does have Swell, Horn, Brown-banded Bamboo, and Epaulette. Cabrillo Marine Aquarium also has Grey Smooth-Hound. Living Coast Discovery Center also has Horn Shark and Grey Smooth-Hound. Shark Reef's signage is lacking, but I suspect they have fewer than what is listed here. I can confirm that in April they still had their single Galapagos Shark, at least. I can also confirm Sand Tiger, Sandbar, Blacktip Reef, Grey Reef, Epaulette, Port Jackson, Bonnethead, and Zebra. Skeptical about the Pyjama Shark in particular, I'd definitely remember seeing that one.
I will echo/clarify what @Great Argus said about angelsharks being present in aquariums - they are a sister family to sevengill and dogfish sharks, so taxonomically they should count here too. As a start, Birch and Cabrillo both have Pacific Angelshark (Squatina californica).
I also have some info I can add for everyone based on my travels this year:
Aquarium of the Pacific does not have Sand Tiger, but has Horn and White-spotted Bamboo also. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum has Horn Shark. Birch Aquarium does not have Grey Smooth-Hound. It does have Swell, Horn, Brown-banded Bamboo, and Epaulette. Cabrillo Marine Aquarium also has Grey Smooth-Hound. Living Coast Discovery Center also has Horn Shark and Grey Smooth-Hound. Shark Reef's signage is lacking, but I suspect they have fewer than what is listed here. I can confirm that in April they still had their single Galapagos Shark, at least. I can also confirm Sand Tiger, Sandbar, Blacktip Reef, Grey Reef, Epaulette, Port Jackson, Bonnethead, and Zebra. Skeptical about the Pyjama Shark in particular, I'd definitely remember seeing that one.
I will echo/clarify what @Great Argus said about angelsharks being present in aquariums - they are a sister family to sevengill and dogfish sharks, so taxonomically they should count here too. As a start, Birch and Cabrillo both have Pacific Angelshark (Squatina californica).
I checked with Birch, specifically, about their smooth-hounds and was told that they had them. They were the only people who answered my initial inquiries so I remember. Thank you for all the other suggestions. I thought I might have overcounted Shark Reef since I had to compile social media posts / media articles dating back years.
@TinoPup has reported the New England Aquarium holding the following, although the first may not longer be present:
zebra bullhead shark
Halhamera walking shark
pyjama shark
I am pretty sure The Seas with Nemo and Friends is home to the following:
blacknose shark
scalloped hammerhead
brown-banded bamboo shark
sandbar shark
@TinoPup has reported the New England Aquarium holding the following, although the first may not longer be present:
zebra bullhead shark
Halhamera walking shark
pyjama shark
I am pretty sure The Seas with Nemo and Friends is home to the following:
blacknose shark
scalloped hammerhead
brown-banded bamboo shark
sandbar shark
The Greensboro Science Center no longer has Blacknose Shark; their last individual was euthanized earlier in 2023 (unless they have another one bts that I am unaware of).
Will probably have the first update Monday after doing further research into most of the major aquariums. Just want to get another post up as I have over 100 changes to make.
This isn't a full final draft, but I have 100+ changes to make and wanted to reduce the risk of something happening to my change log and me losing all of it.
One facility of note: Point Defiance only has Scalloped Hammerheads on display. In correspondence with the zoo they stated that the final shark collection of the South Pacific Aquarium is as yet undetermined. For the time being I have removed all sharks but the hammerheads and will add them back when the South Pacific Aquarium reopens.
Mackerel Sharks
Sand Tiger Shark (32)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Adventure Aquarium
Audubon Aquarium
Downtown Aquarium Denver
Downtown Aquarium Houston
Florida Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium
Greater Cleveland Aquarium
Jenkinson’s Aquarium
Kansas City Zoo
Long Island Aquarium
Marineland Dolphin Adventure
Maritime Aquarium
Minnesota Zoo
Mystic Aquarium
National Aquarium
New York Aquarium
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knolls
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke
OdySea
Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
Sea Life Minnesota
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Antonio
SeaWorld San Diego
Shark Reef Aquarium
South Carolina Aquarium
Tennessee Aquarium
Virginia Aquarium
Wonders of Wildlife
Ground Sharks
Blacknose Shark (8)
EPCOT
Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters
Greater Cleveland Aquarium
Mote Marine Aquarium
National Aquarium
Saint Louis Aquarium
Sea Life Michigan
Wonders of Wildlife
Silvertip Shark (1)
Georgia Aquarium
Bignose Shark (1)
Gran Acuario Mazatlan
Grey Reef Shark (7)
Aquarium of the Pacific
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
New York Aquarium
Sea Life New Jersey
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shreveport Aquarium
Underwater World Guam
Silky Shark (3)
Adventure Aquarium
Frost Museum of Science
Georgia Aquarium
Blacktip Shark (6)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Coral World Ocean Park
Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters
Gran Acuario Mazalan
SeaWorld Orlando
South Carolina Aquarium
Blacktip Reef Shark (67)
Acuario Inbursa
Acuario Michin Guadalajara
Adventure Aquarium
Aquarium of the Pacific
Aquarium Restaurant Nashville
Austin Aquarium
Blue Zoo Baton Rouge
Branson Aquarium
Branson’s Wild World
Columbus Zoo
Dallas Children’s Aquarium
Discovery Cove
Downtown Aquarium Denver
Downtown Aquarium Houston
East Idaho Aquarium
Electric City Aquarium
EPCOT
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
Fort Worth Zoo
Georgia Aquarium
Granby Zoo
Guadalajara Zoo
Gulfarium Marine Park
Houston Zoo
Jenkinson's Aquarium
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Maui Ocean Center
Minnesota Zoo
Moody Gardens
National Aquarium
New York Aquarium
Newport Aquarium
OdySea
Pittsburgh Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
Saint Louis Aquarium
San Antonio Aquarium
Sea Life Arizona
Sea Life Carlsbad
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord
Sea Life Grapevine
Sea Life Kansas City
Sea Life Michigan
Sea Life New Jersey
Sea Life Orlando
Sea Life Park Hawaii
Sea Life San Antonio
Seattle Aquarium
SeaWorld San Diego
Seaport Aquarium
SeaQuest Folsom
SeaQuest Fort Worth
SeaQuest Las Vegas
SeaQuest Littleton
SeaQuest Roseville
SeaQuest Utah
SeaQuest Woodbridge
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium
Toledo Zoo
Underwater World Guam
Vancouver Aquarium
Via Aquarium
Wildlife World
Wonders of Wildlife
Sandbar Shark (51)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Acuario de Veracruz
Acuario Inbursa
Adventure Aquarium
Aquarium of the Pacific
Audubon Aquarium
Branson’s Wild World
Dallas World Aquarium
Downtown Aquarium Denver
Downtown Aquarium Houston
Epcot
Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters
Georgia Aquarium
Gran Acuario Mazatlan
Greater Cleveland Aquarium
Greensboro Science Center
Guadalajara Zoo
Jenkinson’s Aquarium
Kansas City Zoo
Key West Aquarium
Long Island Aquarium
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Maritime Aquarium
Maui Ocean Center
Missisippi Aquarium
Moody Gardens
Mote Marine Aquarium
National Aquarium
New York Aquarium
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knolls
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke
OdySea
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
Saint Louis Aquarium
Sea Life Grapevine
Sea Life Minnesota
Sea Life Park Hawaii
Sea Life San Antonio
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Antonio
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
South Carolina Aquarium
Tennessee Aquarium
Texas State Aquarium
Virginia Aquarium
Virginia Living Museum
Wonders of Wildlife
Lemon Shark (5)
Coral World Ocean Park
OdySea
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
SeaWorld San Diego
Tarpon Springs Aquarium
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark (1)
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
Whitetip Reef Shark (22)
Acuario Inbursa
Branson’s Wild World
Dallas Children’s Aquarium
Discovery Cove
Downtown Aquarium Houston
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Minnesota Zoo
New York Aquarium
OdySea
Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Saint Louis Aquarium
Sea Life Arizona
Sea Life Grapevine
Sea Life Minnesota
Sea Life Park Hawaii
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Diego
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shreveport Aquarium
Underwater World Guam
Via Aquarium
Tiger Shark (3)
Acuario de Veracruz
Georgia Aquarium
Maui Ocean Center
Coral Catshark (17)
Aquarium of the Pacific
Atlantic City Aquarium
Audubon Aquaruim
Dallas Children’s Aquarium
Denver Zoo
Flint RiverQuarium
Mississippi Aquarium
Mote Marine Aquarium
New England Aquarium
Newport Aquarium
Saint Louis Aquarium
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord
Sea Life Minnesota
Sea Life Orlando
Shedd Aquarium
Silverton Hotel
Tennessee Aquarium
Swell Shark (28)
Aquarium of the Bay
Birch Aquarium
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
California Academy of Sciences
Central Coast Aquarium
Downtown Aquarium Denver
Georgia Aquarium
Heal the Bay Aquarium
Kansas City Zoo
Living Coast Discovery Center
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Minnesota Zoo
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Moody Gardens
National Aquarium
Newport Aquarium
Oklahoma Aquarium
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Ripley's Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
Riverbanks Zoo
Roundhouse Aquarium
Seymour Marine Discovery Center
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium
Shreveport Aquarium
Toledo Zoo
Pyjama Shark (4)
California Academy of Sciences
New England Aquarium
Newport Aquarium
Pittsburgh Zoo
Chain Catshark (14)
Biomes Marine Biology Center
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Maritime Aquarium
Moody Gardens
Mystic Aquarium
New England Aquarium
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
South Carolina Aquarium
Toledo Zoo
Via Aquarium
Virginia Aquarium
Woods Hole Science Center
Cloudy Catshark (1)
New England Aquarium
Scalloped Hammerhead (7)
Epcot
Frost Museum of Science
Gran Acuario Mazatlan
Maui Ocean Center
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
Shark Reef Aquarium
Great Hammerhead (3)
Adventure Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium
SeaWorld Orlando
Bonnethead Shark (31)
Aquarium of the Pacific
Dallas Children’s Aquarium
Dallas World Aquarium
Florida Aquarium
Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
Kansas City Zoo
Key West Aquarium
Mississippi Aquarium
Mote Marine AquariumNorth Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
OdySea
Oklahoma Aquarium
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
Saint Louis Aquarium
San Antonio Aquarium
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord
Sea Life Kansas City
Sea Life Michigan
Sea Life New Jersey
Sea Life Orlando
Sea Life San Antonio
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Diego
Shedd Aquarium
Via Aquarium
Wildlife World
Wonders of Wildlife
School Shark (2)
Aquarium of the Bay
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Grey Smooth-Hound (14)
Acuario Michin Guadalajara
Austin Aquarium
Birch Aquarium
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
Central California Aquarium
Living Coast Discovery Center
Moody Gardens
SeaQuest Folsom
SeaQuest Fort Worth
SeaQuest Las Vegas
SeaQuest Littleton
SeaQuest Roseville
SeaQuest Utah
SeaQuest Woodbridge
Dusky Smooth-Hound (5)
Atlantic City Aquarium
Biomes Marine Biology Center
Indianapolis Zoo
Maria Mitchell Aquarium
New York Aquarium
Brown Smooth-Hound (1)
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Banded Houndshark (1)
SeaQuest New Jersey
Leopard Shark (39)
Acuario Inbursa
Aquarium du Quebec
Aquarium of the Bay
Aquarium of the Pacific
Birch Aquarium
Branson Aquarium
Branson’s Wild World
Brookfield Zoo
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
California Science Center
Downtown Aquarium Denver
Electric City Aquarium
Heal the Bay Aquarium
Jenkinson’s Aquarium
John Ball Zoo
Kansas City Zoo
Living Coast Discovery Center
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Minnesota Zoo
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Ocean World
OdySea
Oklahoma Aquarium
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Pittsburgh Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
Riverbanks Zoo
Roundhouse Aquarium
Sea Life Arizona
Sea Life Carlsbad
Sea Life Grapevine
SeaWorld San Diego
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium
Silverton Hotel
The Living Coast Discovery Center
Toledo Zoo
Wildlife World
Carpet Sharks
Bluegrey Carpetshark (1)
Sandoway Discovery Center
Nurse Shark (76)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Acuario de Veracruz
Acuario Inbursa
Acuario Michin Guadalajara
Adventure Aquarium
Aquarium Restaurant Nashville
Audubon Aquarium
Branson’s Wild World
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Coral World Ocean Park
Cox Science Center
Dallas Children’s Aquarium
Discovery Cove
Downtown Aquarium Denver
Downtown Aquarium Houston
East Idaho Aquarium
Electric City Aquarium
Florida Aquarium
Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters
Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center
Gladys Porter Zoo
Greater Cleveland Aquarium
Guadalajara Zoo
Gulf Specimen Aquarium
Gulfarium Marine Park
Jenkinson’s Aquarium
John Ball Zoo
Key West Aquarium
Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Long Island Aquarium
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Miami Seaquarium
Moody Gardens
Mote Marine Aquarium
Museum of Discovery and Science
Mystic Aquarium
National Aquarium
New England Aquarium
New York Aquarium
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knolls
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke
OdySea
Oklahoma Aquarium
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
Saint Louis Aquarium
Sandoway Discovery Center
Sea Life Caverns
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord
Sea Life Grapevine
Sea Life Kansas City
Sea Life Michigan
Sea Life Minnesota
Sea Life New Jersey
Sea Life Orlando
Sea Life San Antonio
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Antonio
Seaworld San Diego
SeaQuest Folsom
SeaQuest Fort Worth
SeaQuest Las Vegas
SeaQuest Littleton
SeaQuest Roseville
SeaQuest Utah
SeaQuest Woodbridge
Shark Reef Aquarium
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
South Carolina Aquarium
Tarpon Springs Aquarium
Texas State Aquarium
Theater of the Sea
Underwater World Guam
Virginia Aquarium
Short-Tail Nurse Shark (4)
Butterfly House and Aquarium
Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Kansas City Zoo
Tennessee Aquarium
Arabian Carpetshark (1)
Great Lakes Aquarium
White-Spotted Bamboo Shark (71)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Adventure Aquarium
Akron Zoo
Aquarium of Boise
Aquarium of Niagara
Aquarium of the Pacific
Audubon Aquarium
Atlantic City Aquarium
Branson’s Wild World
Columbus Zoo
Denver Zoo
Discovery World
East Idaho Aquarium
Electric City Aquarium
Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Great Lakes Aquarium
Greensboro Science Center
Gulfarium Marine Park
Kansas City Zoo
Long Island Aquarium
Maritime Aquarium
McWane Science Center
Miami Seaquarium
Minnesota Zoo
Mississippi Aquarium
Moody Gardens
Mystic Aquarium
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke
New York Aquarium
Ocean Adventures Marine Park
OdySea
Oklahoma Aquarium
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Phoenix Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
Riverbanks Zoo
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Saint Louis Aquarium
San Antonio Aquarium
San Antonio Zoo
SAP Center
Sea Life Arizona
Sea Life Carlsbad
Sea Life Caverns
Sea Life Grapevine
Sea Life Kansas City
Sea Life Minnesota
Sea Life San Antonio
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Antonio
SeaWorld San Diego
SeaQuest Folsom
SeaQuest Fort Worth
SeaQuest Las Vegas
SeaQuest Littleton
SeaQuest Roseville
SeaQuest Utah
SeaQuest Woodbridge
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium
Shreveport Aquarium
Silverton Hotel
Staten Island Zoo
Tarpon Springs Aquarium
Texas State Aquarium
Vancouver Aquarium
Wildlife World
Brown-Banded Bamboo Shark (33)
Adventure Aquarium
Akron Zoo
Aquarium and Shark Lab
Aquarium of Boise
Aquarium of the Pacific
Austin Aquarium
Biomes Marine Biology Center
Birch Aquarium
Branson Aquarium
Downtown Aquarium Denver
Downtown Aquarium Houston
Electric City Aquarium
Epcot
Hutchinson Zoo
Key West Aquarium
Minnesota Zoo
Mote Marine Aquarium
Mystic Aquarium
New England Aquarium
New York Aquarium
OdySea
Pittsburgh Zoo
San Antonio Zoo
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord
Sea Life Minnesota
Sea Life New Jersey
Sea Life Orlando
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Diego
Seaport Aquarium
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Toronto Zoo
Zoo Tampa
Halmahera Epaulette (1)
New England Aquarium
Epaulette Shark (45)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Adventure Aquarium
Aquarium of the Pacific
Atlantic City Aquarium
Audubon Aquarium
Austin Aquarium
Biomes Marine Biology Center
Birch Aquarium
Branson Aquarium
Brookfield Zoo
Como Park Zoo
Denver Zoo
Florida Aquarium
Fort Worth Zoo
Greensboro Science Center
Gulfarium Marine Park
IMAG History and Science Center
McWane Science Center
Minnesota Zoo
Mississippi Aquarium
Mote Marine Aquarium
Mystic Aquarium
New England Aquarium
Newport Aquarium
New York Aquarium
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke
OdySea
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
San Antonio Zoo
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord
Sea Life Grapevine
Sea Life New Jersey
Sea Life Orlando
Sea Life San Antonio
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Diego
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shreveport Aquarium
Tennessee Aquarium
Texas State Aquarium
Turtle Back Zoo
Vancouver Aquarium
Speckled Carpetshark (1)
SeaWorld San Diego
Tasseled Wobbegong (6)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
Georgia Aquarium
National Aquarium
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Japanese Wobbegong (1)
Discovery Cove
Spotted Wobbegong (11)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium
Jenkinson's Aquarium
Mississippi Aquarium
Moody Gardens
Mystic Aquarium
New York Aquarium
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Sea Life Minnesota
Shedd Aquarium
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Ornate Wobbegong (5)
Dallas Children’s Aquarium
Homossasa Wildlife Park
National Aquarium
OdySea
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Whale Shark (1)
Georgia Aquarium
Zebra Shark (44)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Aquarium of the Pacific
Columbus Zoo
Dallas Children’s Aquarium
Discovery Cove
Downtown Aquarium Denver
Downtown Aquarium Houston
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
Georgia Aquarium
Jenkinson's Aquarium
Kansas City Zoo
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Minnesota Zoo
Mississippi Aquarium
Mote Marine Laboratory
Mystic Aquarium
National Aquarium
New York Aquarium
OdySea
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Ripley's Aquarium at Myrtle
Saint Louis Aquarium
San Antonio Aquarium
Sea Life Arizona
Sea Life Carlsbad
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord
Sea Life Grapevine
Sea Life Kansas City
Sea Life Minnesota
Sea Life Orlando
Sea Life San Antonio
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Antonio
SeaWorld San Diego
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Toledo Zoo
Underwater World Guam
Virginia Aquarium
Wildlife World
Wonders of Wildlife
Bullhead Sharks
Horn Shark (44)
Acuario Inbursa
Aquarium and Shark Lab
Aquarium of the Bay
Aquarium of the Pacific
Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum
Birch Aquarium
Branson’s Wild World
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
California Academy of Sciences
California Science Center
Central Coast Aquarium
East Idaho Aquarium
Heal the Bay Aquarium
Living Coast Discovery Center
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Minnesota Zoo
National Aquarium
National Mississippi River Museum
New England Aquarium
Newport Aquarium
New York Aquarium
OdySea
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Riverbanks Zoo
Roundhouse Aquarium
SAP Center
San Antonio Aquarium
Sandoway Discovery Center
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaQuest Folsom
SeaQuest Fort Worth
SeaQuest Last Vegas
SeaQuest Littleton
SeaQuest Roseville
SeaQuest Utah
SeaQuest Woodbridge
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium
Shreveport Aquarium
Silverton Hotel
Staten Island Zoo
Texas State Aquarium
Toledo Zoo
Japanese Bullhead Shark (3)
Discovery Place
Newport Aquarium
Sea Life Grapevine
Mexican Hornshark (1)
Sea Life Arizona
Port Jackson Shark (4)
Minnesota Zoo
Newport Aquarium
Shark Reef Aquarium
Tennessee Aquarium
Zebra Bullhead Shark (2)
Discovery Place
New England Aquarium
This isn't a full final draft, but I have 100+ changes to make and wanted to reduce the risk of something happening to my change log and me losing all of it.
One facility of note: Point Defiance only has Scalloped Hammerheads on display. In correspondence with the zoo they stated that the final shark collection of the South Pacific Aquarium is as yet undetermined. For the time being I have removed all sharks but the hammerheads and will add them back when the South Pacific Aquarium reopens.
Mackerel Sharks
Sand Tiger Shark (32)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Adventure Aquarium
Audubon Aquarium
Downtown Aquarium Denver
Downtown Aquarium Houston
Florida Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium
Greater Cleveland Aquarium
Jenkinson’s Aquarium
Kansas City Zoo
Long Island Aquarium
Marineland Dolphin Adventure
Maritime Aquarium
Minnesota Zoo
Mystic Aquarium
National Aquarium
New York Aquarium
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knolls
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke
OdySea
Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
Sea Life Minnesota
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Antonio
SeaWorld San Diego
Shark Reef Aquarium
South Carolina Aquarium
Tennessee Aquarium
Virginia Aquarium
Wonders of Wildlife
Ground Sharks
Blacknose Shark (8)
EPCOT
Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters
Greater Cleveland Aquarium
Mote Marine Aquarium
National Aquarium
Saint Louis Aquarium
Sea Life Michigan
Wonders of Wildlife
Silvertip Shark (1)
Georgia Aquarium
Bignose Shark (1)
Gran Acuario Mazatlan
Grey Reef Shark (7)
Aquarium of the Pacific
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
New York Aquarium
Sea Life New Jersey
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shreveport Aquarium
Underwater World Guam
Silky Shark (3)
Adventure Aquarium
Frost Museum of Science
Georgia Aquarium
Blacktip Shark (6)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Coral World Ocean Park
Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters
Gran Acuario Mazalan
SeaWorld Orlando
South Carolina Aquarium
Blacktip Reef Shark (67)
Acuario Inbursa
Acuario Michin Guadalajara
Adventure Aquarium
Aquarium of the Pacific
Aquarium Restaurant Nashville
Austin Aquarium
Blue Zoo Baton Rouge
Branson Aquarium
Branson’s Wild World
Columbus Zoo
Dallas Children’s Aquarium
Discovery Cove
Downtown Aquarium Denver
Downtown Aquarium Houston
East Idaho Aquarium
Electric City Aquarium
EPCOT
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
Fort Worth Zoo
Georgia Aquarium
Granby Zoo
Guadalajara Zoo
Gulfarium Marine Park
Houston Zoo
Jenkinson's Aquarium
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Maui Ocean Center
Minnesota Zoo
Moody Gardens
National Aquarium
New York Aquarium
Newport Aquarium
OdySea
Pittsburgh Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
Saint Louis Aquarium
San Antonio Aquarium
Sea Life Arizona
Sea Life Carlsbad
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord
Sea Life Grapevine
Sea Life Kansas City
Sea Life Michigan
Sea Life New Jersey
Sea Life Orlando
Sea Life Park Hawaii
Sea Life San Antonio
Seattle Aquarium
SeaWorld San Diego
Seaport Aquarium
SeaQuest Folsom
SeaQuest Fort Worth
SeaQuest Las Vegas
SeaQuest Littleton
SeaQuest Roseville
SeaQuest Utah
SeaQuest Woodbridge
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium
Toledo Zoo
Underwater World Guam
Vancouver Aquarium
Via Aquarium
Wildlife World
Wonders of Wildlife
Sandbar Shark (51)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Acuario de Veracruz
Acuario Inbursa
Adventure Aquarium
Aquarium of the Pacific
Audubon Aquarium
Branson’s Wild World
Dallas World Aquarium
Downtown Aquarium Denver
Downtown Aquarium Houston
Epcot
Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters
Georgia Aquarium
Gran Acuario Mazatlan
Greater Cleveland Aquarium
Greensboro Science Center
Guadalajara Zoo
Jenkinson’s Aquarium
Kansas City Zoo
Key West Aquarium
Long Island Aquarium
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Maritime Aquarium
Maui Ocean Center
Missisippi Aquarium
Moody Gardens
Mote Marine Aquarium
National Aquarium
New York Aquarium
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knolls
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke
OdySea
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
Saint Louis Aquarium
Sea Life Grapevine
Sea Life Minnesota
Sea Life Park Hawaii
Sea Life San Antonio
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Antonio
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
South Carolina Aquarium
Tennessee Aquarium
Texas State Aquarium
Virginia Aquarium
Virginia Living Museum
Wonders of Wildlife
Lemon Shark (5)
Coral World Ocean Park
OdySea
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
SeaWorld San Diego
Tarpon Springs Aquarium
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark (1)
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
Whitetip Reef Shark (22)
Acuario Inbursa
Branson’s Wild World
Dallas Children’s Aquarium
Discovery Cove
Downtown Aquarium Houston
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Minnesota Zoo
New York Aquarium
OdySea
Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Saint Louis Aquarium
Sea Life Arizona
Sea Life Grapevine
Sea Life Minnesota
Sea Life Park Hawaii
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Diego
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shreveport Aquarium
Underwater World Guam
Via Aquarium
Tiger Shark (3)
Acuario de Veracruz
Georgia Aquarium
Maui Ocean Center
Coral Catshark (17)
Aquarium of the Pacific
Atlantic City Aquarium
Audubon Aquaruim
Dallas Children’s Aquarium
Denver Zoo
Flint RiverQuarium
Mississippi Aquarium
Mote Marine Aquarium
New England Aquarium
Newport Aquarium
Saint Louis Aquarium
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord
Sea Life Minnesota
Sea Life Orlando
Shedd Aquarium
Silverton Hotel
Tennessee Aquarium
Swell Shark (28)
Aquarium of the Bay
Birch Aquarium
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
California Academy of Sciences
Central Coast Aquarium
Downtown Aquarium Denver
Georgia Aquarium
Heal the Bay Aquarium
Kansas City Zoo
Living Coast Discovery Center
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Minnesota Zoo
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Moody Gardens
National Aquarium
Newport Aquarium
Oklahoma Aquarium
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Ripley's Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
Riverbanks Zoo
Roundhouse Aquarium
Seymour Marine Discovery Center
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium
Shreveport Aquarium
Toledo Zoo
Pyjama Shark (4)
California Academy of Sciences
New England Aquarium
Newport Aquarium
Pittsburgh Zoo
Chain Catshark (14)
Biomes Marine Biology Center
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Maritime Aquarium
Moody Gardens
Mystic Aquarium
New England Aquarium
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
South Carolina Aquarium
Toledo Zoo
Via Aquarium
Virginia Aquarium
Woods Hole Science Center
Cloudy Catshark (1)
New England Aquarium
Scalloped Hammerhead (7)
Epcot
Frost Museum of Science
Gran Acuario Mazatlan
Maui Ocean Center
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
Shark Reef Aquarium
Great Hammerhead (3)
Adventure Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium
SeaWorld Orlando
Bonnethead Shark (31)
Aquarium of the Pacific
Dallas Children’s Aquarium
Dallas World Aquarium
Florida Aquarium
Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
Kansas City Zoo
Key West Aquarium
Mississippi Aquarium
Mote Marine AquariumNorth Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
OdySea
Oklahoma Aquarium
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
Saint Louis Aquarium
San Antonio Aquarium
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord
Sea Life Kansas City
Sea Life Michigan
Sea Life New Jersey
Sea Life Orlando
Sea Life San Antonio
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Diego
Shedd Aquarium
Via Aquarium
Wildlife World
Wonders of Wildlife
School Shark (2)
Aquarium of the Bay
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Grey Smooth-Hound (14)
Acuario Michin Guadalajara
Austin Aquarium
Birch Aquarium
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
Central California Aquarium
Living Coast Discovery Center
Moody Gardens
SeaQuest Folsom
SeaQuest Fort Worth
SeaQuest Las Vegas
SeaQuest Littleton
SeaQuest Roseville
SeaQuest Utah
SeaQuest Woodbridge
Dusky Smooth-Hound (5)
Atlantic City Aquarium
Biomes Marine Biology Center
Indianapolis Zoo
Maria Mitchell Aquarium
New York Aquarium
Brown Smooth-Hound (1)
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Banded Houndshark (1)
SeaQuest New Jersey
Leopard Shark (39)
Acuario Inbursa
Aquarium du Quebec
Aquarium of the Bay
Aquarium of the Pacific
Birch Aquarium
Branson Aquarium
Branson’s Wild World
Brookfield Zoo
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
California Science Center
Downtown Aquarium Denver
Electric City Aquarium
Heal the Bay Aquarium
Jenkinson’s Aquarium
John Ball Zoo
Kansas City Zoo
Living Coast Discovery Center
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Minnesota Zoo
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Ocean World
OdySea
Oklahoma Aquarium
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Pittsburgh Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
Riverbanks Zoo
Roundhouse Aquarium
Sea Life Arizona
Sea Life Carlsbad
Sea Life Grapevine
SeaWorld San Diego
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium
Silverton Hotel
The Living Coast Discovery Center
Toledo Zoo
Wildlife World
Carpet Sharks
Bluegrey Carpetshark (1)
Sandoway Discovery Center
Nurse Shark (76)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Acuario de Veracruz
Acuario Inbursa
Acuario Michin Guadalajara
Adventure Aquarium
Aquarium Restaurant Nashville
Audubon Aquarium
Branson’s Wild World
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Coral World Ocean Park
Cox Science Center
Dallas Children’s Aquarium
Discovery Cove
Downtown Aquarium Denver
Downtown Aquarium Houston
East Idaho Aquarium
Electric City Aquarium
Florida Aquarium
Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters
Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center
Gladys Porter Zoo
Greater Cleveland Aquarium
Guadalajara Zoo
Gulf Specimen Aquarium
Gulfarium Marine Park
Jenkinson’s Aquarium
John Ball Zoo
Key West Aquarium
Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Long Island Aquarium
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Miami Seaquarium
Moody Gardens
Mote Marine Aquarium
Museum of Discovery and Science
Mystic Aquarium
National Aquarium
New England Aquarium
New York Aquarium
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knolls
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke
OdySea
Oklahoma Aquarium
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
Saint Louis Aquarium
Sandoway Discovery Center
Sea Life Caverns
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord
Sea Life Grapevine
Sea Life Kansas City
Sea Life Michigan
Sea Life Minnesota
Sea Life New Jersey
Sea Life Orlando
Sea Life San Antonio
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Antonio
Seaworld San Diego
SeaQuest Folsom
SeaQuest Fort Worth
SeaQuest Las Vegas
SeaQuest Littleton
SeaQuest Roseville
SeaQuest Utah
SeaQuest Woodbridge
Shark Reef Aquarium
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
South Carolina Aquarium
Tarpon Springs Aquarium
Texas State Aquarium
Theater of the Sea
Underwater World Guam
Virginia Aquarium
Short-Tail Nurse Shark (4)
Butterfly House and Aquarium
Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Kansas City Zoo
Tennessee Aquarium
Arabian Carpetshark (1)
Great Lakes Aquarium
White-Spotted Bamboo Shark (71)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Adventure Aquarium
Akron Zoo
Aquarium of Boise
Aquarium of Niagara
Aquarium of the Pacific
Audubon Aquarium
Atlantic City Aquarium
Branson’s Wild World
Columbus Zoo
Denver Zoo
Discovery World
East Idaho Aquarium
Electric City Aquarium
Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Great Lakes Aquarium
Greensboro Science Center
Gulfarium Marine Park
Kansas City Zoo
Long Island Aquarium
Maritime Aquarium
McWane Science Center
Miami Seaquarium
Minnesota Zoo
Mississippi Aquarium
Moody Gardens
Mystic Aquarium
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke
New York Aquarium
Ocean Adventures Marine Park
OdySea
Oklahoma Aquarium
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Phoenix Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
Riverbanks Zoo
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Saint Louis Aquarium
San Antonio Aquarium
San Antonio Zoo
SAP Center
Sea Life Arizona
Sea Life Carlsbad
Sea Life Caverns
Sea Life Grapevine
Sea Life Kansas City
Sea Life Minnesota
Sea Life San Antonio
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Antonio
SeaWorld San Diego
SeaQuest Folsom
SeaQuest Fort Worth
SeaQuest Las Vegas
SeaQuest Littleton
SeaQuest Roseville
SeaQuest Utah
SeaQuest Woodbridge
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium
Shreveport Aquarium
Silverton Hotel
Staten Island Zoo
Tarpon Springs Aquarium
Texas State Aquarium
Vancouver Aquarium
Wildlife World
Brown-Banded Bamboo Shark (33)
Adventure Aquarium
Akron Zoo
Aquarium and Shark Lab
Aquarium of Boise
Aquarium of the Pacific
Austin Aquarium
Biomes Marine Biology Center
Birch Aquarium
Branson Aquarium
Downtown Aquarium Denver
Downtown Aquarium Houston
Electric City Aquarium
Epcot
Hutchinson Zoo
Key West Aquarium
Minnesota Zoo
Mote Marine Aquarium
Mystic Aquarium
New England Aquarium
New York Aquarium
OdySea
Pittsburgh Zoo
San Antonio Zoo
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord
Sea Life Minnesota
Sea Life New Jersey
Sea Life Orlando
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Diego
Seaport Aquarium
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Toronto Zoo
Zoo Tampa
Halmahera Epaulette (1)
New England Aquarium
Epaulette Shark (45)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Adventure Aquarium
Aquarium of the Pacific
Atlantic City Aquarium
Audubon Aquarium
Austin Aquarium
Biomes Marine Biology Center
Birch Aquarium
Branson Aquarium
Brookfield Zoo
Como Park Zoo
Denver Zoo
Florida Aquarium
Fort Worth Zoo
Greensboro Science Center
Gulfarium Marine Park
IMAG History and Science Center
McWane Science Center
Minnesota Zoo
Mississippi Aquarium
Mote Marine Aquarium
Mystic Aquarium
New England Aquarium
Newport Aquarium
New York Aquarium
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke
OdySea
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
San Antonio Zoo
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord
Sea Life Grapevine
Sea Life New Jersey
Sea Life Orlando
Sea Life San Antonio
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Diego
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shreveport Aquarium
Tennessee Aquarium
Texas State Aquarium
Turtle Back Zoo
Vancouver Aquarium
Speckled Carpetshark (1)
SeaWorld San Diego
Tasseled Wobbegong (6)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
Georgia Aquarium
National Aquarium
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Japanese Wobbegong (1)
Discovery Cove
Spotted Wobbegong (11)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium
Jenkinson's Aquarium
Mississippi Aquarium
Moody Gardens
Mystic Aquarium
New York Aquarium
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Sea Life Minnesota
Shedd Aquarium
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Ornate Wobbegong (5)
Dallas Children’s Aquarium
Homossasa Wildlife Park
National Aquarium
OdySea
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Whale Shark (1)
Georgia Aquarium
Zebra Shark (44)
ABQ Biopark Aquarium
Aquarium of the Pacific
Columbus Zoo
Dallas Children’s Aquarium
Discovery Cove
Downtown Aquarium Denver
Downtown Aquarium Houston
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
Georgia Aquarium
Jenkinson's Aquarium
Kansas City Zoo
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Minnesota Zoo
Mississippi Aquarium
Mote Marine Laboratory
Mystic Aquarium
National Aquarium
New York Aquarium
OdySea
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Ripley's Aquarium at Myrtle
Saint Louis Aquarium
San Antonio Aquarium
Sea Life Arizona
Sea Life Carlsbad
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord
Sea Life Grapevine
Sea Life Kansas City
Sea Life Minnesota
Sea Life Orlando
Sea Life San Antonio
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Antonio
SeaWorld San Diego
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Toledo Zoo
Underwater World Guam
Virginia Aquarium
Wildlife World
Wonders of Wildlife
Bullhead Sharks
Horn Shark (44)
Acuario Inbursa
Aquarium and Shark Lab
Aquarium of the Bay
Aquarium of the Pacific
Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum
Birch Aquarium
Branson’s Wild World
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
California Academy of Sciences
California Science Center
Central Coast Aquarium
East Idaho Aquarium
Heal the Bay Aquarium
Living Coast Discovery Center
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Minnesota Zoo
National Aquarium
National Mississippi River Museum
New England Aquarium
Newport Aquarium
New York Aquarium
OdySea
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Riverbanks Zoo
Roundhouse Aquarium
SAP Center
San Antonio Aquarium
Sandoway Discovery Center
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaQuest Folsom
SeaQuest Fort Worth
SeaQuest Last Vegas
SeaQuest Littleton
SeaQuest Roseville
SeaQuest Utah
SeaQuest Woodbridge
Shark Reef Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium
Shreveport Aquarium
Silverton Hotel
Staten Island Zoo
Texas State Aquarium
Toledo Zoo
Japanese Bullhead Shark (3)
Discovery Place
Newport Aquarium
Sea Life Grapevine
Mexican Hornshark (1)
Sea Life Arizona
Port Jackson Shark (4)
Minnesota Zoo
Newport Aquarium
Shark Reef Aquarium
Tennessee Aquarium
Zebra Bullhead Shark (2)
Discovery Place
New England Aquarium
Already looking a lot better Just to clarify, grey smooth-hound is cabrillo marine aquarium, since you didn't specify. On that note, cabrillo high school aquarium also has swell sharks. I'd hesitate to put anything for atlantic city aquarium, it's been closed for 4 years and who knows when/if it will reopen.
* Facilities with the (!) icon keep their sharks as an ambassador species/behind the scenes.
** Information given by @Bactrian Deer in the Indianapolis Zoo News 2024 thread (Page 2 Post #39).
The Saint Louis Aquarium also has tasseled wobbegongs, a brown-banded bamboo shark, and the coral catshark is actually an australian marbled catshark. Not sure how specific the coral catshark species list is but I wanted to add that just in case!
Hey everybody! New member here but figured I'd toss a tidbit or two in. Namely: SeaWorld Orlando's current "blacktip" shark is actually not a blacktip, but rather a spinner shark (C. brevipinna)! They caught it by mistake, realized what they had, and were extremely excited to keep it in their care - it may be the first one ever in captivity. One of their aquarists confirmed this to me personally, and stated that their blacktip(s) are now at Aquatica Orlando. Also, I was able to confirm the ID myself as they have a very distinctive anal fin, which has an actual black tip while blacktip sharks do not.
Also, the Sea Life in Arizona had short-tail nurse sharks as of 2022. I would hope they're still there and doing well, but I cannot confirm myself until I return there.
Hah, ran out of edit time but I can also confirm that the Silverton Hotel Aquarium has a banded houndshark, which appeared to be doing quite well as of my visit this March.
Frost Science Center's silky sharks also have sadly passed away as of last year from an unknown illness. They have a sandbar shark now in their place.
SeaWorld Orlando's current "blacktip" shark is actually not a blacktip, but rather a spinner shark (C. brevipinna)! They caught it by mistake, realized what they had, and were extremely excited to keep it in their care - it may be the first one ever in captivity
Very cool! Any idea when it was brought in? They are pretty common in Florida waters, I have seen them while fishing. It looks like a few other places hold/held them before including Carnes Marine in Australia and uShaka Sea World in South Africa, but this may be the first in North America.
