I recently took a weekend trip down to South Carolina with intentions to visit the Riverbanks Zoo & Garden, but upon learning that the bird house is still receiving renovations, I settled on the South Carolina Aquarium instead. Similarly to the North Carolina aquariums I am more acquainted with, it's a small facility located near the coast that exhibits native species. For such a small aquarium though, it can get quite expensive; ticket prices vary depending on the day, but on average it is a whopping $31-$32 per person. Don't get me wrong, it's a good aquarium with a handful of rarities, but due to the admission price and the long distance from both my home and university, I doubt this aquarium will warrant anything more than a one-and-done visit.
Personal Rating 6.5/10
Now onto the most important part, the species list.
Date Of Visit: 2/8/25
Species sharing an exhibit will be written on the same line and separated by commas.
And as always...
Red Text: Animal Off-Exhibit/No-Show (will be indicated if confirmed to be off-exhibit)
Blue Text: Present, but missing signage
Regular Text: Animal signed and present on my visit
Green Text: Indicates the start of a new zone
Orange Text: Floor level
The South Carolina Aquarium
First Floor:
The Shallows (outdoor touch pool):
Southern Stingray (Hypanus americanus), Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus), Atlantic Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Carolina Seas Tank:
Tomtate Grunt (Haemulon aurolineatum), Striped Grunt (Haemulon striatum), Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus), Gray Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus), Spotfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ocellatus), Longspine Squirrelfish (Holocentrus rufus), Spotfin Hogfish (Bodianus pulchellus), Brown Chromis (Chromis multilineata), Longspine Porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus), Scrawled Filefish (Aluterus scriptus), Dotterel Filefish (Aluterus heudelotii), Pearly Razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula), Round Scad (Decapterus punctatus)
A keeper was also holding a Ball Python (Python regius) at a table nearby, probably for some sort of scheduled presentation.
Zucker Family Sea Turtle Recovery:
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
There were about seven or eight tanks in view in the entire exhibit, having one turtle each. I did not keep track of how many of each species there were, although I do remember there being way more Kemp's than Greens.
Second Floor:
Entrance to Mountain Forest:
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Yellow-Bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
Mountain Forest:
Free-Flying: Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) (the signage may be outdated, I didn't see or hear a single bird despite looking for nearly 10 minutes and coming back to this exhibit twice)
There are a total of three large tanks with fish in them and there is only one sign for all of them. Each tank has different fish. I will go over each tank's contents and list the species I did not see that are on the sign.
Tank 1: Yellowfin Shiner (Notropis lutipinnis), Bluehead Chub (Nocomis leptocephalus)
Tank 2: Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
Tank 3: Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)
Unseen species: White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum)
North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
Piedmont:
Whitetail Shiner (Cyprinella galactura) , Fieryblack Shiner (Cyprinella pyrrhomelas), Warpaint Shiner (Luxilus coccogenis, Seagreen Darter (Etheostoma thalassinum)
Robust Redhorse (Moxostoma robustum), Bluehead Chub (Nocomis leptocephalus), Yellowfin Shiner (Notropis lutipinnis)
American Green Tree Frog (Dryophytes cinereus), Pine Woods Tree Frog (Dryophytes femoralis), Cope's Gray Tree Frog (Dryophytes chrysoscelis), Squirrel Tree Frog (Dryophytes squirellus)
Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus), Redear Sunfish (Lepomis microlophus), Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus)
Dusky Shiner (Notropis cummingsae), Rosyface Shiner (Notropis rubellus), Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas), Bannerfin Shiner (Cyprinella leedsi), Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki), Tessellated Darter (Etheostoma olmstedi)
Coastal Plain:
Trading Post: Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)
Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia), Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata)
Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus), Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum), American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
Striped Mud Turtle (Kinosternon baurii), Bluespotted Sunfish (Enneacanthus gloriosus)
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)
Timber Rattlensnake (Crotalus horridus), Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), Florida Pinesnake (Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus)
Oceans:
Sargassum Fish (Histrio histrio)
Blue Runner (Caranx crysos)
Sea Walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi) (signed generically as Comb Jelly)
Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
Main Tank (not putting on the same line to avoid clutter):
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
Sand Tiger Shark (Carcharias taurus)
Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
Blacktip Shark (Carcharhinus limbatus)
Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus
Atlantic Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)
Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)
Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)
Crevalle Jack (Caranx hippos)
Horse-Eye Jack (Caranx latus)
Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili)
Florida Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus)
Bar Jack (Caranx ruber)
Permit (Trachinotus falcatus)
Blue Runner (Caranx crysos)
Rainbow Runner (Elagatis bipinnulata)
Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis)
Gag Grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis)
Graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata)
Red Grouper (Epinephelus morio)
Scamp (Mycteroperca phenax)
Belted Sandfish (Serranus subligarius)
Black Drum (Pogonias cromis)
Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)
Atlantic Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis)
Bermuda Chub (Kyphosus sectatrix)
Vermillion Snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens)
Yellowtail Snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus)
Gray (Mangrove) Snapper (Lutjanus griseus)
White Grunt (Haemulon plumierii)
Black Sea Bass (Centropristis striata)
Atlantic Spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber)
Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus)
Bermuda Blue Angelfish (Holacanthus bermudensis)
Hogfish ((Lachnolaimus maximus))
Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)
Spottail Pinfish (Diplodus holbrookii)
Sergeant Major (Abudefduf saxatilis)
Squirrelfish (Holocentrus adscensionis)
Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula)
Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus)
Spot-Fin Porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)
Green Moray (Gymnothorax funebris)
Tanks beside the main tank (located on the first floor, but still part of the Ocean exhibit which starts on the second floor):
Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus), Harlequin Bass (Serranus tigrinus), High-Hat (Pareques acuminatus), Gray Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus), French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru), Queen Angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris), Ocean Surgeonfish (Acanthurus bahianus), Atlantic Blue Tang (Acanthurus coeruleus), Reef Butterflyfish (Chaetodon sedentarius), Blue Parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus), Twospot Cardinalfish (Apogon pseudomaculatus), Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus), Spanish Hogfish (Bodianus rufus), Yellowhead Wrasse (Halichoeres garnoti), Bluehead Wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum), Cocoa Damselfish (Stegastes variabilis), Blackbar Soldierfish (Myripristis jacobus), Dusky Squirrelfish (Sargocentron vexillarium), Bandtail Puffer (Sphoeroides spengleri), Dotterel Filefish (Aluterus heudelotii)
Red Grouper (Epinephelus morio), Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans)
Again, there is a series of two tanks that share signage:
Tank directly next to lionfish: Jolthead Porgy (Calamus bajonado), Knobbed Porgy (Calamus nodosus), Black Grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci), Atlantic Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis), Vermillion Snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens), Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus), French Grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum), Spotted Scorpionfish (Scorpaena plumieri), Ocean Triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen), Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma), Long-Spine Porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus), Spotted Moray (Gymnothorax moringa)
Next tank over: Blue Runner (Caranx crysos), Atlantic Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis), Bermuda Chub (Kyphosus sectatrix), Tomtate Grunt (Haemulon aurolineatum), Bank Sea Bass (Centropristis ocyurus), French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru), Spottail Pinfish (Diplodus holbrookii), Ocean Triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen), Planehead Filefish (Stephanolepis hispidus)
Species seen in neither tanks: Crevalle Jack (Caranx hippos), Northern Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus), Graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata), Scup (Stenotomus chrysops), Sand Perch (Diplectrum formosum), Spotfin Hogfish (Bodianus pulchellus), Barbfish (Scorpaena brasiliensis)
Coast:
Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), Atlantic Spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber)
Polka-Dot Batfish (Ogcocephalus radiatus), Leopard Sea Robin (Prionotus scitulus)
Ocellated Flounder (Ancylopsetta ommata), Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
Goldentail Moray (Gymnothorax miliaris), Stripe-Legged Slipper Lobster (Scyllarides nodifer)
West Atlantic Mantis Shrimp (Squilla empusa) (signed generically as Mantis Shrimp)
Florida Stone Crab (Menippe mercenaria)
Lined Seahorse (Hippocampus erectus), Northern Pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus)
Scrawled Cowfish (Acanthostracion quadricornis)
Unknown shrimp species (signed as Shrimp sp.)
Touch Tank:
Chain Catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer), Atlantic Stingray (Hypanus sabinus), Sea star sp.
Saltmarsh:
Free-Flight: Black-Bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis), Northern Pintail (Anas acuta), Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea), Green Heron (Butorides virescens), American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus), Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja), Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis), Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla), Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) (signage is most likely outdated here as well)
Yet again, there is an inner tank and and outer tank along the path that share signage:
Inner Tank: Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin), Atlantic Spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber), Spot Croaker (Leiostomus xanthurus), Leopard Sea Robin (Prionotus scitulus), Atlantic Thread Herring (Opisthonema oglinum)
Outer Tank: Ladyfish (Elops saurus), Striped Mullet (Mugil cephalus), Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), Spot Croaker (Leiostomus xanthurus), Striped Burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfi), Atlantic Thread Herring (Opisthonema oglinum)
Species seen in neither tanks: Hardhead Catfish (Ariopsis felis), Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis), Black Drum (Pogonias cromis), Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), Gray (Mangrove) Snapper (Lutjanus griseus), Oyster Toadfish (Opsanus tau), Atlantic Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus), Atlantic Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)
And that about wraps up the entire species list. I know it's been a few years since anyone posted a comprehensive species list, so I hope this helped out anybody who needed it.
Total Species: 182
Species Seen: 137 (45 no-shows)
Personal Rating 6.5/10
Now onto the most important part, the species list.
Date Of Visit: 2/8/25
Species sharing an exhibit will be written on the same line and separated by commas.
And as always...
Red Text: Animal Off-Exhibit/No-Show (will be indicated if confirmed to be off-exhibit)
Blue Text: Present, but missing signage
Regular Text: Animal signed and present on my visit
Green Text: Indicates the start of a new zone
Orange Text: Floor level
The South Carolina Aquarium
First Floor:
The Shallows (outdoor touch pool):
Southern Stingray (Hypanus americanus), Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus), Atlantic Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Carolina Seas Tank:
Tomtate Grunt (Haemulon aurolineatum), Striped Grunt (Haemulon striatum), Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus), Gray Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus), Spotfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ocellatus), Longspine Squirrelfish (Holocentrus rufus), Spotfin Hogfish (Bodianus pulchellus), Brown Chromis (Chromis multilineata), Longspine Porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus), Scrawled Filefish (Aluterus scriptus), Dotterel Filefish (Aluterus heudelotii), Pearly Razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula), Round Scad (Decapterus punctatus)
A keeper was also holding a Ball Python (Python regius) at a table nearby, probably for some sort of scheduled presentation.
Zucker Family Sea Turtle Recovery:
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
There were about seven or eight tanks in view in the entire exhibit, having one turtle each. I did not keep track of how many of each species there were, although I do remember there being way more Kemp's than Greens.
Second Floor:
Entrance to Mountain Forest:
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Yellow-Bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
Mountain Forest:
Free-Flying: Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) (the signage may be outdated, I didn't see or hear a single bird despite looking for nearly 10 minutes and coming back to this exhibit twice)
There are a total of three large tanks with fish in them and there is only one sign for all of them. Each tank has different fish. I will go over each tank's contents and list the species I did not see that are on the sign.
Tank 1: Yellowfin Shiner (Notropis lutipinnis), Bluehead Chub (Nocomis leptocephalus)
Tank 2: Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
Tank 3: Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)
Unseen species: White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum)
North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
Piedmont:
Whitetail Shiner (Cyprinella galactura) , Fieryblack Shiner (Cyprinella pyrrhomelas), Warpaint Shiner (Luxilus coccogenis, Seagreen Darter (Etheostoma thalassinum)
Robust Redhorse (Moxostoma robustum), Bluehead Chub (Nocomis leptocephalus), Yellowfin Shiner (Notropis lutipinnis)
American Green Tree Frog (Dryophytes cinereus), Pine Woods Tree Frog (Dryophytes femoralis), Cope's Gray Tree Frog (Dryophytes chrysoscelis), Squirrel Tree Frog (Dryophytes squirellus)
Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus), Redear Sunfish (Lepomis microlophus), Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus)
Dusky Shiner (Notropis cummingsae), Rosyface Shiner (Notropis rubellus), Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas), Bannerfin Shiner (Cyprinella leedsi), Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki), Tessellated Darter (Etheostoma olmstedi)
Coastal Plain:
Trading Post: Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)
Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia), Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata)
Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus), Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum), American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
Striped Mud Turtle (Kinosternon baurii), Bluespotted Sunfish (Enneacanthus gloriosus)
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)
Timber Rattlensnake (Crotalus horridus), Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), Florida Pinesnake (Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus)
Oceans:
Sargassum Fish (Histrio histrio)
Blue Runner (Caranx crysos)
Sea Walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi) (signed generically as Comb Jelly)
Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
Main Tank (not putting on the same line to avoid clutter):
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
Sand Tiger Shark (Carcharias taurus)
Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
Blacktip Shark (Carcharhinus limbatus)
Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus
Atlantic Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)
Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)
Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)
Crevalle Jack (Caranx hippos)
Horse-Eye Jack (Caranx latus)
Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili)
Florida Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus)
Bar Jack (Caranx ruber)
Permit (Trachinotus falcatus)
Blue Runner (Caranx crysos)
Rainbow Runner (Elagatis bipinnulata)
Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis)
Gag Grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis)
Graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata)
Red Grouper (Epinephelus morio)
Scamp (Mycteroperca phenax)
Belted Sandfish (Serranus subligarius)
Black Drum (Pogonias cromis)
Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)
Atlantic Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis)
Bermuda Chub (Kyphosus sectatrix)
Vermillion Snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens)
Yellowtail Snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus)
Gray (Mangrove) Snapper (Lutjanus griseus)
White Grunt (Haemulon plumierii)
Black Sea Bass (Centropristis striata)
Atlantic Spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber)
Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus)
Bermuda Blue Angelfish (Holacanthus bermudensis)
Hogfish ((Lachnolaimus maximus))
Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)
Spottail Pinfish (Diplodus holbrookii)
Sergeant Major (Abudefduf saxatilis)
Squirrelfish (Holocentrus adscensionis)
Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula)
Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus)
Spot-Fin Porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)
Green Moray (Gymnothorax funebris)
Tanks beside the main tank (located on the first floor, but still part of the Ocean exhibit which starts on the second floor):
Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus), Harlequin Bass (Serranus tigrinus), High-Hat (Pareques acuminatus), Gray Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus), French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru), Queen Angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris), Ocean Surgeonfish (Acanthurus bahianus), Atlantic Blue Tang (Acanthurus coeruleus), Reef Butterflyfish (Chaetodon sedentarius), Blue Parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus), Twospot Cardinalfish (Apogon pseudomaculatus), Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus), Spanish Hogfish (Bodianus rufus), Yellowhead Wrasse (Halichoeres garnoti), Bluehead Wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum), Cocoa Damselfish (Stegastes variabilis), Blackbar Soldierfish (Myripristis jacobus), Dusky Squirrelfish (Sargocentron vexillarium), Bandtail Puffer (Sphoeroides spengleri), Dotterel Filefish (Aluterus heudelotii)
Red Grouper (Epinephelus morio), Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans)
Again, there is a series of two tanks that share signage:
Tank directly next to lionfish: Jolthead Porgy (Calamus bajonado), Knobbed Porgy (Calamus nodosus), Black Grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci), Atlantic Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis), Vermillion Snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens), Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus), French Grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum), Spotted Scorpionfish (Scorpaena plumieri), Ocean Triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen), Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma), Long-Spine Porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus), Spotted Moray (Gymnothorax moringa)
Next tank over: Blue Runner (Caranx crysos), Atlantic Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis), Bermuda Chub (Kyphosus sectatrix), Tomtate Grunt (Haemulon aurolineatum), Bank Sea Bass (Centropristis ocyurus), French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru), Spottail Pinfish (Diplodus holbrookii), Ocean Triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen), Planehead Filefish (Stephanolepis hispidus)
Species seen in neither tanks: Crevalle Jack (Caranx hippos), Northern Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus), Graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata), Scup (Stenotomus chrysops), Sand Perch (Diplectrum formosum), Spotfin Hogfish (Bodianus pulchellus), Barbfish (Scorpaena brasiliensis)
Coast:
Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), Atlantic Spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber)
Polka-Dot Batfish (Ogcocephalus radiatus), Leopard Sea Robin (Prionotus scitulus)
Ocellated Flounder (Ancylopsetta ommata), Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
Goldentail Moray (Gymnothorax miliaris), Stripe-Legged Slipper Lobster (Scyllarides nodifer)
West Atlantic Mantis Shrimp (Squilla empusa) (signed generically as Mantis Shrimp)
Florida Stone Crab (Menippe mercenaria)
Lined Seahorse (Hippocampus erectus), Northern Pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus)
Scrawled Cowfish (Acanthostracion quadricornis)
Unknown shrimp species (signed as Shrimp sp.)
Touch Tank:
Chain Catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer), Atlantic Stingray (Hypanus sabinus), Sea star sp.
Saltmarsh:
Free-Flight: Black-Bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis), Northern Pintail (Anas acuta), Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea), Green Heron (Butorides virescens), American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus), Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja), Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis), Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla), Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) (signage is most likely outdated here as well)
Yet again, there is an inner tank and and outer tank along the path that share signage:
Inner Tank: Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin), Atlantic Spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber), Spot Croaker (Leiostomus xanthurus), Leopard Sea Robin (Prionotus scitulus), Atlantic Thread Herring (Opisthonema oglinum)
Outer Tank: Ladyfish (Elops saurus), Striped Mullet (Mugil cephalus), Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), Spot Croaker (Leiostomus xanthurus), Striped Burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfi), Atlantic Thread Herring (Opisthonema oglinum)
Species seen in neither tanks: Hardhead Catfish (Ariopsis felis), Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis), Black Drum (Pogonias cromis), Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), Gray (Mangrove) Snapper (Lutjanus griseus), Oyster Toadfish (Opsanus tau), Atlantic Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus), Atlantic Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)
And that about wraps up the entire species list. I know it's been a few years since anyone posted a comprehensive species list, so I hope this helped out anybody who needed it.
Total Species: 182
Species Seen: 137 (45 no-shows)
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