Waikiki Aquarium Waikiki Aquarium Species List Nov. 2021

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Hipporex

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The following is a list of the animal species on exhibit at the Waikiki Aquarium (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) on November 23, 2021.

This list includes every seen fish species and many (but not all) seen marine invertebrate species.

Links will take you to pictures of the chosen gallery or tank/exhibit.

Massive shoutout to @Great Argus as he IDed approximately 1/3 of these species for me.
 
"The Living Reef" Gallery ("The Living Reef" Gallery - ZooChat)
  • Tank 01
    • Staghorn coral (Acropora aspera)
  • Tank 02
    • Branching hammer coral (Euphyllia paraancora)
  • Tank 03
    • Mushroom coral (Fungia fungites)
  • Tank 04
    • Wire coral (Rumphella)
  • Tank 05
    • Blue coral (Heliopora coerulea)
  • Tank 06
    • Flowerpot coral (Goniopora lobata)
  • Tank 07
    • Finger coral (Montipora digitata)
  • Tank 08
    • Bubble coral (Plerogyra sinuosa)
  • Tank 09
    • Octopus coral (Galaxea fascicularis)
  • Tank 10
    • Horn coral (Hydnophora rigida)
  • Tank 11
    • Potato chip coral (Pavona cactus)
  • Tank 12
    • Vase coral (Montipora capricornis)
 
“South Pacific Marine Communities” - Gallery 01 ("South Pacific Marine Communities" Gallery - Right wall - ZooChat)
  • “Land Meets Sea” Tank 13 ("Land Meets Sea" Tank - ZooChat)
    • Banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix); Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni); Carpet anemone (Stichodactyla); Raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula); Silver moony (Monodactylus argenteus)
  • “Reef Relationships” Tank 14 ("Reef Relationships" Tank - ZooChat)
    • Bubble-tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor); Collector urchin (Tripneustes gratilla); Ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris); Sebae anemone (Heteractis crispa); Yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens)
  • “Lagoon Community” Tank 15 ("Lagoon Community" Tank - ZooChat)
    • Blue devil damselfish (Chrysiptera cyanea); Briar coral (Anacropora); Brueggemann’s staghorn coral (Acropora brueggemanni); Bubble coral (Plerogyra sinuosa); Bullseye coral (Caulastrea furcata); Cactus coral (Pachyseris speciosa); Disc coral (Turbinaria peltata); Flowerpot coral (Goniopora); Frogspawn coral (Euphyllia divisa); Horn coral (Hydnophora rigida); Lemonpeel angelfish (Centropyge flavissima); Mimic lemonpeel tang (Acanthurus pyroferus); Mushroom coral (Heliofungia actiniformis); Mushroom coral (Polyphyllia talpina); Mushroom coral (Sandalolitha robusta); Orange pipe coral (Tubipora musica); Potato chip coral (Pavona cactus); Pulse coral (Xenia); Soft coral (Sarcophyton); Sausage coral (Euphyllia ancora); Staghorn coral (Acropora); Stony coral (Merulina scabricula); Stony coral (Pectinia alcicornis); Striped surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus); Threespot dascyllus (Dascyllus trimaculatus); Wire coral (Rumphella)
  • “Reef Predators” Tank 16
    • Guineafowl puffer (Arothron meleagris); Harlequin sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides)
  • “Barrier Reef” Tank 17 ("Barrier Reef" Tank - ZooChat)
    • Bartlett’s anthias (Pseudanthias bartlettorum); Bignose unicornfish (Naso vlamingii); Black-backed butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus); Brown tang (Zebrasoma scopas); Double-saddle butterflyfish (Chaetodon ulietensis); Flame angelfish (Centropyge loricula); Giant clam (Tridacna gigas) (Giant clam - ZooChat); Golden damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon aureus); Harlequin tuskfish (Choerodon fasciatus); Humbug damselfish (Dascyllus aruanus); Koran angelfish (Pomacanthus semicirculatus); Largebrain root coral (Lobophyllia hemprichii); Lieutenant tang (Acanthurus tennenti); Orange-shoulder tang (Acanthurus olivaceus); Powder brown tang (Acanthurus japonicus); Redtoothed triggerfish (Odonus niger); Singular bannerfish (Heniochus singularius); Tomato clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus); Two-lined spinecheek (Scolopsis bilineatus); Younge’s staghorn coral (Acropora yongei)
 
Miscellaneous small tanks
  • “Hawaiians and the Sea” ("Hawaiians and the Sea" Tank - ZooChat)
    • No animals on exhibit. Display case showcasing tools (or perhaps replicas of tools) made by ancient Hawaiians.
  • “Hawaiian Tidepools” Tank 18
    • Banded cleaner shrimp (Stenopus hispidus); Hawaiian flagtail (Kuhlia); Hawaiian sergeant (Abudefduf abdominalis)
  • “Hidden Worlds” Tank 19
    • Sculptured slipper lobster (Parribacus antarcticus)
 
“Hawaiian Marine Communities” - Gallery 02 ("Hawaiian Marine Communities" Gallery - Right wall - ZooChat) ("Hawaiian Marine Communities" Gallery - Left wall - ZooChat)
  • “Surge Zone: Koko Head” Tank 20
    • Brick soldierfish (Myripristis amaena); Cushion sea star (Culcita novaeguineae); Millet butterflyfish (Chaetodon miliaris); Pacific orange-spine unicornfish (Naso lituratus); Saddle wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey); Short-nosed unicornfish (Naso brevirostris); Whitebar surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucopareius)
  • “Sheltered Reefs: Kane’ohe Bay” Tank 21 ("Sheltered Reefs: Kane’ohe Bay" Tank - ZooChat)
    • Ambon toby (Canthigaster amboinensis); Raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula); Rice coral (Montipora capitata); Purple rice coral (Montipora dilatata); Sailfin tang (Zebrasoma veliferum); Stripey (Microcanthus strigatus); Yellow longnose butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus)
  • “Young Reefs: Kona Coast” Tank 22 ("Young Reefs: Kona Coast" Tank - ZooChat)
    • Black sea cucumber (Thalassoma duperrey); Hawaiian cleaner wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus); Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus); Pacific orange-spine unicornfish (Naso lituratus); Potter’s angelfish (Centropyge potteri); Slate pencil urchin (Heterocentrotus mamillatus); Saddle wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey); Short-nosed unicornfish (Naso unicornis); Yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens)
  • “Deep Reefs: Lana’i” Tank 23
    • Flame wrasse (Cirrhilabrus jordani); Sunrise wrasse (Bodianus sanguineus);
  • “Are Eels Fish?” Tank 24
    • Dragon eel (Enchelycore pardalis); Kidako moray (Gymnothorax kidako); Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa); Zebra moray (Gymnomuraena zebra)
  • “Ocean Drifters” Tanks 25/26
  • White-spotted jelly (Phyllorhiza punctata)
  • White-spotted jelly (Phyllorhiza punctata)
  • “Moon Jellies” Tank 27
    • Common moon jelly (Aurelia aurita)
 
“Diversity and Adaptation” - Gallery 03 ("Diversity and Adaptation" Gallery - Right wall - ZooChat) ("Diversity and Adaptation" Gallery - Back wall - ZooChat) ("Diversity and Adaptation" Gallery - Left wall - ZooChat)
  • Tank 29
    • Blenny (Blenniiformes); Christmas wrasse (Halichoeres claudia); Southern Maori wrasse (Ophthalmolepis lineolata)
  • Tank 29
    • Hawaiian white spotted puffer (Canthigaster jactator); Spider-eye puffer (Canthigaster amboinensis)
  • Tank 30
    • White-tipped hermit crab (Calcinus); Zoanthid (Zoanthus)
  • Tank 31
    • Empty
  • Tank 32
    • Clingfish (Gobiesocidae)
  • Tank 33
    • Saddleback hogfish (Bodianus bilunulatus); Threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)
  • “Exquisite Angelfish” Tank 34 ("Exquisite Angelfish" Tank - ZooChat)
    • Blotched foxface (Siganus unimaculatus); Goldflake angelfish (Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus); Linckia sea star (Linckia); Marine betta (Calloplesiops altivelis); Neon velvet damselfish (Neoglyphidodon oxyodon); Tomini bristletooth tang (Ctenochaetus tominiensis); Zebra tang (Zebrasoma veliferum)
  • “Kaleidoscopic Sea” Tank 35
    • Blackbar soldierfish (Myripristis jacobus); Christmas wrasse (Halichoeres claudia); Christmas wrasse (Thalassoma trilobatum); Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus); Yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens)
  • Tank 36
    • Empty
 
“Amazing Adaptations”
 
“Marine Protected Areas & Conservation” - Gallery 04 ("Marine Protected Areas & Conservation" Gallery - Right wall - ZooChat) ("Marine Protected Areas & Conservation" Gallery - Left wall - ZooChat)
  • “Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Papahanaumokuakea” Tank 43 ("Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Papahanaumokuakea" Tank - ZooChat)
    • Bandit angelfish (Apolemichthys arcuatus); Bariene tang (Acanthurus bariene); Bicolor anthias (Pseudanthias bicolor); Blackstripe coris (Coris pictoides); Convict tang (Acanthurus triostegus); Manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus); Masked angelfish (Genicanthus personatus); Milletseed butterflyfish (Chaetodon miliaris); Pennant coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus); Pinktail triggerfish (Melichthys vidua); Pyramid butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis); Saddle wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey); Singular bannerfish (Heniochus singularius); Slate pencil urchin (Heterocentrotus mamillatus); Yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens)
  • “Marine Protected Areas: Hanauma” Tank 44
    • Convict tang (Acanthurus triostegus); Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus); Raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula); Stony coral (Acropora)
  • “Bearded Armorheads” Tank 42 ("Bearded Armorheads" Tank - ZooChat)
    • Leopard coral grouper (Plectropomus leopardus)
  • Tank 43
    • Empty
  • African cichlids Tank 44 (African cichlids tank - ZooChat)
    • Nkhomo-benga peacock cichlid (Aulonocara baenschi); Sulphur-headed haplochromis cichlid (Otopharynx lithobates); Various other African cichlid species (Cichlidae)
  • “Illegal Imports” Tank 45 ("Illegal Imports" Tank - ZooChat)
    • Australian arowana (Scleropages jardinii); Common pleco (Hypostomus plecostomus); White-blotched river stingray (Potamotrygon leopoldi)
  • “Native Stream Life” Tank 46 ("Native Stream Life" Tank - ZooChat)
 
Outside Exhibits
 
birdsandbats said:
They don't have any monk seals at the moment?
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No, they do not. Per the following Sept. 2021 article, "...Waikīkī Aquarium will temporarily transfer 13-year-old male Hawaiian monk seal KP2 to the research program in California while the monk seal exhibit at the aquarium is updated and renovated."
Waikīkī Aquarium partnership supports monk seal conservation research | University of Hawaiʻi System News (hawaii.edu)
geomorph said:
Thank you for this list! It is the best format for lists too!
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Thank you! I'm glad you like the format because honestly, I was thinking it was my worst formatted one yet.
 
Hipporex said:
No, they do not. Per the following Sept. 2021 article, "...Waikīkī Aquarium will temporarily transfer 13-year-old male Hawaiian monk seal KP2 to the research program in California while the monk seal exhibit at the aquarium is updated and renovated."
Waikīkī Aquarium partnership supports monk seal conservation research | University of Hawaiʻi System News (hawaii.edu)

Thank you! I'm glad you like the format because honestly, I was thinking it was my worst formatted one yet.
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No, I think this makes it very easy to read and differentiate between different tanks.

Great species list!
 
Hipporex said:
“Marine Protected Areas & Conservation” - Gallery 04 ("Marine Protected Areas & Conservation" Gallery - Right wall - ZooChat) ("Marine Protected Areas & Conservation" Gallery - Left wall - ZooChat)
  • “Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Papahanaumokuakea” Tank 43 ("Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Papahanaumokuakea" Tank - ZooChat)
    • Bandit angelfish (Apolemichthys arcuatus); Bariene tang (Acanthurus bariene); Bicolor anthias (Pseudanthias bicolor); Blackstripe coris (Coris pictoides); Convict tang (Acanthurus triostegus); Manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus); Masked angelfish (Genicanthus personatus); Milletseed butterflyfish (Chaetodon miliaris); Pennant coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus); Pinktail triggerfish (Melichthys vidua); Pyramid butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis); Saddle wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey); Singular bannerfish (Heniochus singularius); Slate pencil urchin (Heterocentrotus mamillatus); Yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens)
  • “Marine Protected Areas: Hanauma” Tank 44
    • Convict tang (Acanthurus triostegus); Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus); Raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula); Stony coral (Acropora)
  • “Bearded Armorheads” Tank 42 ("Bearded Armorheads" Tank - ZooChat)
    • Leopard coral grouper (Plectropomus leopardus)
  • Tank 43
    • Empty
  • African cichlids Tank 44 (African cichlids tank - ZooChat)
    • Nkhomo-benga peacock cichlid (Aulonocara baenschi); Sulphur-headed haplochromis cichlid (Otopharynx lithobates); Various other African cichlid species (Cichlidae)
  • “Illegal Imports” Tank 45 ("Illegal Imports" Tank - ZooChat)
    • Australian arowana (Scleropages jardinii); Common pleco (Hypostomus plecostomus); White-blotched river stingray (Potamotrygon leopoldi)
  • “Native Stream Life” Tank 46 ("Native Stream Life" Tank - ZooChat)
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They do not have any bearded armor heads currently?
 
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