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Shanghai Ocean Aquarium

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Date opened
  
2002

No. of species
  
>450

Phone
  
+86 21 5877 9988

Location
  
Shanghai, China

Opened
  
2002

Shanghai Ocean Aquarium

Land area
  
20,500 m (221,000 sq ft)

Volume of largest tank
  
2,200 m (580,000 U.S. gal)

Total volume of tanks
  
4,900 m (1,300,000 U.S. gal)

Address
  
1388 Lujiazui Ring Rd, LuJiaZui, Pudong Xinqu, Shanghai Shi, China, 200120

Hours
  
Closed now Friday9AM–9PMSaturday9AM–9PMSunday9AM–9PMMonday9AM–9PMTuesday9AM–9PMWednesday(Qingming Festival)9AM–9PMHours might differThursday9AM–9PMSuggest an edit

Similar
  
Shanghai Science and Tech, Oriental Pearl Tower, Jin Mao Tower, Jinjiang Action Park, Shanghai Zoo

The Shanghai Ocean Aquarium (Chinese: 上海海洋水族馆) is a public aquarium located in Shanghai, China.

Contents

Designed by Advanced Aquarium Technologies, the aquarium includes a 120-meter (390 ft) tunnel that takes visitors through a coastal reef, open ocean, a kelp cave, shark cove, and a coral reef, and is one of the longest such tunnels in the world.

Shanghai ocean aquarium


Animals

  • Archerfish
  • Blue tang
  • Chinese alligator
  • Chinese Sturgeon
  • Chinese giant salamander
  • Chinese water dragon
  • Cichlids
  • Electric eel
  • Freshwater sawfish
  • Giant gourami
  • Giant grouper
  • Sand tiger shark
  • Horseshoe crab
  • Humboldt penguin
  • Japanese giant spider crab
  • Port Jackson shark
  • Leafy sea dragon
  • Lion fish
  • Oranda goldfish
  • Pirarucu
  • Rainbowfish
  • Seahorses
  • South American lungfish
  • Spotted eagle ray
  • Spotted seal
  • Tawny nurse shark
  • Walking catfish
  • Weedy sea dragon
  • Moon jelly
  • Dragon moray eel
  • Zebra shark
  • Whitetip reef shark

    References

    Shanghai Ocean Aquarium Wikipedia