The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan is a world class public aquarium which features some amazing exhibits. In addition to having whale sharks and manta rays on exhibit in the Kuroshio Sea Exhibit, the Okinawa Aquarium also features some extremely…
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Worlds Largest Acrylic Window at the okinawa churaumi aquarium
This is the worlds largest acrylic window loacted at the okinawa churaumi aquarium. This is huge! But if you notice the sharks behind the window, those are huge to compared to the people. Whoa!
Bodianus tanyokidus, the First Live Specimen at the Churaumi Aquarium
Bodianus tanyokidus is a very rare deepwater species of hogfish that we’ve been searching for for almost a decade. This almost unknown species of beefy ‘wrasse’ is pretty much only documented in Rudie Kuiter’s wrasse bible wherein a single photo…
First manta ray born in captivity in Japan aquarium
A Japanese aquarium is celebrating a special new arrival this week – a giant manta ray keepers say is the world’s first ever born in captivity. Video footage shows the 1.9 meter (6 ft) baby being squeezed out of her…
Sphenopus exilis is a New Species of Zoanthid Unlike Any Other
Sphenopus exilis is a new species of zoanthids that goes against almost everything we thought we knew about this group of reef animals. Not only is Sphenopus solitary, but it is also a free living zoanthid which builds itself up with…
$20,000 Odontanthias rhodopeplus is a Super-Rare Treat from the Twilight Zone
Rare and Deepwater fish vendor Unique Fins is holding a single specimen of the Anthiadinae species Odontanthias rhodopeplus, that it claims is probably the rarest fish to be imported in the 2020s so far. With no english common names, Boro-sakuradai,…
Rare Black Ear Candy Hogfish is First One In USA
A single specimen of a rare deepwater hogfish has arrived in America for the first time. Named the Black Ear Candy Hogfish, Bodianus tanyokidus comes from the Indo-West Pacific, Comoro Islands, and Mauritius to southern Japan, and can be found…
What! Abusive father kills baby manta
A baby giant manta ray — claimed to be the first in the world to be born in captivity — died at a Japanese aquarium Thursday after being abused by its father, its Japanese keepers said. The female baby manta…
