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North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher

The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher's education team has put their census up on iNaturalist, so that teachers and fellow educators have a reference to learn more about the different species here at the aquarium.

Western Mosquitofish 1
Gambusia affinis
American Alligator 2
Alligator mississippiensis
Eastern Box Turtle 3
Terrapene carolina
Black Crappie 4
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill 5
Lepomis macrochirus
Flathead Catfish 6
Pylodictis olivaris
Pumpkinseed Sunfish 7
Lepomis gibbosus
Wood Duck 8
Aix sponsa
Copperhead 9
Agkistrodon contortrix
Corn Snake 10
Elaphe guttata guttata
Bald Eagle 11
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Largemouth Bass 12
Micropterus salmoides
Longnose Gar 13
Lepisosteus osseus
Eastern Newt 14
Notophthalmus viridescens
Common Carp 15
Cyprinus carpio
Striped Bass 16
Morone saxatilis
Blackbanded Sunfish 17
Enneacanthus chaetodon
Bluespotted Sunfish 17
Enneacanthus gloriosus
Atlantic Goliath Grouper 18
Epinephelus itajara
Atlantic Spadefish 19
Chaetodipterus faber
Diamondback Terrapin 20
Malaclemys terrapin
Lookdown 21
Selene vomer
Permit 22
Trachinotus falcatus
Striped Burrfish 23
Chilomycterus schoepfii
Thinstripe Hermit Crab 24
Clibanarius vittatus
Black Durgon 25
Melichthys niger
Blue Runner 26
Caranx crysos
Bluestriped Grunt 27
Haemulon sciurus
Bonnethead 28
Sphyrna tiburo
Green Moray 29
Gymnothorax funebris
Green Sea Turtle 30
Chelonia mydas
Horse-eye Jack 31
Caranx latus
Queen Triggerfish 19
Balistes vetula
Red Grouper 19
Epinephelus morio
White Grunt 32
Haemulon plumierii
Blue Poison Frog 33
Dendrobates azureus
Yellow-banded Poison Frog 34
Dendrobates leucomelas
Black Drum 35
Pogonias cromis
Caribbean Spiny Lobster 36
Panulirus argus
Red Lionfish 37
Pterois volitans
Loggerhead Sea Turtle 27
Caretta caretta
Bubble-tip Anemone 38
Entacmaea quadricolor
Cats Paw Coral 39
Stylophora
Tridacna Derasa Clam 40
Tridacna derasa
Falcos Hawkfish 41
Cirrhitichthys falco
Finger Coral 6
Montipora digitata
Galaxea Coral 42
Galaxea fascicularis
Montipora Confusa Lantern Coral 40
Montipora confusa
Lace Coral 43
Pocillopora damicornis
Sixline Wrasse 44
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Mat Anemone 45
Zoanthus sp.
Lined Seahorse 46
Hippocampus erectus
Atlantic Guitarfish 47
Rhinobatos lentiginosus
Atlantic Stingray 48
Dasyatis sabina
Atlantic Thread Herring 49
Opisthonema oglinum
Cownose Ray 50
Rhinoptera bonasus
Southern Stingray 51
Dasyatis americana
Atlantic Blue Tang 52
Acanthurus coeruleus
Doctorfish 27
Acanthurus chirurgus
Queen Angelfish 53
Holacanthus ciliaris
Sand Tilefish 29
Malacanthus plumieri
Sergeant Major 27
Abudefduf saxatilis
Slippery Dick 27
Halichoeres bivittatus
Smallmouth Grunt 54
Haemulon chrysargyreum
Spanish Hogfish 19
Bodianus rufus
Channeled Whelk 55
Busycotypus canaliculatus
Horseshoe Crab 56
Limulus polyphemus
Pencil Urchin 57
Eucidaris tribuloides

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