• Guides
  • North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher

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.

Bar Jack 1
Caranx ruber
Grey Angelfish 2
Pomacanthus arcuatus
Spotfin Butterflyfish 3
Chaetodon ocellatus
Dollar Sunfish 4
Lepomis marginatus
Dragon Sea Moth 5
Eurypegasus draconis
Ringed Pipefish 6
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
Striped Shrimpfish 5
Aeoliscus strigatus
Indigo Dottyback 7
Pseudochromis fridmani x sankeyi
Sailfin Tang 7
Zebrasoma veliferum
Squirrelfish 8
Holocentrus adscensionis
Atlantic Bumper 9
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
White Catfish 10
Ameiurus catus
Atlantic Tarpon 11
Megalops atlanticus
Bowfin 12
Amia calva
Striped Cleaner Wrasse 5
Labroides dimidiatus
Foureye Butterflyfish 13
Chaetodon capistratus
Planehead Filefish 14
Stephanolepis hispidus
Trunkfish 3
Lactophrys trigonus
Summer Flounder 9
Paralichthys dentatus
Copperband Butterflyfish 5
Chelmon rostratus
Ladyfish 11
Elops saurus
Bicolor Blenny 15
Ecsenius bicolor
Red-tailed Butterflyfish 16
Chaetodon collare
Threadfin Butterflyfish 17
Chaetodon auriga
Irish Pompano 11
Diapterus auratus
Striped Mullet 18
Mugil cephalus
Sheephead Minnow 19
Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus
Bluehead chub 20
Nocomis leptocephalus
Balloon Fish 21
Diodon holocanthus
Threadfin Shad 22
Dorosoma petenense
Banggai Cardinalfish 23
Pterapogon kauderni
Swallowtail Angelfishes 24
Genicanthus
Mummichog 25
Fundulus heteroclitus
Red Drum 26
Sciaenops ocellatus
Sheepshead 1
Archosargus probatocephalus
Schoolmaster Snapper 1
Lutjanus apodus
Lemonpeel Angelfish 23
Centropyge flavissima
Blue Angelfish 1
Holacanthus bermudensis
Spotted Drum 27
Equetus punctatus
Redear Sunfish 28
Lepomis microlophus
Neon Goby 1
Elacatinus oceanops
Feather Blenny 29
Hypsoblennius hentz
Oceanic Triggerfish 30
Canthidermis sufflamen
Painted greenling 31
Oxylebius pictus
Black Prickleback 32
Xiphister atropurpureus
Foxface 33
Siganus vulpinus
Lemonpeel Angelfish 23
Centropyge flavissima
Pygmy Angelfish 34
Centropyge argi
Holbrook's Gambusia 35
Gambusia holbrookii
Rainwater Killifish 36
Lucania parva
Cubbyu 27
Pareques umbrosus
Brazilian Ocean Surgeonfish 1
Acanthurus bahianus
Blackbar Soldierfish 37
Myripristis jacobus
Rock Beauty 38
Holacanthus tricolor
Belted sandfish 1
Serranus subligarius
Banded Butterflyfish 39
Chaetodon striatus
Ocellated Dragonet 40
Synchiropus ocellatus
Sheepshead Minnow 25
Cyprinodon variegatus
Sand Tilefish 41
Malacanthus plumieri
French Angelfish 1
Pomacanthus paru
Channel Catfish 42
Ictalurus punctatus
Blue-green Chromis 23
Chromis viridis
Powder Blue Tang 43
Acanthurus leucosternon
Palette Tang 23
Paracanthurus hepatus
Gulf pipefish 44
Syngnathus scovelli
Sailfin Molly 45
Poecilia latipinna
Western Mosquitofish 46
Gambusia affinis
Black Crappie 28
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill 47
Lepomis macrochirus
Flathead Catfish 10
Pylodictis olivaris
Pumpkinseed Sunfish 48
Lepomis gibbosus
Largemouth Bass 49
Micropterus salmoides
Longnose Gar 50
Lepisosteus osseus
Common Carp 51
Cyprinus carpio
Striped Bass 52
Morone saxatilis
Blackbanded Sunfish 53
Enneacanthus chaetodon
Bluespotted Sunfish 53
Enneacanthus gloriosus
Atlantic Goliath Grouper 54
Epinephelus itajara
Atlantic Spadefish 1
Chaetodipterus faber
Lookdown 55
Selene vomer
Permit 56
Trachinotus falcatus
Striped Burrfish 9
Chilomycterus schoepfii
Black Durgon 57
Melichthys niger
Blue Runner 33
Caranx crysos
Bluestriped Grunt 27
Haemulon sciurus
Green Moray 11
Gymnothorax funebris
Horse-eye Jack 58
Caranx latus
Queen Triggerfish 1
Balistes vetula
Red Grouper 1
Epinephelus morio
White Grunt 59
Haemulon plumierii
Black Drum 26
Pogonias cromis
Red Lionfish 60
Pterois volitans
Falcos Hawkfish 21
Cirrhitichthys falco
Sixline Wrasse 61
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Lined Seahorse 62
Hippocampus erectus
Atlantic Thread Herring 63
Opisthonema oglinum
Atlantic Blue Tang 39
Acanthurus coeruleus
Doctorfish 27
Acanthurus chirurgus
Queen Angelfish 64
Holacanthus ciliaris
Sand Tilefish 11
Malacanthus plumieri

Edited by North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Photo Credits

  • 1. (c) Kevin Bryant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 2. (c) Steven Severinghaus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 3. (c) Bryant Kevin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 4. (c) j.s. clark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 5. (c) John E. Randall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 6. (c) Klaus Stiefel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 7. (c) North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, all rights reserved, uploaded by North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
  • 8. (c) Randall, J.E., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 9. (c) Robertson & Van Tassell D. & J., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 10. anonymous, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
  • 11. (c) Robertson Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 12. Duane Raver/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
  • 13. (c) Wikimedia Commons, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 14. (c) Cox Carol & Bob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 15. (c) Our Dive Team, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 16. (c) Dennis Polack, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 17. (c) zsispeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 18. (c) Sascha Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sascha Schulz
  • 19. (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 20. (c) Sujan Henk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sujan Henk
  • 21. (c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by 104623964081378888743
  • 22. (c) Arturo Villatoro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Arturo Villatoro
  • 23. (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Mark Rosenstein
  • 24. (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 25. (c) Alex R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alex R
  • 26. (c) Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 27. (c) Brian Gratwicke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 28. (c) Adam Cohen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Adam Cohen
  • 29. (c) shayes-hrpk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by shayes-hrpk
  • 30. (c) Matteo Cassella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Matteo Cassella
  • 31. (c) Stefanie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stefanie
  • 32. (c) marlin harms, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 33. (c) NOAA Photo Library, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 34. (c) Randy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Randy
  • 35. (c) lkirk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by lkirk
  • 36. (c) Adrian Cotter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Adrian Cotter
  • 37. (c) patrick vant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by patrick vant
  • 38. (c) Brian Gratwicke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 39. (c) Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 40. (c) Blogie Robillo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Blogie Robillo
  • 41. (c) terence zahner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by terence zahner
  • 42. (c) Cliff, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 43. (c) Nikolai Vladimirov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nikolai Vladimirov
  • 44. (c) David Durieux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by David Durieux
  • 45. (c) johnwilliams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by johnwilliams
  • 46. (c) NOZO, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 47. (c) Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
  • 48. (c) Biodiversity Heritage Library, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 49. (c) Noel Burkhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 50. (c) Elizabeth Sellers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 51. (c) USFWS Fisheries, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 52. D Ross Robertson, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
  • 53. (c) Scott Wilson, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
  • 54. (c) LASZLO ILYES from Cleveland, Ohio, USA, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 55. (c) Milla-Maria Salo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 56. (c) Brian.gratwicke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 57. (c) Paul and Jill, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 58. (c) Christine and John Fournier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 59. (c) Matthew Hoelscher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 60. (c) Richard Ling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 61. (c) FishWise Professional, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 62. (c) Sam House, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 63. SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC., no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
  • 64. (c) Dan Hershman, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Member of the iNaturalist Network   |   Powered by iNaturalist open source software |   Documentation for developers