California Academy of Sciences, Outlying Exhibits
Steinhart Aquarium, the Living Collection, is home to 38,000 live animals from around the world, representing more than 900 separate species. Come nose-to-beak with an African penguin, watch sharks and stingrays cruise beneath your feet, check out the set of teeth on a piranha, and learn about ...more ↓
Kaya
Primarily known as long-fin tetra,Brycinus longipinnis is also described as African long-finned tetra among other terms.
Glossolepis incisus
The red rainbowfish or salmon-red rainbowfish (Glossolepis incisus) is a species of rainbowfish that is endemic to Lake Sentani and its tributaries near Jayapura in Papua, Indonesia (a range it shares with the related Chilatherina sentaniensis).
Pelvicachromis pulcher
Pelvicachromis pulcher is a freshwater fish of the cichlid family, endemic to Nigeria and Cameroon. The species is popular amongst aquarium hobbyists, and is most commonly sold under the name kribensis, although the species has other common names, including various derivatives of kribensis: krib, common krib, red krib, super-red krib and ...more ↓
Puntius nigrofasciatus
The black ruby barb (Pethia nigrofasciata) or purplehead barb is a tropical cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka where it occurs in forested streams from the Kelani basin to the Nilwala basin, they are found in streams on hills around 1000 ft (300 m) in elevation. The brightly colored population introduced to Mahaweli at Ginigathena, Sri Lanka are said to have diminished in ...more ↓
Asian arowana
The Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus) comprises several phenotypic varieties of freshwater fish distributed geographically across Southeast Asia. While most consider the different varieties to belong to a single species, work by Pouyaud et al. (2003) differentiates these varieties into multiple species. They have several other common names, including Asian bonytongue, ...more ↓
Steatocranus casuarius
The lionhead cichlid (Steatocranus casuarius), also known as African blockhead, buffalohead,humphead cichlid, lionhead or lumphead is a species of rheophiliccichlid native to Pool Malebo and the Congo River. It uses caves for spawning. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. This species can also be found in the ...more ↓
Yasuhikotakia modesta
The blue botia, Yasuhikotakia modesta, is a tropical freshwater fish of the Botiidae family. In the wild, it comes from large rivers in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The blue botia is a widely available fish in the aquarium trade and can be purchased globally.
Whitecheek Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans, also known as GoldenRim Surgeonfishor Yellow Spotted Surgeonfish, is a Tang living from the central Indo-Pacific area to the eastern Pacific coast, Hawaii included. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 21.3 cm in length.
Dwarf Hawkfish
The dwarf hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys falco, is a species of hawkfish found on tropical reefs of the Indo-Pacific region from the Maldives to the Caroline Islands and Samoa.
Slate Pencil Urchin
The slate pencil urchin, Eucidaris tribuloides, is a cidaroid sea urchin that inhabits littoral regions of the Atlantic Ocean. As a member of the basal echinoid order Cidaroida, its morphological, developmental and molecular genetic characteristics make it a phylogenetically interesting species.
Zebra Moray
The zebra moray, Gymnomuraena zebra, is a species of moray eel. It is the only member of the genus Gymnomuraena, though it sometimes has been included in Echidna instead. It is found at reefs in the Indo-Pacific, and in the east Pacific from southern Baja California, Mexico to northern Colombia, including the Galapagos Islands.
King Angelfish
The Passer Angelfish or King Angelfish (Holacanthus passer) is a large marine angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae. Due to its large size and bright colors it is a popular aquarium fish, despite the fact that it can be difficult to keep.
Cortez rainbow wrasse
The Cortez rainbow wrasse , Thalassoma lucasanum, is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Peru, as well as around the Galapagos Islands. It is a reef inhabitant, occurring in small schools at depths of from the surface to 64 m (210 ft), though rarely deeper than 25 m (82 ft) or shallower than 2 m (6.6 ft). This species can reach 15 cm ...more ↓
Reticulated Python
Python reticulatus, also known as the (Asiatic) reticulated python, is a species of python found in Southeast Asia. Adults can grow to 6.95 m (22.8 ft) in length but normally grow to an average of 3–6 m (10–20 ft). They are the world's longest snakes and longest reptile, but are not the most heavily built. Like all pythons, they are nonvenomous constrictors and normally ...more ↓
hissing cockroach
The Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa), also known as the hissing cockroach or simply hisser, is one of the largest species of cockroach, reaching 2 to 3 inches (5.1–7.6 cm) at maturity. They are from the island of Madagascar off the African mainland, where they can be found in rotting logs. It is one of some 20 known species of large hissing ...more ↓
Chitala blanci
The Royal Knifefish (Chitala blanci), also called Indochina Featherback, is a species of fish in the Notopteridae family. It is found in Cambodia and Thailand.
Horabagrus brachysoma
Horabagrus brachysoma is a species of bagrid catfish endemic to India. It is known as "Günther's catfish" or "yellow catfish". It is also known as manjakoori in its native range. It is also known by a host of other names, such as "bullseye catfish", "golden red tail catfish", "solar catfish", and "sun catfish".
Hypsibarbus wetmorei
Hypsibarbus wetmorei is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypsibarbus. It is native to rivers and streams in Mainland Southeast Asia.
Salminus
Salminus, popularly known as dorado or dourado, is a genus of relatively large, up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) long, predatory freshwater fish from the Characidae family. They are native to large tropical and subtropical rivers in South America, and undertake migrations during the rainy season to spawn. They are very popular among recreational anglers and also support ...more ↓
Synodontis
Synodontis is the largest genus of upside-down catfishes. It is the biggest genus within the 10 genera and 190 different species in the Mochokidae family.Synodontis has over 131 different species within the genera.Synodontis are also known as squeakers, due to their ability to make stridulatory sounds through their pectoral fin spines when handled or ...more ↓
Synodontis eupterus
The featherfin squeaker (Synodontis eupterus) or Featherfin Synodontis is a species of Synodontis catfish. This species is found in the basins of the White Nile, Volta and Niger Rivers and the Chad Basin. Also known simply as featherfin catfish. Featherfin squeakers are called such due to their ability to make noises to communicate with one another and also for ...more ↓
