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California Academy of Sciences, Swamp Gallery

A returning favorite from the original Steinhart Aquarium, the Swamp contains an albino American alligator, several alligator snapping turtles and a variety of fish. Visitors can view the animals from the surface as well as get eye to eye with the animals from an underwater window. A tank of ...more ↓

American Alligator 1
Alligator mississippiensis
Amphilophus labiatus 2
Crayfishes 3
Astacoidea
Oscar 4
Astronotus ocellatus
peacock bass 5
Cichla ocellaris
Cichlasoma 6
Mojarras, tilapias y parientes 7
Cichlidae
Common Carp 8
Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinus carpio haematopterus 9
Plecostomus 10
Hypostomus plecostomus
Channel Catfish 11
Ictalurus punctatus
spotted gar 12
Lepisosteus oculatus
Florida gar 13
Lepisosteus platyrhincus
Bluegill 14
Lepomis macrochirus
Longear sunfish 15
Lepomis megalotis
Redear Sunfish 16
Lepomis microlophus
Alligator Snapping Turtle 17
Macrochelys temminckii
Largemouth Bass 15
Micropterus salmoides
Black Crappie 14
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Mexican Tetra 12
Astyanax mexicanus
Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum 12
Herichthys cyanoguttatus
Lepisosteus spatula 18
Lactrodectus hesperus 19
Green Tree Frog 20
Hyla cinerea
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake 21
Crotalus adamanteus
Timber Rattlesnake 22
Crotalus horridus
Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata 23
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
everglades rat snake 24
Elaphe obsoleta rossalleni
Spotted Turtle 25
Clemmys guttata
Lesser Siren 26
Siren intermedia

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