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 ↓

Amphilophus labiatus ¹

Oscar ²
Astronotus ocellatus

peacock bass ³
Cichla ocellaris

Cichlasoma ⁴

Mojarras, tilapias y parientes ⁵
Cichlidae

Common Carp ⁶
Cyprinus carpio

Cyprinus carpio haematopterus ⁷

Plecostomus ⁸
Hypostomus plecostomus

Channel Catfish ⁹
Ictalurus punctatus

spotted gar ¹⁰
Lepisosteus oculatus

Florida gar ¹¹
Lepisosteus platyrhincus

Bluegill ¹²
Lepomis macrochirus

Longear sunfish ¹³
Lepomis megalotis

Redear Sunfish ¹⁴
Lepomis microlophus

Largemouth Bass ¹³
Micropterus salmoides

Black Crappie ¹²
Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Mexican Tetra ¹⁰
Astyanax mexicanus

Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum ¹⁰
Herichthys cyanoguttatus

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California Academy of Sciences, Swamp Gallery

Amphilophus labiatus 1

Oscar 2 Astronotus ocellatus

peacock bass 3 Cichla ocellaris

Cichlasoma 4

Mojarras, tilapias y parientes 5 Cichlidae

Common Carp 6 Cyprinus carpio

Cyprinus carpio haematopterus 7

Plecostomus 8 Hypostomus plecostomus

Channel Catfish 9 Ictalurus punctatus

spotted gar 10 Lepisosteus oculatus

Florida gar 11 Lepisosteus platyrhincus

Bluegill 12 Lepomis macrochirus

Longear sunfish 13 Lepomis megalotis

Redear Sunfish 14 Lepomis microlophus

Largemouth Bass 13 Micropterus salmoides

Black Crappie 12 Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Mexican Tetra 10 Astyanax mexicanus

Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum 10 Herichthys cyanoguttatus