Genoa Aquarium

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Selene Vomer (trevally)
Selene Vomer fish (trevally)
Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
Magellanic penguin
Magellanic penguins
Magellanic penguins
Green Python (Morelia viridis)
A Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) hatchling
Tomato Frog (Dyscophus antongilii)
Grey Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
Brown Batfish (Platax teira)
Zebra Shark (Stegostoma fasciatum)
Green and blue wrasse (Thalassoma lunare)
Surgeonfish (Acanthuridae)
Clownfish (Amphiprion clarkii)
Spiderfish (Weever)
Purple Stingray (Dasyatis violacea)
Skates (Rajiformes)
Skates (Rajiformes)
Barracuda
Couvier’s dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)
A school of Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni)
Red Piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri)
The aquarium shop
The tanks at the Genoa Aquarium
Jellyfish (Chrysaora hysoscella)
Chrysaora jellyfish
Schooling fish
Two blue jellyfish (Cyanea lamarckii)
Blue jellyfish (Cyanea lamarckii)
Trumpetfish (Macroramphosus scolopax)
Trumpetfish
Common seal (Phoca vitulina)
Common seal or Phoca vitulina
Common seal (Phoca vitulina)
Grey shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
Sunfish (Mola mola)
Grey shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
Sawfish
Moonfish

Two specimens of Selene Vomer (carangids), marine bony fish

Selene Vomer fish (trevally), with predatory and pelagic habits

Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus), with a sturdy build and standing up to 70 cm tall

A Magellanic penguin with a sturdy beak, swimming

Two Magellanic penguins, with their dense plumage, can weigh up to 56 kg

A Magellanic penguin swimming, with a black back and white belly

Green Python (Morelia viridis), a tree-dwelling snake that can grow up to 180 cm in length

A Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) hatchling, an aquatic reptile with strong teeth and powerful legs

The Madagascar Tomato Frog (Dyscophus antongilii), with its bright red colouring

Grey shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus), which can grow up to 2.5 m in length

Brown Batfish (Platax teira) with a disc-shaped, flattened body and yellowish hues

The zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum), found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, can grow up to 3.5 metres in length

The green and blue wrasse (Thalassoma lunare) lives in coral reefs and can grow up to 25 cm in length

Surgeonfish (Acanthuridae), found in tropical coral reefs

Clownfish (Amphiprion clarkii) with their brightly coloured markings, found throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans

Spiderfish (Tracina), with a cylindrical body, live mainly on the seabed

Purple stingray (Dasyatis violacea), a pelagic species with a venomous spine

Skates (Rajiformes), with long, slender tails,

Two specimens of the ray (Rajiformes), a cartilaginous fish that lives mainly on the seabed

Barracuda, a carnivorous fish belonging to the Sphyraenidae family

Couvier’s dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), with an average length of 130 cm, the world’s smallest crocodile

A school of Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) with two long dorsal fins and two ventral fins

Red Piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri), a freshwater fish with an oval profile, a fleshy body and strong teeth

The shop inside the aquarium that sells souvenirs

The large tanks at the aquarium in the Old Port

The jellyfish (Chrysaora hysoscella), belonging to the family Pelagiidae, is found mainly in the waters of the Pacific Ocean

The Chrysaora jellyfish, also known as the compass jellyfish, can reach a diameter of 30 cm

Schooling fish placed in a large cylinder of water, including anchovies, red mullet and sardines

Two blue jellyfish (Cyanea lamarckii)

Schools of blue jellyfish (Cyanea lamarckii)

Some specimens of the trumpetfish (Macroramphosus scolopax), with its long, tube-shaped snout, and the drumfish (Capros aper)

Specimens of trumpetfish, belonging to the Centriscidae family

Common seal (Phoca vitulina), a carnivorous pinniped that can be between 1.5 and 2 metres long

The harbour seal (Phoca vitulina), a mammal that can weigh up to 75 kg

Front view of a harbour seal, with a round head

On the right, two grey sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus) and, on the left, a sunfish (Mola mola)

Moonfish (Mola mola), oval in shape and with two fins – an anal fin and a dorsal fin

The grey shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus), with its streamlined body, is over 2 metres long

Sawfish of the species Pristis zijsron

A large moonfish, whose scientific name is Mola mola

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