Slow-moving Creatures
Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish
Its white spots are its most distinctive feature!
Elephant Ear Coral
It sounds like a sea anemone, but it’s actually a type of coral.
Great Seahorse
A seahorse species that uses its long tail to grasp seagrass. Males carry the eggs and raise the young.
Immaculate Pufferfish
It’s known for having no body patterns.
Kamatsuka
Sand taken in with food is expelled through the gills—pretty skillful!
Dark Chub
It looks similar to the Pale Chub, but the black stripe on its body is the key feature.
Gima
It has large spines on its pelvic and dorsal fins.
Bigeye Trevally
Its body looks as if it’s been covered in shiny silver paper.
Russell’s Snapper
The black spot on its side is the key feature.
Snyder’s Sandperch
They change from female to male as they grow!
Golden-lined Rabbitfish
Do you think it looks like a rabbit?
Jarbua Terapon
It can make sounds—its name comes from the word meaning “koto string.”
Horned Sea Star
It’s often seen clinging to the aquarium glass.
Striped Grunter
Its name comes from its resemblance to the grunt fish “Isaki.”
Double-lined Fusilier
In Okinawa, it’s known as “Gurukun.”
Short-nosed Unicornfish
Its horn grows longer as it matures.
Bluespine Unicornfish
The bump on its forehead looks just like a tengu’s nose.
Threadfin Butterflyfish
Part of its dorsal fin extends like a thin thread.
Amur Catfish
Its long barbels work like sensors.
Longfin Batfish
Large fins that flutter gracefully. Juveniles disguise themselves as fallen leaves to protect against predators.
Barbel Steed
It resembles a carp, which is why its name means “carp-like.”
Dussumier’s Surgeonfish
Its coloration changes as it grows.
Sawtooth Snapper
At the SEA LIFE aquarium, they are often seen swimming in schools.
Porcupinefish
When threatened, it inflates and raises its spines. Usually calm and relaxed.
Bicolor Rabbitfish
Can you spot the difference from the foxface?
Striped Rabbitfish
Watch out for the venomous spines on its dorsal fin.
Humpback Red Snapper
At the SEA LIFE aquarium, they often live together in groups.
Sailfin Tang
Its fins spread wide like sails.
Star Snapper
Its mouth looks like it’s whistling.
Foxface
It looks very similar to the One-spot Foxface, doesn’t it?
Two-lined Monocle Bream
It swims very slowly around the tank.
Whitespotted Grouper
It has round patterns that look like brush marks on its body.
Gurnard
It uses part of its pectoral fins like legs to “walk” along the seafloor.
Pot-bellied Seahorse
Seahorses are actually fish. The male carries the eggs in a pouch on his belly!
Tripletail
It often swims while tilting its body sideways.
Moon Jellyfish
The flower-like shapes inside the bell are actually its stomach. If you find one with a different number than four, you’re lucky!
Orangespine Unicornfish
Its orange tail spines and lips are the key features.
Black Rockfish
True to its name, it has very large eyes!
Starry Puffer
Some individuals can grow as large as 80 cm!
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Maps & Directions
2-7-1 Kinjo-futo, Minato-ku, Nagoya 455-8606, Japan
10-minute walk from Kinjo-futo Station(Aonami Line)
TEL: 0570-05-8605 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Opening Hours: See Hours＆Schedule
Closed: The Aquarium is open every day of the year except for Maintenance Day.
