Jakarta Aquarium

Jakarta Aquarium
Jakarta aquarium, 2018
6°10′30″S 106°47′24″E / 6.175112°S 106.789987°E / -6.175112; 106.789987
Date opened	October, 2017[1]
Location	Podomoro City, Jakarta, Indonesia
Land area	7,200 m2 (78,000 sq ft)
No. of animals	14,000[3]
No. of species	600[2]
Owner	Taman Safari & Aquaria KLCC
Website	www.jakarta-aquarium.com

Jakarta Aquarium and Safari is a marine and freshwater aquarium located within a retail and leisure complex Neo Soho in Jakarta, Indonesia. The aquarium is home to hundreds of mammal, reptile, insect and various types of Indonesian marine fish, is to introduce to the next generation the biodiversity of the archipelago starting from islands, forests, and mangroves.

Other than Indonesian endemic animals, there are also animals from Africa and South America.^[4] The aquarium is a subsidiary of Taman Safari of Indonesia in collaboration with Aquaria KLCC of Malaysia. The Aquarium has received the accolade of Trip Advisor's Certificate of Excellence Destination 2018 and Indonesia Travel Tourism Awards (ITTA).^[5][6]

Zones

The aquarium have nine zones, which displays various species.

Diving Deep

Soft coral tank

• Bowtie damselfish
• Yellowtail damselfish
• Ocellaris clownfish
• Speckled sandperch

Anemone tank

• Bluestreak cleaner wrasse
• Rockmover wrasse
• Tomato clownfish
• Nosestripe anemonefish
• Clark's anemonefish

Hard coral tank

• Banded cleaner shrimp
• Yellowtail damselfish
• Sailfin tang
• Pacific regal blue tang

Islands of Indonesia

Otter exhibit

• Asian small-clawed otter

Serval exhibit

• Denison barb
• Nile tilapia
• Koi
• Serval

Rainforest of Indonesia

Guests can take a picture with a blue-and-yellow macaw and a reticulated python. An interactive booth is also present, where guests can touch a Madagascar hissing cockroaches and red-eyed crocodile skinks. Special exhibits are also present, with Forsten's tortoises, Indonesian blue-tongued skinks, and a red tegu that can be petted by guests.

Squirrel exhibit

• Prevost's squirrel

Owl house

• Pacific barn owl

Iguana exhibit

• Green iguana

Axolotl tank

• Axolotl

Insectarium

• Mexican redknee tarantula
• Asian forest scorpion

Paludarium

• Blind cave fish
• Peters's elephantnose fish

Snake-necked turtle exhibit

• Climbing perch
• Three spot gourami
• Northern snake-necked turtle

Poison dart frog exhibit

• Golfodulcean poison frog
• Blue poison dart frog
• Dyeing poison dart frog

Agamid lizard exhibit

• Chameleon forest dragon

Meerkat exhibit

• Meerkat

Binturong exhibit

• Javan binturong

Capuchin exhibit

• Tufted capuchin

Insectarium and Herpetarium

• Sumatran stick insect
• Leopard gecko
• Emerald green skink
• Australian green tree frog
• Malaysian orchid mantis

Nursery of the Sea

Mangrove tank

• Black sea cucumber
• Mangrove horseshoe crab
• Banded archerfish

Seashore tank

Shallow tank

• Mangrove horseshoe crab
• Bluespotted ribbontail ray
• Bristle-tail filefish
• Milkfish
• Whitespotted bamboo shark
• Brownbanded bamboo shark

Swirls and Jewels

Cylindral tank

• Indo-Pacific tarpon

Outer reef tank

Sea urchin tank

• Long-spined sea urchin
• Gilbert's cardinalfish
• Banggai cardinalfish
• Latticed butterflyfish

Coral reef tank

• Picturesque dragonet
• Threespot dascyllus
• Maroon clownfish
• Flame angelfish

Shrimp tank

• Squat shrimp
• Ocellaris clownfish
• Messmate pipefish
• Yellowbanded pipefish

Eeltail catfish tank

• Striped eel catfish

Batfish tank

• Spotted hawkfish
• Ribbon eel
• White ribbon eel
• Dusky batfish

Sea horse tank

• Sand sifting starfish
• Tiger tail seahorse
• Alligator pipefish

Moray eel tank

• Snowflake moray
• Zebra moray
• Barred moray

Circular tank

Guests can enter a hollow space in the middle of the tank through a tunnel where they have to crawl in.

• Spotted-gill cardinalfish
• Pacific regal blue tang
• Dark-banded fusilier
• Emperor angelfish

Garden eel tank

• Splendid garden eel
• Spotted garden eel
• Banded pipefish
• Razorfish

Lionfish tank

• Milk-spotted pufferfish
• Clearfin lionfish
• Common lionfish
• Estuarine stonefish

Seadragon tank

• Weedy seadragon

Touch and Find

Guest could touch several species of fishes and starfish in the touch pool, such as chocolate chip sea star, bluespotted ribbontail ray, whitespotted bamboo shark, and brownbanded bamboo shark. An aquarium is also present containing bamboo shark eggs, where guest can learn about the shark's embryo development.

Threadfish tank

• Torpedo scad
• Indian threadfish

Seafloor tank

• Giant isopod

Spiny lobster tank

• Scalloped spiny lobster

Cardinalfish tank

• Blue bat star
• Half-barred cardinal
• Spotted-gill cardinalfish
• Pajama cardinalfish

River of Indonesia

Paludarium

• Black tetra
• Rosy barb
• Freshwater angelfish
• Hybrid cichlid (Blood parrot cichlid x convict cichlid)

Waterfall tank

• Amazon sailfin catfish
• Redtail catfish
• Hybrid catfish (Tiger sorubim x redtail catfish)
• Tucanare peacock bass
• Blue peacock bass
• Jullien's golden carp
• Giant gourami
• Pirapitinga
• Silver arowana
• Asian arowana
• Great tapah

Sturgeon tank

• Amazon sailfin catfish
• Saddled bichir
• Bala shark
• Tinfoil barb
• Hampala barb
• Malayan mahseer
• Iridescent shark
• Siberian sturgeon
• Pig-nosed turtle
• Malaysian giant turtle

Tigerfish tank

• Bigtooth river stingray
• Florida gar
• Payara
• Goliath tigerfish

Piranha Cave

• Red-bellied piranha

Jellyfish Magic

• White-spotted jellyfish
• Indonesian sea nettle

The zone also include a tank for upside-down jellyfish, torpedo scad, and Indian threadfish. Two deep sea-themed tanks are also present, one is for eyelight fish and popeye catalufas, while the second is for longspine snipefish and Japanese pineapplefish.

Southern Sea

Pingoo Restaurant

Located next to the aquarium's exit and gift shop, Pingoo is a seafood and grill restaurant where guests can enjoy their meal and beverages with a group of Humboldt penguin.^[7]

See also

• Sea World Ancol

References

This page was last edited on 11 January 2024, at 09:59