S.E.A Aquarium Singapore

Fried Egg Jellyfish, popularly called as the egg-yolk jellyfish, is named so as it has a translucent bell with a yellow dome in the middle making it look like a fried egg. The bright purple tips at the end of their tentacles have symbiotic algae like those in corals. These fishes live for only half a year from summer to winter.

Alligator gar is the largest fish of the gar species and is a heavyweight fish of the freshwater environment. It is called the living fossil since it has been in existence for more than 100 million years. Known for living as natural predators, alligator gars have sharp razor-like teeth that lunge on its prey with its wide jaws.

Black sea cucumber is a soft black fish with an elongated body that lives on the seafloor. The fish is covered in sand and thrives by feeding on the decaying organic matter. When threatened, the Black Sea Cucumber expels its guts through the anus and if injured, it protects itself by secreting a venomous liquid.

Blacktip Reef Shark is commonly identified by the sharp black tip on its fins. The fish is often found in shallow marine water environments, freshwater habitats close to the ocean and near coral reefs. It is also present near mangrove forests, moving in and out with the tide. Being a predator, the Blacktip Reef Shark preys on other small fishes.

Known for their vibrant blue body and yellow tail, Blue Tangs are commonly found in the clear waters of coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific area. They are also called the surgeonfish because the spines on the top and bottom of their body look like a scalpel used by a surgeon. The flesh of Blue Tang is found to be poisonous.

Bowmouth Guitarfish is a type of ray fish with a large and flattened head that tapers off to a tail, making the fish look like a shark. It is an endangered species that is hunted for its fins and due to its slow reproduction rate, the population of Bowmouth Guitarfish is on the decline. The jaws of the fish are strong enough to hunt molluscs and crustaceans.

Shaped like the human brain with grooved surface resembling the folds of the brain, the Brain Coral is an important coral species that make up the building blocks of coral reefs. They can expand to large sizes and live for more than a hundred years. The Brain Coral is often found in shallow clear waters and feeds on small zooplanktons.

Bubble Coral is a hard coral usually found in the clear, warm and shallow waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The Bubble Coral is also called grape coral, pear coral and bladder coral. The bubbles are jelly-like tentacles that increase in size during daytime to absorb more sunlight and are used to catch food at night.

Bumphead Parrotfish is one of the largest coral reef fishes that grow up to 1.3 metres in length. The fused teeth of the fish looks like a parrot beak and hence it is named as parrotfish. The fish nourishes on corals and sponges while its waste is undigested calcium carbonate excreted as white sand. A single Bumphead Parrotfish is known to produce 450 kilograms of sand per year.

Clownfish is a vibrant orange coloured fish with white bands that is loved for its spirited behaviour. The clownfish communicates to its group by making clicking and popping noises. A layer of mucus is found on the body to protect the fish from sea anemones. The exciting fact about clownfish is that the largest male of the group changes its gender when the dominant female is lost.

Decorator Crab is known for its ability to decorate its shells to camouflage with the environment. They shed their old shells as they grow and move the decorations to the new shell. They disguise along with the corals and sponges which deter the predators. Decorator Crabs eat molluscs and crustaceans for survival.

Learn how the ruined ships at the seafloor have become artificial reefs and the home to some aquatic creatures like zebra sharks at the Shipwrecked zone. The Dive Feeding session is a major highlight of this zone as all the fishes come together making frenzied chaos. You can sport colourful fishes, rays and sharks at one place during the feeding time.

Explore more than 5000 varieties of fishes and expand your knowledge about the marine kingdom at the School of Fish zone. You will also come to know more about Singapore’s aquatic biodiversity and its special sea creatures like Napoleon Wrasse and Bubble Coral that are native to the Indo-Pacific area. You can also enjoy the corals blooming and the fishes getting excited during the feeding session.

The oceans at SEA Aquarium are the home to distinctive marine animals apart from the usual colourful fishes. The Ocean Diversity zone exhibits a plethora of sea creatures like octopus, dolphins and more than 1,000 wonderful sea jellies. You can witness and marvel at unique aquatic fauna like Bottlenose Dolphin, Moon Sea Jelly, Sea Nettle and Fried Egg Sea Jelly.

The Open Ocean Habitat zone swarms with a huge number of marine creatures in their natural habitat. The zone features around 40,000 different sea animals across 120 diverse species. The aquarium has a huge transparent dome through which you can see some rare species of the underwater world like Giant Grouper, Pickhandle Barracuda and Leopard Whipray glide above your head.

SEA Aquarium Sentosa houses unique aquatic creatures in addition to the usual fishes and crabs. Witness some of nature's unusual underwater creations at the Quirky Adaptations zone that look like they appeared from an imaginary land. Some of the quirky yet wonderful sea creatures in this zone include Weedy Sea Dragon, Queen Angelfish, Wolf Eel and Bumphead Parrotfish.

Marvel at the beauty of the coral reefs and discover how important they are to the aquatic ecosystem at the Underwater City. The coral reefs are large structures that protect the coastlines and are a major source of food and new medicines. You can spot uncommon corals like Brain Coral, Scroll Coral and Sun Coral at the Underwater City.

The zone, Apex Predators of the Sea puts on display 100 different predators and 12 species of sharks including Blacktip Reef Shark, Sand Tiger Shark and Scalloped Hammerhead Shark. This zone hosts a feeding session in which an armoured diver descends into the Shark Sea and feeds the colony of deadly sharks. You can also indulge in the Say Cheese with Sam the Shark event in which you can take pictures with the shark mascot.

Explore the marine ecosystem and how the oceans and rainforests are interconnected at the Aquatic Ecosystems zone. You will learn about the levels of the aquatic ecosystem and how the marine organisms interact with each other for survival. You can see an array of inhabitants like the Knobbly Sea Star, Black Sea Cucumber, Green Brittle Star and Poison Arrow Frog at the Discovery Pool.