The bright colors of the rainbow are found underwater in the Indo-Pacific coral reef. View thousands of intricately colored fishes from the tropical islands of the Pacific Ocean as they swim around and through the delicate reef structure.
So that we could present the beauty of this coral reef without disrupting it from it’s natural home, these realistic reefs are all hand crafted replicas. Watch our divers hand feed the fish throughout the day during the dive shows.
Clown Triggerfish
Most easily identifiable by its vivid coloration of yellow lips and a black and white polka-dot belly, the Clown Triggerfish is native to the Indo-Pacific region of the world
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Emperor AngelfishEmperor Angelfish is known for the unique color changes this fish experiences throughout growth. Juveniles are dark blue in color and light blue and white rings ...more
Raccoon ButterflyfishNative to the Indo-Pacific region of the world, the Raccoon Butteflyfish can grow up to lengths of 8 inches. This fish is a schooling fish, meaning they prefer to be in large ...more
Scrawled FilefishSimilar to triggerfish, the Scrawled Filefish also uses spines (located on the sides of its tail) for protection. The Scrawled Filefish can be found in warm waters worldwide ...more
Bluespine UnicornfishAlso known as a Unicorn Tang, the Bluespine Unicornfish is named after the unique protrusion sticking out of its head, which looks just like a unicorn horn. These fish are ...more
- Location: Indicated in orange on the map
- Habitat/Region featured: Deep ocean
- Size: Tank hold 2,000,000 gallons (1,250,000 liters) of water
- Opening date: December 2000
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Balistoides conspicillum
Most easily identifiable by its vivid coloration of yellow lips and a black and white polka-dot belly, the Clown Triggerfish is native to the Indo-Pacific region of the world.
Since the Clown Triggerfish is a member of the triggerfish family it has the ability to hide in crevices in coral using its two spines located on its dorsal fin and one on its belly to lock itself in place. Reaching up to lengths of 20 inches, these fish have been known to dive depths up to 250 feet.
Triggerfish have two rows of strong teeth which they use to crush hard shell prey like clams, crabs, and shrimp. This fish is capable of blowing jets of water out of its mouth to expose prey hiding in the sand.
Pomacanthus imperator
Emperor Angelfish is known for the unique color changes this fish experiences throughout growth. Juveniles are dark blue in color and light blue and white rings where as adults have bright yellow and blue diagonal stripes across its body and a black bar across its eyes.
Angelfish are related to Butterflyfish; however the Angelfish have a spine located near the preoperculum. Which is the bone located between the cheek and the gill cover. The Emperor Angelfish can most commonly be found in the reefs of the Indo-Pacific.
Chaetodon lunula
Native to the Indo-Pacific region of the world, the Raccoon Butteflyfish can grow up to lengths of 8 inches. This fish is a schooling fish, meaning they prefer to be in large groups for safety to scare away predators.
The Raccoon Butterflyfish is yellow in color and has a black mask over their eye which resembles a Raccoon. This spineless fish also has a small black spot located toward the base of its tail which is known as an eye spot. This eye spot is used to confuse predators into thinking their tail is their face, allowing a quick get-away.
Aluterus scriptus
Similar to triggerfish, the Scrawled Filefish also uses spines (located on the sides of its tail) for protection. The Scrawled Filefish can be found in warm waters worldwide.
These fish can be poisonous due to a diet of poisonous bluegreen algae. This tan colored fish is covered with black spots and blue broken stripes. The Scrawled Filefish is capable of lightening or darkening its skin to blend in to the surrounding environment.
Naso unicornis
Also known as a Unicorn Tang, the Bluespine Unicornfish is named after the unique protrusion sticking out of its head, which looks just like a unicorn horn.
These fish are an off-white, gray color and have two blue spots located toward the base of its tail. These two blue spots house a bone chip that is used for protection. When threatened, the Unicorn Tang can flip out these bone chips like a switch blade to protect itself.
These fish can reach lengths of 27 inches and like to feed on algae, as well as, mysis and brine shrimp.
