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Fish and Sea Life

Discover oceans and streams

The Toledo Zoo's aquatic collection includes over 250 species of sharks, rays, fish and invertebrates found in habitats from the deep ocean to shallow streams. The collection highlights the diversity of aquatic species from the ancient Lake sturgeon to the deep-sea Spider crab to mesmerizing Sea jellies. Get face to face with a Sea turtle or venture to one of our touch pools for a hands-on experience. Discover the beauty of our aquatic animals at the historic Aquarium and the recently renovated ProMedica Museum of Natural History.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

Giant Japanese Spider Crab

Macrocheira kaempferi

Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

Pacific Sea Nettle

Chrysaora fuscescens

Clownfish

Amphiprion percula

Lake Sturgeon

Acipenser fulvescens

Cownose stingray

Rhinoptera bonasus

Arapaima

Arapaima gigas

Red-Bellied Piranha

Pygocentrus nattereri

Asian Arowana

Scleropages formosus

Electric Eel

Electrophorus electricus

Moon Jelly

Aurelia aurita

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Anemone

Entacmaea quadricolor

Seahorse

Hippocampus abdominalis