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What does Aquarium of the Pacific have?

Discover all our exhibits, including sea otters, sharks, sea jellies, frogs, and more in our Tropical, Northern, and Southern California Galleries. Convenient parking is available in two structures minutes walk from the Aquarium.



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The Aquarium of the Pacific is Southern California's largest Aquarium. It displays about 12,000 animals and more than 100 exhibits that celebrate the planet's largest and most diverse body of water, the Pacific Ocean.

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The Aquarium of the Pacific is home to over 11,000 animals, encompassing 500 different species. A few of the types of animals you can view at the aquarium include fish, eels, anemones, coral, sea otters, jellyfish, diving birds, giant crabs, and over 150 sharks and rays.

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The aquarium is great for families, especially with young children. It is a good place to spend the afternoon letting kids experience different aquatic animals and learn about the ocean. While not the cheapest in terms of ticket price, if you spend a couple hours there it is worth it.

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Be sure to visit the June Keyes Penguin Habitat at the Aquarium and witness the behaviors and personalities of these penguins firsthand.

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A few of the types of animals you can view at the aquarium include fish, eels, anemones, coral, sea otters, jellyfish, diving birds, giant crabs, and over 150 sharks and rays.

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  • Blacktip Reef Shark. Carcharhinus melanopterus.
  • Bonnethead Shark. Sphyrna tiburo.
  • Bull Shark. Carcharhinus leucas.
  • Epaulette Shark. Hemiscyllium ocellatum.
  • Grey Reef Shark. Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos.
  • Leopard Shark. Triakis semifasciata.
  • Sand Tiger Shark. Carcharias taurus.
  • Sandbar Shark. Carcharhinus plumbeus.


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The Monterey Bay Aquarium remains the only aquarium in the world to successfully display a white shark. However, our main purpose for keeping a white shark in this exhibit was to answer important research questions. Those questions have largely been answered, so we will not display white sharks in the future.

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