Sunshine Lagoon
This is a world where blue and white mingle. In the crystal-clear blue sea, a white sandy seabed stretches out. Here lies an ocean oasis bathed in sunlight. This aquarium was created with the aquarium staff's vision of a shallow coral reef in mind. It is a tank themed around the vibrant movements of fish and the graceful swimming of large rays.
The Japanese fusiliers (Takasago) are found in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. They are characterized by the black tip of their tail fin. They live in large schools and feed mainly on plankton. In Okinawa, they are called "Gurukun" and are the prefectural fish.
"Claspers" and "Gonopodiums"
Sharks and rays can be distinguished as males or females by their appearance. Males have a pair of copulatory organs located on their pelvic fins, which are used for mating. These copulatory organs in sharks and rays are called "claspers." Not only sharks and rays, but some freshwater fish also have copulatory organs. Guppies and platies, which are popular tropical fish, are ovoviviparous. While sharks and rays have a pair of copulatory organs on their pelvic fins, guppies and platies have only one copulatory organ located on their anal fin. The copulatory organ of guppies and platies is called a "gonopodium."
Dogfish (juvenile) claspers
Gonopodium of the four-eyed fish
The Japanese fusiliers (Takasago) are found in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. They are characterized by the black tip of their tail fin. They live in large schools and feed mainly on plankton. In Okinawa, they are called "Gurukun" and are the prefectural fish.
"Claspers" and "Gonopodiums"
Sharks and rays can be distinguished as males or females by their appearance. Males have a pair of copulatory organs located on their pelvic fins, which are used for mating. These copulatory organs in sharks and rays are called "claspers." Not only sharks and rays, but some freshwater fish also have copulatory organs. Guppies and platies, which are popular tropical fish, are ovoviviparous. While sharks and rays have a pair of copulatory organs on their pelvic fins, guppies and platies have only one copulatory organ located on their anal fin. The copulatory organ of guppies and platies is called a "gonopodium."
Dogfish (juvenile) claspers
Gonopodium of the four-eyed fish
【table of contents】
Facility Overview
Floor map and information
Free Wi-Fi and QR code translator information
performance
Coral reef sea
Sunshine Lagoon
Jellyfish Space
A hairtail fish looking up to the sky
The Amazon River
From Water to Land: The World of Amphibians
The sea of clownfish and sea anemones
Sea Lion Oasis Square
Otters at the Water's Edge
Fountain of Sparkle
Penguins on the grassland
Penguins in the Sky