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Aquarium Of The Pacific
In Long Beach A Southern California City
The Aquarium of the Pacific (formerly the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific) is a public aquarium on a 5-acre site on Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach, California Baja • Divers • Entry • Exhibits • Fish • Fountain • Jellyfish • Lorikeet Forest • Playground • Sea Anemone • Sea Of Cortés • Seal & Sea Lion • Sharks |
![]() Sea anemones are a group of water-dwelling, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria. They are named for the anemone, a terrestrial flower.
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![]() Divers work in aquariums to entertain the visitors, to maintain and clean the tanks, and toattend the needs of the sea flora and fauna.
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![]() The lead up to and entry into the To The Aquarium Of The Pacific.Includes the outside ticket booth and inside lobby.
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![]() Two examples of the quality of exhibits in the Aquarium Of The Pacific.
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![]() A fish is any member of a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups.
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![]() A fountain in front of the aquarium illustrates all the creature found in the shallowsand watersheds that surround the bay.
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![]() Jellyfish or jellies are the major non-polyp form of individuals of the phylum Cnidaria. They are typified as free-swimming marine animals consisting of a gelatinous umbrella-shaped bell and trailing tentacles. The bell can pulsate for locomotion, while stinging tentacles can be used to capture prey.
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![]() An aviary containing lorikeet birds was part of the Aquarium Of The Pacific.Nectar was available for visitors to feed the lorikeets.
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![]() A children's play area was in the outside center of the aquarium.
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![]() The area of the aquarium that delt with the fish and other sea creatures of the Sea Of Cortez.
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![]() Sea lions are sea mammals characterized by external ear flaps, long foreflippers, the ability to walk on all fours, and short, thick hair. The harbor is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere.
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![]() Sharks are a group of fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head.
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![]() Baja, Mexico and Southern California undersea features.
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