Newport Aquarium
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Newport Aquarium main entrance
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| Date opened | May 1999 |
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Newport, Kentucky, United States
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| Coordinates | 39°05′40″N 84°29′51″W / 39.0943725°N 84.4975877°WCoordinates: 39°05′40″N 84°29′51″W / 39.0943725°N 84.4975877°W |
| No. of species | 90+ |
| Total volume of tanks | 1,000,000 US gal (3,800,000 L) |
| Memberships | AZA |
| Major exhibits | 12 |
| Website | www |
The Newport Aquarium is an aquarium located in Newport, Kentucky, United States at Newport on the Levee. The aquarium has 70 exhibits and 14 galleries, including five seamless acrylic tunnels totaling over 200 feet (61 m) in length. The aquarium showcases thousands of animals from around the world in 1,000,000 US gal (3,800,000 L) of water, including the "Scooter" and "Sweet Pea," two of the few shark rays in captivity. In 2009, the Aquarium received a baby shark ray from Taiwan, named Sunshine.
The facility is open to the public 365 days a year. Newport Aquarium is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums a leader in global wildlife conservation.
The Newport Aquarium is part of Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation, a for-profit company.
The Newport Aquarium's jellyfish gallery is the largest in the Midwest.
Rain forest includes Oriental small-clawed otter, Burmese pythons, kookaburra, Goldie's lorikeet, kea, rainbow lorikeet, and Swainson's blue mountain lory.
Gator Alley includes Mighty Mike (the largest American alligator outside of Florida), plus varying sized specimens of Orinoco crocodile, American alligator, caiman and gharial.
Amazon includes arapaima, pacu, redtail catfish, silver arowana, black arowana, long-tailed river stingray, and perch.
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