Aquarium Photos

SIO Pier, Scripps Pier, La Jolla. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier is 1090 feet long and was built of reinforced concrete in 1988, replacing the original wooden pier built in 1915. The Scripps Pier is home to a variety of sensing equipment above and below water that collects various oceanographic data. The Scripps research diving facility is located at the foot of the pier. Fresh seawater is pumped from the pier to the many tanks and facilities of SIO, including the Birch Aquarium. The Scripps Pier is named in honor of Ellen Browning Scripps, the most significant donor and benefactor of the Institution.
Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California
Image ID: 22286  

Striped bass (striper, striped seabass).
Species: Striped bass, Morone saxatilis
Image ID: 10978  

Copperband butterflyfish.
Species: Copperband butterflyfish, Chelmon rostratus
Image ID: 10996  

Lions cove yellow labido.
Species: Lions' cove yellow labido, Labidochromis
Image ID: 11004  

Atlantic sturgeon.
Species: Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus
Image ID: 11026  

Arabian surgeonfish.
Species: Arabian surgeonfish, Acanthurus sohal
Image ID: 11762  

Blue chromis.
Species: Blue chromis, Chromis cyanea
Image ID: 11775  

Flameback angelfish.
Species: Flameback angelfish, Centropyge aurantonotus
Image ID: 11791  

Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish.
Species: Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis
Image ID: 11817  

Royal gramma basslet.
Species: Royal gramma basslet, Gramma loreto
Image ID: 11829  

Sapphire devil (blue damselfish), female/juvenile coloration.
Species: Sapphire devil, Chrysiptera cyanea
Image ID: 11834  

White-tailed damselfish.
Species: White-tailed damselfish, Dascyllus aruanus
Image ID: 11845  

Harlequin tuskfish.
Species: Harlequin tuskfish, Choerodon fasciatus
Image ID: 12885  

King angelfish.
Species: King angelfish, Holacanthus passer
Image ID: 12889  

King angelfish.
Species: King angelfish, Holacanthus passer
Image ID: 12891  

Juvenile Clarion angelfish.
Species: Clarion angelfish, Holacanthus clarionensis
Image ID: 12901  

Freckled porcupinefish.
Species: Freckled porcupinefish, Diodon holocanthus
Image ID: 12909  

Honeycomb moray eel (tesselate moray).
Species: Honeycomb moray eel, Gymnothorax favagineus
Image ID: 12920  

Blackstripe surgeonfish.
Species: Blackstripe surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigricaudas
Image ID: 12963  

Percula clownfish anemonefish.
Species: Percula clownfish, Amphiprion percula
Image ID: 13673  

Red Irish Lord. The red irish lord lurks in shallow habitats where it feeds on crabs, shrimp, barnacles, mussels and small fishes.
Species: Red irish lord, Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
Image ID: 13689  

Wolf eel, although similar in shape to eels, is cartilaginous and not a true fish. Its powerful jaws can crush invertibrates, such as spiny sea urchins. It can grow to 6 feet (2m) in length.
Species: Wolf eel, Anarrhichthys ocellatus
Image ID: 13702  

Crevice rockfish. Seldom seen, kelpfish hover among the seaweeds in wave swept tidepools and reefs. These secretive fish rapidly change color to match watever background they are near. This kelpfish has assumed the coloration of the blade of kelp it is resting on.
Species: Crevice rockfish, Gibbonsia montereyensis
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 13711  

Axolotl. Axolotls are neotenic, which means they attain reproductive maturity while still in their larval form. Axolotls are extremely endangered in the wild and protected by law.
Species: Axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum
Image ID: 13983  

French grunt.
Species: French grunt, Haemulon flavolineatum
Image ID: 13985  

Egg-yolk jellyfish, fried egg jelly.
Species: Fried egg jellyfish, Phacellophora camtschatica
Image ID: 14035  

Giant plumose anemone.
Species: Giant plumose anemone, Metridium farcimen
Image ID: 14043  

Purple-striped jelly.
Species: Purple-striped jellyfish, Chrysaora colorata
Image ID: 14061  

Sea nettles.
Species: Sea nettles, Chrysaora fuscescens
Image ID: 14081  

Sea nettles.
Species: Sea nettles, Chrysaora fuscescens
Image ID: 14083