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Whale Shark

The whale shark is the largest fish in the sea!

Manta Ray

The massive manta ray is also known as the devil ray, because its cephalic lobes – the fleshy appendages on either side...

School Programs

At Georgia Aquarium, we aim to provide learning opportunities that are standards based and student centered, with an emphasis on conservation and...

Bluegill

It is the male bluegill’s responsibility to find a nest for young. The male will guard the nest even after the young...

Spotted Eagle Ray

Spotted eagle rays get their name from the peculiar shape of their snouts – which are round and pointed at the tip,...

Zebra Shark

The zebra shark is a docile, slow-moving shark, considered harmless to humans. It spends most of its day resting on the ocean...

Spiny Lobster

Blue Tang Surgeonfish

Like all surgeonfishes, this species has a special spine on either side of the base of the tail resembling a surgeon’s scalpel....

Freshwater Drum

Although the freshwater drum eats a variety of food items, it prefers mollusks and will often search the bottom mud and debris...

Black Crappie

The black crappie does not tolerate murky waters well. It prefers a habitat with clear water.

Silvertip Shark

The silvertip shark’s name, albimarginatus, derives from the Latin words “albi” meaning white and “marginatus” meaning to enclose with a border. And...

Tarpon

Tarpon can tolerate a variety of environments and often travels upstream into freshwater.

Striped Burrfish

The striped burrfish is found in shallow water over seagrass beds and reefs, all along the Eastern Seaboard.

Mourning Gecko

An all-female species, the mourning gecko is parthenogenetic, meaning it can reproduce without males.

Bottlenose Wedgefish

The bottlenose wedgefish has a distinctive shape that resembles a cross between a shark and a ray, however, it is actually a...