A bizarre species of tropical ‘walking’ shark has arrived at Bristol Aquarium. The epaulette shark gets its name from the dark spots on its fins which resemble the ornamental shoulder patches on a military uniform. It can grow up to a metre in length and can survive in shallow tropical waters of only a few … Continued

A suitably spooky skeletor eel is making its first public appearance at Bristol Aquarium in the run up to Halloween. The tropical moray eel gets its name from its markings which resemble those of a skeleton. Skeletor eel being fed at Bristol Aquarium. Despite its scary name and razor-sharp teeth the eel is actually relatively … Continued

Bristol Aquarium’s newest arrival is perfect for Halloween – it’s a baby batfish that thinks it’s a poisonous flatworm. The captive-bred dusky batfish, which is one of six at the Harbourside attraction, mimics the colour, shape and movements of a toxic species of sea worm to avoid predators. To enhance the quality of their deadly … Continued

Aquarists at Bristol Aquarium have created a purpose-built display filled with holes to accommodate a group of metre-long moray eels. Staff at the Harbourside attraction built a series of interconnecting holes and passages into the rockwork of the display to mimic the tropical morays habitats in the wild. The group of snowflake and zebra eels, … Continued

Giant living anemones are providing a colony of clownfish at Bristol Aquarium with some luxurious new accommodation. The fish, which were made famous by the original Finding Nemo film, live and breed among the stinging tentacles of a variety of tropical sea anemone species. Far from being put off by the anemones’ stinging tentacles, clownfish … Continued

A shoal of bizarre-looking lumpsucker fish has gone on display at Bristol Aquarium. Half a dozen of the fish, which have been described as Britain’s least graceful, are sharing their new home with a lone wolf fish. Juvenile lumpsucker at Bristol Aquarium It is hoped the juvenile lumpsuckers, which are part of a captive breeding … Continued

Bristol Aquarium is highlighting the real life story of the fish which inspired the new ‘Finding Dory’ film. The Harbourside attraction is home to a dozen regal tangs – the fishy inspiration for the eponymous star of the new Disney Pixar animation. Found in the Indo Pacific, regal tangs are also known as ‘palette surgeonfish’ … Continued

A lobster from Bristol Aquarium is set to star in a national radio broadcast next week. ‘Satsuma’ a bright orange coloured crustacean, which has been living at the Harbourside attraction since 2014, is to feature in an episode of BBC Radio 4’s ‘Natural Histories’ programme. The show’s presenter Brett Westwood travelled to the aquarium to … Continued

:: BABY BAMBOO SHARK GETS NEW HOME AT AQUARIUM :: A tropical shark which outgrew its tank in a Worcestershire pet shop is enjoying its spacious new surroundings at Bristol Aquarium. The female bamboo shark was donated to the Harbourside attraction after her owners realised they could no longer look after her. The shark, which was … Continued

Shell shocked by lobster ‘twin’! Staff were a little shell-shocked this morning and thought they were seeing double when they discovered Charlotte, our bright blue lobster, apparently sharing her display with an identical twin. On closer inspection it became clear the ‘twin’ was in fact a complete moult. The delicate moult is an exact replica of Charlotte including both claws, legs … Continued