Sharks in Indonesian Aquaria

Jakarta Aquarium:

• Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
• Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
• Tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus)
• Zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum)
• Brown-banded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum)
• White-spotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum)
• Grey bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium griseum)
• Coral catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus)

SeaWorld Ancol:

• Scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini)
• Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
  
• Tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus)
• Zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum)
• Brown-banded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum)
• Grey bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium griseum)
• Coral catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus)

Formerly housed:

• Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
• Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)
• Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)

In conclusion, Indonesian aquaria lacks in variety of sharks.

 

Jakarta Aquarium planned to add the sand tiger sharks (Carcharias taurus) to the Southern Java aquarium. Cancelled due to the shark could potentially attack the mermaid performer.

 

Having tawny nurse sharks is still cool. I think...

 

Friendly reminder that SeaWorld Ancol HECKING EUTHANIZED the bull shark because it was too dangerous. When they got it, they thought it was a grey reef shark.

 

That's a lot of BS because bull sharks can and have been kept in captivity without conflict. Do these aquariums not have the facilities to deal with it?

 

It was around 2-3 meters before its death.

 

They definitely could have held it then, if I understand Indonesian aquariums, which is admittedly very little.

 

Yeah, they prioritize the diver's safety instead of their precious collection (sarcasm)

 

Zoos and aquariums should double checked their animals, to make sure this thing never happened again.

 

Misidentifcation is a big mistake

 

Taman Safari's eastern Javan langur (Trachypithecus auratus) are labelled as maroon lead monkey (Presbytis rubicunda), Amboina sailfin lizard (Hydrosaurus amboinensis) labelled as Weber's sailfin lizard (Hydrosaurus weberi), Javan spitting cobra (Naja sputatrix) labelled as Indian cobra (Naja Naja), and Balinese palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) labelled as golden wet-zone palm civet (Paradoxurus aureus).

Not sure if they finally correctly changed the exhibit signs.

 

Ah yes, the Balinese palm civet in TSI. I had to show a photo of it to a Pepmians member in IIPE 2018 to know whether it's a real Golden wet-zone palm civet or not. They said it's a Balinese palm civet, and one of the members kept one at home too.

 

Tawny nurse sharks are a staple in Southeast Asian and Australasian aquariums. They're bigger than the common Nurse sharks from the Atlantic. The largest one I known in captivity was an individual named Gigantor in Irukandji Shark & Ray Encounters.