Underwater world, Sentosa Island, Singapore

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Small fishes in Underwater world, Sentosa

Date opened 1991
Location Sentosa, Singapore
Number of animals 2500
Number of species 250
Website www.underwaterworld.com.sg
Underwater World, also known as Underwater World Singapore Pte Ltd, is an oceanarium located on the offshore Singaporean island of Sentosa. The oceanarium is mostly underground. The Underwater World’s ticket includes admission to the Dolphin Lagoon at Palawan Beach.

Underwater World is also involved in several environmental and educational projects, such as the Living in the Ocean Programme, Ocean Ambassador Programme and the Coral Club.

The Underwater World also provides exclusive venues to host events, such as ocean-themed functions.

Marine life

Attractions at Underwater World, Sentosa

It has a 83-metre (272 ft) long travelator that moves visitors along a submerged 6-millimetre (0.24 in) thick acrylic-windowed tunnel from which they can look at an array of marine life including coral reefs, stingrays, moray eels, turtles, sharks and others.

Adventures

The Underwater World and Dolphin Lagoon offers numerous adventures to the visitors. Some of them include:

Marine Discovery
Dive With the Sharks
Swim With the Dolphins
Dolphin Lagoon

Big fish taking swirls in water

Dolphin performing an agile feat at the Dolphin Lagoon
The Dolphin Lagoon is home to several Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins, also known as the “pink dolphins”. Several “Meet-the-Dolphins” sessions are held daily to allow visitors to enter the waist-deep pool and interact closely with the dolphins. The ticket to the Underwater World & dolphin show does not include the direct contact with the dolphins, an additional photo-coupon must be purchased. The lagoon also includes a Dolphin Suite where visitors can watch the dolphin performance from within an air-conditioned area.

In August 2014 the organizations Wildlife Watcher Singapore, in collaboration with Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, disclosed severe mistreatment of the dolphins in the Lagoon in a report.

Marine life at Sentosa

Our Experience at Underwater World, Sentosa

We had gone with my parents, wife and little kid. We were all thrilled to see this underwater world for the first time in my life. My daughter was running around in excitement. Water animals were so clearly visible. Sometimes I got scared that the glass should not break but had faith in the system which was totally fool proof. Full functioning of the system was commendable. This was once in a lifetime experience. I would highly recommend it to the world to visit this place which is for people of all ages and stages in life.

List of animals in Underwater World and

Fish appearing to be sad

Dolphin

Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin performing at Dolphin Lagoon
Golden Trevally
Bluespotted ribbontail ray
Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin
Coconut Crab
Cownose Ray
Dugong (Dugong dugon) – currently not available for visitors
Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
Spider Crab
Yellow Tang
Sand tiger shark
Green Sea Turtle
Nibble Fish
all kinds of reef fish
Pufferfish
Sea Stars/Starfishes
Chambered Nautilus
Arapaima
Angel shark
Bannerfishes
Butterfly Fishes
Rainbow Crab
Vinegar crab
Box Crabs
Decorator Crab
Humphead Wrasse
Shovelnose Rays
Eagle Rays
Nurse Sharks
Bamboo Sharks
Leafy seadragon
Weedy seadragon
Clown fishes
Sea Anemones
Giant Grouper
White-tip reef shark
Leopard Shark
Lion’s Mane Jellyfish
Blue Jellyfish
Sea Nettle

Article by Vikrant

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