Aquarium KAIYUKAN[Special　Exibition]

Special Exhibition
The sixth KAIYUKAN Special Exhibition Mysterious Scope: Let’s enjoy behaviors of various fishes! Let’s observe amazing, interesting and attractive behaviors of fishes.
▲Leafy sea dragon ▲Venue (Image)	This special exhibition puts emphasis on mysterious and interesting behaviors of living things. Visitors can feel and enjoy “Mystery and wonder of living things.” Mysterious Scope: Let’s enjoy behaviors of various fishes! Period: From March 20, 2008 (Thu. National Holiday) to September 30, 2008 (Tue.) * KAIYUKAN is closed on June 25, 2008 (Wed.) and June 26, 2008 (Thu.) Place: “KAIYUKAN Gallery” on the fourth floor of KAIYUKAN Entrance Building Admission fee: Included in Admission fee of KAIYUKAN Guide of Each Corner （1）Fresh Water Environment Corner “The Fish Kaleidoscopes” welcome visitors. This corner displays freshwater fishes inhabiting fresh water in the Amazonian watershed and the western Asia. Visitors can see the image of Arowana jumping and catching bites. （2）Brackish Water Corner Visitors can see the infrequent predation scene of archerfish. （3）Salty Water Corner　 Images of an inflating porcupine fish are shown and upside-down jellyfish from the larva to the adult stage can be seen with a microscope and in a tank. Leaf sea dragons’ special appearances are first exhibited in KAIYUKAN. The panel explains why they have such appearances. （4）Hands-on Corner Experience-based exhibition and explanation are presented to visitors. Visitors can touch and understand mysterious behaviors of the living things.
Hammerhead sharks debut in the Pacific Ocean tank!
	Hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini and Sphyrna zygaena) debut in the Pacific Ocean tank. Head of a hammerhead shark takes shape of “Hammer” that is a T-shaped tool. Its eyes are located on either side of its hammer-shaped head. It has the name in Japanese with the same meaning.
Spear squids are now on view for a limited time only
	Spear squids which are said to be difficult to keep in captivity are now on view for a limited time only. They debut in KAIYUKAN. Their translucent body is beautiful. Please take a look around them. Period: Until March in 2008 (Scheduled) Place: KELP FOREST
Largehead hairtails make a debut in JAPAN DEEPS
▲▼Largehead hairtails in the tank	Fifteen largehead hairtails make a debut in KAIYUKAN. Please enjoy their unique swimming styles which are rarely seen. ※The exhibitions may be cancelled or the number of fish may be changed according to the their condition. Place: Japan Deeps on the fourth floor of the KAIYUKAN building Exhibited fish: 15 largehead hairtails (length: 70cm - 80cm） English name: Largehead hairtail　　Scientific name: Trichiurus japonicus Family: Trichiuridae. These species inhabit in the subtropical and temperate zone. In Japan region, they inhabit in the southern part of Hokkaido. Color of their body is silver gray without any scales, abdominal fin or caudal fin. The end of caudal fin becomes the form of string. The length of dorsal fin is long and they swim vertically heading up with waving their dorsal fin. They grow up to 1.5 meters long.
Nemopilema nomurai (Japanese name: Echizen Kurage) make their debut in KAIYUKAN Nemopilema nomurai are displayed in Floating Jelly Fish for a month
	Period: For about a month from October 26 (Fri.) * Exhibition may be cancelled according to the condition of the jelly fish. Place: Floating Jelly Fish on the third floor in KAIYUKAN Displayed number: About twenty (Diameter of the bell: Approx. 5 centimeters, Length of oral arms: Approx. 3 centimeters) Echizen Kurage Academic name: Nemopilema nomurai This species inhabits along the coastline of Japan and China. It is said that they are from the coastline of China. From summer to autumn they come into Japan Sea floating on the Tsushima Current. This species is one of the largest jellyfish in the world. When it grows, its diameters of the bell reaches 1 meter and its weight does 200 kilograms. Shape of the bell is hemisphere and many bronzed line-shaped adnexa are attached to oral arms. It is edible however, its commercial value is low since its body is softer than that of an edible jelly fish (Rhopilema esculenta). It is mainly used for cooking ingredients of Chinese dishes. This species has been rarely seen in the previous days however, it is frequently seen in major groups these days and the crowds of it cause damage to the fisheries industry.