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Messina in Sicilia - The Aquarium

The aquarium of Messina was built in the late 50's by the Istituto Talassografico of the CNR in the interior of the Mazzini Villa. In 1986 it was donated to the City Hall. In houses many different varietes of fish and Invertibrates among the guest are the "diafona ciona" part of the Tunicatus family, the condrosie that are sponges of various color. On the Antozoi family are the brown sea anemones and the red sea tomato, also there are some species of Horny Coral that form species tree-like columns. The marine Anellidi are represented by the spirograph, and by the sabella pavonina, among the Echinodermata, are the starfish and the sea urchins. In addition to the species above, the aquarium is also home to the cat fish, that live entirely under the sand, electric eels, octopus, the pacific shark, that feeds on small prey, dursky perch, sea-bass, perch, au from tropical seas.

Very numerous in the family on the Labridi among which the olive green tordo, the zingarelle of various colors, depending on the sex, the donzella pavonina from the Red Sea area, and San Pietro fish. One of the most curious guests is the pappagallo fish, the only Scaride present in the mediterranean. On the whole, the museum houses 60 ittiche species that are fed fish, crustaceans, molluscs. They are housed in 22 mediterranean tanks and 8 aquarium that reproduce aquatic environments, of the worl, lit by natural light and alternated by artificial light.

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