Shark Reef facts

Hours of operation: Open 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week. Last admission at 10:30 p.m. Shark Reef contains nearly 75 different species of sharks, tropical and fresh water fish, reptiles, marine invertebrates and rays. Shark Reef will soon have nearly 100 different species.

Sharks: Include blacktip reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, bonnethead sharks, nurse sharks, sand tiger sharks, sandbar sharks, zebra sharks, white spotted bamboo sharks, port jackson sharks and lemon sharks. Some species of sharks at Shark Reef will grow to be more than 12 feet long.

Tropical and Fresh Water Fish: Include several species of angelfish, puffer fish and tang fish. Venomous tropical fishes include such species as the radiated lionfish and coral catfish.

• Total Number of Animals: Approx. 2,000
• Largest Animal: Nurse shark at 12 feet long
• Smallest Animal: Clown fish at 1.5 inches long
• Shark Diet: Younger sharks are fed daily, while adult sharks are fed three times per week. A 200-pound tiger shark will eat about four pounds of food every week, mostly capelin, squid, mackerel, prawn and scallops.
• Total size: More than 105,000 square feet
• In all, Shark Reef exhibits and the Animal Husbandry Building facilities hold almost 2 million gallons of seawater.