The Aquarium of Messina in Messina, Messina, Italy | Aquarium

Built in the late 50's by the Istituto Talassografico of the CNR, The Aquarium of Messina is located in the interior of the Mazzini Villa. In 1986 it was donated to the City Hall.

Housing many different varietes of fish and Invertibrates among the guests at The Aquarium of Messina are the "diafona ciona" part of the Tunicatus family, the condrosie that are sponges of various color.

The brown sea anemones and the red sea tomato maike up the Antozoi family. There are also 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.

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, all from tropical seas.

The Aquarium of Messina houses 22 mediterranean tanks and 8 aquariums that reproduce aquatic environments, of the world, lit by natural light and alternated by artificial light.