HATCHLING HARBOR

 

Set your course for Hatchling Harbor and be immersed in a bustling 25-foot-long habitat filled with hundreds of colorful and curious animals! Explore this busy corner of the Caribbean that lies between the shore and the reef where young fish find food, shelter and safety among the flowing seagrasses and waving sea fans.

Meet baby animals growing and changing every day including a school of Parrotfish that crunch on corals and help make sand! Watch adorable Puffers fluttering about while Lobsters and Crabs climb the barnacle-covered pilings of the pier in search of their next meal. Find strange new friends like the long, slender Needlefish and the Atlantic Spadefish who mimics a leaf as a form of camouflage.

With the exhibit being home to so many young animals, you’ll find a new experience every time you visit as you watch them change their shape, color and markings as they grow into adulthood and ultimately head further out to sea.

The longer you linger, the more this rich habitat will reveal. Hatchling Harbor is ready for you to explore!

Plan your visit now! Get your Newport Aquarium tickets online in advance or make your member reservation today!

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Did you know?
Many animals choose to lay their eggs among the protection and ample food of the seagrass meadows. There, the babies can grow up in relative safety before heading to the reef or out to sea when they get bigger!
 
Did you know?
Seagrasses are a key contributor to reducing global warming. They account for 15% of the ocean’s capacity to store carbon and they can capture carbon from the atmosphere 35 times faster than rainforests!

Animal Highlights

Cuban Hogfish
 

Cuban Hogfish

Sharpnose Pufferfish
 

Sharpnose Pufferfish

Scrawled Filefish
 

Scrawled Filefish

Caribbean Spiny Lobster
 

Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Needlefish
 

Needlefish

Spadefish
 

Spadefish

Horseshoe Crab
 

Horseshoe Crab

Spotfin Butterflyfish
 

Spotfin Butterflyfish

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