What is Newport Aquarium?
{{unreferenced|date=April 2012}} {{Infobox zoo |zoo_name=Newport Aquarium |image= Newport_Aquarium.jpg |image_width= |image_caption= |logo_width= |date_opened=May 1, 1999 |location=[[Newport, Kentucky]], U.S. |coordinates={{Coord|39.0943725|-84.4975877|type:landmark_scale:2500|display=inline,title}} |members=[[Association of Zoos and Aquariums|AZA]] | total_tank_vol = {{convert|1000000|usgal|L|abbr=on}} |exhibits = 12 | num_animals =20,000 | num_species = 90+ |website={{URL|https://www.newportaquarium.com/}} | owner=[[Herschend Family Entertainment]] }} The '''Newport Aquarium''' is a public [[aquarium]] in [[Newport, Kentucky]], [[United States]]. ==World Rivers== In the aquarium's first gallery, nine displays show [[Fresh water|freshwater]] [[fish]] from five [[Continent|continents]] of the world. There are hundreds of [[species]] in these [[Exhibition|exhibits]], from the [[Rainforest|rainforests]] of [[Australia]], the [[Wetland|wetlands]] and [[Cave|caves]] of [[North America]], tall [[Grass|grasses]] of [[Asia]], the [[Amazon rainforest|Amazon]] of [[South America]], and the center of [[Africa]]. The tanks in World Rivers hold 9,000 [[Gallon|gallons]] of freshwater. *'''Wenlock River:''' Banded Rainbow fish, Pacific Blue Eye, Black Tandan [[Catfish]], Gudgeon *'''Licking River:''' Rainbow darter, Rosefin shiner, Redside dace, Blue sucker, Two-toned Pared [[Centrarchidae|Sunfish]] *'''[[Mississippi River]]:''' Spotted gar, Spring cavefish, Stinkpot [[turtle]] *'''Cavefish:''' Blind cavfish, Northern cavefish *'''[[Mekong River]]:''' Bumblebee goby, Harlequin Rasboras, Blue gouarmi, Siamese [[algae]] eater, Danios, [[Thailand|Thai]] Wood [[Shrimp]] *'''[[Rio Negro (Amazon)|Rio Negro]]:''' Heckel duscus, Corydoras catfish, Black-winged hatchetfish, Goden pencilfish, Ram cichlid, Striped Headstander, Cardinal tetra, Neon tetra, Rummy-nose tetra, Red finned Congo tetra, Striped Krib, Slender teleo, Brichard's catfish, Deep Angelfish *'''Lake Malawi:''' Mbuna Cichlid, Malawi Eyebiter, Even-spotted Synodon