Taraporewala Aquarium is the only aquarium in the city of Mumbai. The aquarium was built in the year 1951 and the expenditure cost was rupees eight hundred thousand rupees. The Taraporewala Aquarium hosted both marine and fresh water fishes. It is located on the renowned location of Marine Drive. The Aquarium was named after a Parsee Mr. Taraporewala , who donated rupees two hundred thousand for the construction of the aquarium. This aquarium attracts a huge number of tourists everyday who come to see Mumbai.
The main hall of the aquarium has two wings, one is hundred and sixty cubic feets or 4.5 cubic meters and another is only two cubic feet or 0.5 cubic metres. There are hundred species of freshwater and marine fish. The main attractions are seven types of coral fish brought from Lakshadeep Islands and various types of sharks, turtles, ray fishes and morays.
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