THE PUBLIC AQUARIUM 331 



Table of infwination reifurding the aqitariiimx of the world in 1927 — Continued 



United States and territory 



South America 



City. 



San Francisco, 

 Calif. 



Washington, D. C. 



Rio de Janeiro, 

 Brazil 



Rio de Janeiro, 

 Brazil 



Exhibition tanks... 

 Ciipacity of tanks.. 



Pools 



Capacity of pools . . . 



Reserve tanks 



Total capacity re- 

 serve tanks. 



Rosorvoirs 



Cai);icity of reser- 

 voirs. 

 Linear feet glass 

 permanent wall 

 tanks. 

 Linear feet glass 



floor tanks. 

 Gallons water in 



tanks, salt. 

 Gallons water in 



tanks, fresh. 

 Gallons used daily, 



salt. 

 Gallons used daily, 



fresh. 

 Number of exhibits 

 (1927). 



Fishes 



Mammals 



Reptiles 



Amphibians 



Invertebrates 



Birds 



Open every day — 

 Between what 

 hours. 



Entrance fee 



Visitors a day 



Visitors a year 



Persons employed.. 



In what capacity.. 



Cards, specimens, 



pamphlets. 

 Balanced aquaria.. 



Total capacity 



Water systems 



Fish hatchery 



Salt or fresh water. . 

 Number fry hatch- 

 ed annually. 

 Disposition of same. 



58 



1,280 to 1,400 gallons 



5 and 1 swamp 



2,800 to 82,000 gal- 

 lons. 

 14 



5,739 gallons. 



70 to 700 gallons - 

 1 - 



13,000 gallons 



1 (3 compartments). 

 300 gallons 



2,000 to 4,500 liters. 



.') and 4 cisterns 



10,000 to 100,000 gal- 

 lons. 

 308. 



12,500 gallons total. 

 143 



58,000 liters. 



None. 

 33.040. 

 30,000. 

 30,000. 

 30,000. 



49,000 liters. 



360,000- 



Continuous flow. 

 No fresh water 



8,100.. I 2,000. 



238. 



7,570-. 



10 



114.... 



57 



348-... 



1 



Yes... 

 10 to 5- 



None 



4,040 



1,470,705 



14 (and 4 part time) 



. Director, superin- 

 tendent, assist- 

 ant superintend- 

 ent, aquarist. col- 

 lector, carpenter, 

 3 engineers, 2 jan- 

 itors, doorman, 

 relief man, 3 feed- 

 ers and attend- 

 ants. 



Plan selling cards. . 



57 



1,100 gallons 



5 (fresh, fresh-heat- 

 ed, fresh-refriger- 

 ated, salt, salt- 

 heated). 



Yes 



Fresh water 



130,000- 



2,000 



None 



None 



None 



None 



None 



Yes 



9 to "4.30- 



210 



None 



3 - 



None 



25 



None 



E.xcept Mondays.. 

 10 to 6 



None 



No record. 



do --. 



2 (and 2 skilled part 

 time). 



Yes-... 



310 



112,000. 

 4.. 



No- 



150 gallons. - 

 City supply- 



No.. 

 Yes. 



28. 



2,500 to 5,300 liters. 



1. 



20,000 liters. 



Salt water (natural 

 temperature). 



For exhibition only. 



Fresh water.. 



5,000,000 



To parties in State- - 1 Distributed . 



No salt water. 



305. 



270. 



None. 



15. 



None. 



20. 



None. 



Except Fridays. 



10 to 6. 



Yes. 



100,000. 

 2. 



No. 



Fresh water (direct 

 or filtered). 



