THE PUBLIC AQUARIUM 335 



Table of information regarding the aquariums of the world in 1927 — Continued 



Europe 



City. 



Institution. 



Presiding officer. 



When opened 



Owned by 



Controlled by 



Shape of building. 

 Size of building 



Cost to build 



Annual maintenance cost. 

 Exhibition tanks 



Capacity of tanks 



Pools 



Capacity of pools 



Reserve tanks 



Total capacity reserve tanks. 

 Reservoirs 



Capacity of reservoirs 



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, pam- 

 phlets. 



Balanced aquaria 



Total capacity... 



Water systems 



Fish hatchery 



Salt or fresh water. 



Hamburg, Germany 



Hamburg Aquarium.. 



Baron von Uexkiill 



1884 



Zoological Garden and 

 University. 



Baron von Uexkiill 



Subterranean 



40 by 12 meters 



17,000 marks - 

 22 



22 cubic meters. 



Leipzig, Germany 



Leipzig Aquarium. 

 Doctor Gebbing 



Doctor Gebbing 



Oblong. 



40 meters long, 20 meters 

 deep, 10 meters high. 



20,000 marks 



100 (67 aquaria, 33 terra- 

 ria). 



0.30 to 3.50 meters 



2 



2}4 cubic meters. 

 4.... 



125 cubic meters. 



4 to 12 meters. 

 6. 



20 cubic meters. 

 2 cubic meters.. 

 40 cubic meters. 

 8 cubic meters.. 



35 species 



None 



None 



3 species 



45 species 



1 species 



Yes 



8 to 6, summer; 9 to 



winter. 

 Yes 



15 cubic meters total . 

 5 



150 cubic meters 



1 to 2.50 meters broad; 1 to 



2 meters high. 

 1 to 2.50 meters broad and 



1 to 2 meters deep. 



60 cubic meters 



100 cubic meters 



20 cubic meters 



50 cubic meters 



Varying... 



Yes 



Yes 



Yes 



Yes 



Yes - 



No. 



Yes 



7 a. m. to 7 p. m. 



150 



60,000. 



Director, assistant, at- 

 tendant, cashier. 



3 cubic meters. 

 2 (fresh, salt)... 



1 mark for zoo and aqua- 

 rium. 



Varying 



350,000 



3 



Director, 2 warders 



Post cards. 



2 (heated, refrigerated) . 



Yes (2 rooms) 



Fresh water 



Lisbon, Portugal 



Aquario Vasco da 



Gama. 

 A. RamaUio. 

 1898. 

 Portuguese State. 



Do. 



$6,300. 



96. 



34 cubic meters. 



8. 



36 cubic meters. 



4. 



12 cubic meters total. 



5. 



276 cubic meters. 



124 meters. 



24 cubic meters. 

 10 cubic meters. 

 130 cubic meters. 



2 cubic meters. 



50 species. 

 No species. 



3 species. 



10 species. 

 20 species. 

 No species. 

 Yes. 



11 a. m. to sunset. 



Yes, except schools. 



60 (Sundays, 500). 



46,874. 



14. 



President, engineer, di- 

 rector, treasurer, 

 assistant, prepara- 

 teur, 3 guards, 4 fish- 

 ermen, assistant en- 

 gineer. 



Cards and specimens. 



Continual circulation, 



filtered. 

 No, but connected 



with fishery bureau. 



