The World of Sharks
This is the largest tank in the Paris Aquarium! Visitors can take advantage of numerous vantage points to observe several species of shark in 3 million liters of water, right in the heart of Paris! The tank is also home to giant groupers, moray eels and an impressive school of almost 4,000 sardine-like fish.
Some 550 shark species have been described. Many of these species are threatened.
is the average number of humans killed by sharks every year. An extremely low statistic.
the first shark-like cartilaginous fish appeared 450 million years ago, well before the dinosaurs (250M).
Address
Aquarium de Paris
5 avenue Albert de Mun
75016 Paris
The Aquarium de Paris is open daily from 9:30 am to 7 pm, except on July 14. Last admission is at 6pm. Open on Saturdays until 9pm. Last admission at night is 8pm.