Verdens Kuleste Dag

The Drøbak Akvarium is located 50 kilometers south of Oslo. However, this weekend some of the fish, sea stars and crabs took a trip North to celebrate Verdens kuleste dag in Oslo. Thousands of visitors came by to see the animals that usually live out of sight beyond the shore.

Master student, Torbjørn, shows visitors the animals in the touch tank.

Torbjørn holding a toad crab (pyntekrabbe), 
with a sun star and sea cucumber in the background.

Torbjørn's blog: Berg-Gylten

Photo: Christian Skauge

This day would not have been possible without volunteers and the generosity of the DNB Savings Bank Foundation and photographers, such as Christian Skauge.

For more information about the Drobak Akvarium see: Aquariums: Liten og stør

The stars of our touch tanks:

CRABS

Common hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus- Eremittkreps

Photo: Annie Evankow

Shore crab, Carcinus maenas- Strandkrabbe

Photo: Annie Evankow

Toad crab, Hyas coarctatus- Pyntekrabbe

Photo: Annie Evankow

Edible crab, Cancer pagurus- taskekrabbe

Photo: Sue Daly

SEA STARS

Common starfish, Asterias rubens- Vanlig korstroll

Photo: Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat

Spiny starfish, Marthasterias glacialis -Piggsjøstjerne

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Common sun star, Crossaster papposus -Rød solstjerne

Photo: Mattias Ormestad

Cushion star, Ceramaster granularis- Sjøkjeks

Photo: Bernard Picton

Rigid cushion star, Hippasteria phrygiana-hestestjerne

Photo: Bernard Picton

Crevice brittle star, Ophiopholis aculeata- Kameleonslangestjerne

Photo: Bernard Picton

SEA URCHINS

Common sea urchin, Echinus esculentu- Rød kråkebolle

Photo: Annie Evankow

Northern sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis- Drøbakkråkebolle

Photo: Wikimedia commons/Hannah K R

SEA CUCUMBER

Parastichopus tremulus- rødpølse

Photo: Tomas Lundälv och Lisbeth Jonsson

FISH

Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus- Trepigget stingsild

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Gold-sinny wrasse, Ctenolabrus rupestris- Bergnebb

Image: Keith Hiscock 

Viviparous eelpout, Zoarces viviparus- Ålekvabbe

Photo: Rokus Groeneveld

Shorthorn sculpin, Myoxocephalus scorpius- Vanlig ulke

Photo: Wikimedia commons

Snake pipefish, Entelurus aequoreus- Stor havnål

Photo: Annie Evankow

FLAT FISH

Topknot, Zeugopterus punctatus- Hårvar

Photo: Annie Evankow

Flounder, Platichthys flesus- Skrubbe

Photo: Bernard Picton

Common sole, Solea solea- Tunge

Photo: Bernard Picton

Turbot, Scophthalmus maximus- Piggvar

Photo: Biopix

To see these animals, and many more, come to the Drøbak Akvarium!

Interested in getting involved? Email me at annmev@student.ibv.uio.no.