page_title: Aquarium du Grand Lyon
hierarchical_section_title: Aquarium du Grand Lyon
caption_attribution_description: English: Aquarium of Lyon in France - A female octopus taking care of her eggs Français&#160;: Aquarium de Lyon en France - une femelle pieuvre protégeant ses oeufs
context_page_description: The Aquarium du Grand Lyon or Aquarium de Lyon is a public aquarium located in the La Mulatière district of the city of Lyon, France, near the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers in the Rhône department. Like the Aqualand parks elsewhere in Europe, it belongs to the Spanish group Aspro-Ocio.
  Created by Maurice Chichportiche and opened in October 2002, the aquarium has 47 tanks with a total of more than 1,000,000 litres of water, showing visitors 5,000 fish and other aquatic animals representing 300 species.
  The largest aquarium is called "Fosse Aux Requins" which houses sharks and rays. It contains a false shipwreck in polyurethane resin. Its glass is 23 centimetres thick to resist the water pressure.
  The aquarium is divided into five sectors:
  local wildlife
  temperate waters
  tropical waters
  tropical seas
  shark pit
  The aquarium has a space called "The Five Senses" where visitors are able to touch some fishes and other animals.
context_section_description: The Aquarium du Grand Lyon or Aquarium de Lyon is a public aquarium located in the La Mulatière district of the city of Lyon, France, near the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers in the Rhône department. Like the Aqualand parks elsewhere in Europe, it belongs to the Spanish group Aspro-Ocio.
  Created by Maurice Chichportiche and opened in October 2002, the aquarium has 47 tanks with a total of more than 1,000,000 litres (220,000 imp gal; 260,000 US gal) of water, showing visitors 5,000 fish and other aquatic animals representing 300 species.
  The largest aquarium is called "Fosse Aux Requins" which houses sharks and rays. It contains a false shipwreck in polyurethane resin (the iron would have rusted and the rust is toxic to fishes). Its glass is 23 centimetres thick to resist the water pressure.
  The aquarium is divided into five sectors: 
  local wildlife (including a very large 2-meter long catfish, carps, pikes...)
  temperate waters
  tropical waters
  tropical seas
  shark pit
  The aquarium has a space called "The Five Senses" where visitors are able to touch some fishes (turbot) and other animals (sea star, hermit crab).
caption: A female octopus making a wall to block access to the cave
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