Acquario Mediterraneo dell'Argentario

The Mediterranean Aquarium of the Argentario was made with the intent to reproduce as closely as possible the most indicative of the coastal ecosystems of the Silver Coast. As part of the coastal strip, which runs from 10 to 50 meters deep, are represented plans infralittoral and circalittoral, as well as an environment with pelagic specimens; Evidence is also given to the increasingly frequent presence in Mediterranean species "lessepsian", which are introduced and acclimatized ecosystem Mediterranean following the cutting of the Suez Canal.

The Mediterranean Aquarium of the Educational Center of Marine Biology of the municipality of Monte Argentario is equipped with no less than 17 tanks of which 7 overviews, which have a capacity ranging from 2,000 to 20,000 liters for a total of about 50,000 liters of seawater. The tanks contain hundreds of animal and plant species, such as groupers, moray eels, seahorses, octopus, dogfish, Leopards, Lobsters, Anthias, Tanute, amberjack, Spondili, gorgonians, Posidonia and many others.