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Bangkok Aquarium
Bangkok Aquarium
	The aquarium and Kasetsart University as seen from Kasetsart BTS station
	13°50′33″N 100°34′32″E / 13.84250°N 100.57556°E
Date opened	1940
Location	Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand
No. of species	560 freshwater fish; 100 plant;
Management	Department of Fisheries
Website	www.fisheries.go.th

The Bangkok Aquarium (Thai: สถานแสดงพันธุ์สัตว์น้ำจืดกรุงเทพมหานคร or สถานแสดงพันธุ์สัตว์น้ำกรุงเทพฯ), founded in 1940, is the oldest aquarium in Thailand. Located in Kasetsart University main campus, Bangkok, the aquarium is home to about 560 species of freshwater fish native to Thailand as well as about 100 species of aquarium plants. The showcase species include Chao Phraya giant catfish, Siamese giant carp, and Siamese tigerfish. The aquarium is owned and operated by the Department of Fisheries of Thailand.^[1]^[2]

Information

Location: In the campus of Kasetsart University, Phahonyothin Road, Lat Yao Sub-district, Chatuchak District, Bangkok.

Getting there: by bus: (BMTA buses) 26, 34, 39, 59, 107, 114, 129, 185, 503, 522, 543 (Nonthaburi Pier) (affiliated & minibuses) 34, 39, 51, 126, 524; by BTS Skytrain: Kasetsart University BTS station: exit 1

Opening hours: 10.00 – 16.00 hours (closed on Mondays)

Admission fee: 20 baht/ person