Ten ways to live in water

The walk begins at the banded archerfish in At the Border of Water and Land on the second floor. A fish hunting above the surface and an axolotl retaining larval features introduce two different ways of using an aquatic habitat. On the first floor, the Australian marbled catshark and epaulette shark turn attention to life on the bottom. The passage into Coral Reef leads to the head-down razorfish and then the regal blue tang.

In Amazonia on the ground floor, the electric eel demonstrates the role of electricity in orientation and hunting. Next comes the anaconda, adapted to shallow water. The final section is Cold Seas on level -1: first the lumpsucker with its suction disc, then the wolffish with its different tooth shapes. The sequence descends through adjoining exhibition zones; follow the signs and staff instructions within each room.