Taraporewala Aquarium, Public aquarium in Marine Drive, Mumbai, India

Taraporewala Aquarium is a public aquarium in Marine Drive, Mumbai, India, displaying more than 2000 marine creatures from 400 species in glass tanks. The tanks are lit with LED lighting and show fish, corals, and other life forms from different ocean regions.

The aquarium opened in 1951 through a donation from Parsi philanthropist D B Taraporewala and was inaugurated by Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India. After several decades the facility received a renovation that introduced new exhibition areas and modern lighting systems.

The aquarium is named after Parsi philanthropist D B Taraporewala, who donated ₹200,000 toward its construction; the building was not a family gift. The facade shows white fish shapes on blue with green waves, pink-bordered windows and two pink fish sculptures on the roofline.

The 12-foot (about 3.7 m) acrylic tunnel runs 180 degrees through a tank, so visitors pass beneath the fish rather than beside them. The touch pool and the ten-tank fish spa are separate stops, and the 50-seat amphitheatre screens documentaries on marine ecosystems. The aquarium is maintained by the Department of Fisheries.

Visitors can experience direct contact with marine life in touch pools containing starfish, sea urchins, and turtles, or try the fish spa treatment. The aquarium also offers documentaries about ocean ecosystems shown in separate areas.