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Saltwater Fish in Colour Part 1, Part 2 (Yujin)

4 (3 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

Continuing on the review of Yujin’s Saltwater Fish Part 1, here’s a look at the second half of the set.

Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus)

Size of figure: 4.8 cm

Size: 22 cm

Scale: 1:4

Color: yellow body with half black on top and white on the lower half of the head, transparent pectoral and caudal fin, pale blue on the end of dorsal and anal fin, and black eye spot on the either side of the anal fin

Diet: hard and soft coral polyps and small crustaceans

Species frequency in being made into toy form: rare

Base: sand with rock

Notes: a butterflyfish with a typical butterflyfish shape; not the most exciting butterflyfish for Yujin to go with but the reason why they went with this species might be because of the butterfly fish character in Finding Nemo is a yellow longnose butterflyfish.

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Saltwater Fish in Colour Part 1, Part 1 (Yujin)

Name(s): Amphiprion, Amphiprion ocellaris, blue hippo tang, Dascyllus, Dascyllus aruanus, Diodon, Diodon holocanthus, Gramma, Gramma loreto, long-spine porcupinefish, Moorish idol, ocellaris clownfish, Paracanthurus, Paracanthurus hepatus, royal gramma, whitetail dascyllus, yellow tang, Zanclus, Zanclus cornutus, Zebrasoma, Zebrasoma flavescens Brand: Yujin Classification: Clownfish & damselfish, Fish, Pufferfish, Surgeonfish & kin Type: Figurine, Set Range: Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

4.3 (3 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

There are roughly 34,000 species of fish inhabiting the World’s oceans, seas, ponds, rivers, and lakes in the present, but many more species have already gone extinct or have yet to be discovered. In recent years, many figure companies have had their fair share of fish figures, although are usually outclassed by the more popular mammals.

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Spotted Eagle Ray (Sealife by Mojö Fun)

Name(s): Aetobatus, Aetobatus ocellatus, spotted eagle ray Brand: Mojo Fun Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean

4.3 (3 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

Eagle rays are fascinating creatures. These fish move through the water column by flapping their pectoral fins like wings, similar to the land animal that they are named after. They come in many fascinating forms: from the rounded snouts of cownose (Rhinoptera) and bat rays (Myliobatis) to the plankton-eating manta rays (Mobulidae).

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Dromedary, adult and calf (Wild Animals by Papo)

Name(s): Camelus, Camelus dromedarius, dromedary Brand: Papo Classification: Camels, Mammals Type: Baby Animal, Figurine Range: Africa, Asia

4.8 (6 votes)

Review and images by Lanthanotus; edited by bmathison1972

If there’s an iconic animal of the desert, then it sure would be the dromedary (Camelus dromedarius), sometimes also called ‘ship of the desert’ for its rocking moves when used for human transportation.

The dromedary has a long history with humans; it was first domesticated around 4000 years ago in either North Africa or the Arabian Peninsula.

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Sawfish (Sealife by CollectA)

Name(s): largetooth sawfish, Pristis, Pristis pristis Brand: CollectA Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean

5 (6 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

What rivals the great white shark in terms of length, lives in saltwater, brackish, and freshwater conditions tn tropical and subtropical regions, and is seriously endangered? If you said the sawfish (Pristidae), you are correct. There are 5 species alive today, ranging from the smallest, the dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata) at 318 cm to the largest, the largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis) at 720 cm maximum (although nowadays most are smaller) and the subject of this review.

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Spotted Hyena (Wild Safari Wildlife by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Crocuta, Crocuta crocuta, spotted hyena Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Wildlife Classification: Carnivorans, Hyenas, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: Africa

3.3 (7 votes)

Review and images by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

Spotted or laughing hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) are masterful hunters of the African savannah that kill up to 95% of their food as opposed to scavenging it. They have the largest group sizes and the most complex social behaviour of any member of the order Carnivora.

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Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Marine Life by Papo)

Name(s): Caretta, Caretta caretta, loggerhead sea turtle Brand: Papo Classification: Reptiles, Turtles & Tortoises Type: Figurine Range: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

5 (4 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

Sea turtles are majestic animals. They have been on this planet since the Jurassic period and are still swimming our seas today. When other marine reptiles like the ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, and mosasaurs went extinct by the KT mass extinction, the oceans were left with just snakes, turtles, the marine iguana, and saltwater crocodiles.

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Beaver (Wild Safari North American Wildlife by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Castor, Castor canadensis, North American beaver Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Wildlife Classification: Mammals, Rodents Type: Figurine Range: North America

4.2 (5 votes)

Review and images by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

No animal is more associated with Canada than the beaver (Castor canadensis). Many First Nations tribes from the Haida to the Cree to the Mi‘kmaq include it in their legends, usually emphasizing the animal’s industrious nature. Moreover, the fur trade, which began in the 16th century and upon which the entire nation was built, was based primarily on beaver pelts.

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Rattlesnake (Wild Life by Schleich)

Name(s): Crotalus, Crotalus atrox, western diamondback rattlesnake Brand: Schleich Classification: Reptiles, Snakes Type: Figurine Range: North America

3.9 (7 votes)

Review and images by Lanthanotus; edited by bmathison1972

Amongst the suborder of Serpentes (Snakes) with their quite uniform body plan, rattlesnakes make a somewhat exotic difference. Few species of snakes have keeled or largely overlapping scales which give the rattlesnakes’ skin a rather coarse appearance, some species even have small horns above their eyes, and all have small ridges above their eyes which bestows them the sinister look of all vipers.

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Great White Shark, 2018 (Sea Life by Schleich)

Name(s): Carcharodon, Carcharodon carcharias, great white shark Brand: Schleich Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean

5 (9 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

In the waters of New Zealand, Mia scans her surroundings. She sees a colony of New Zealand fur seals. She is the largest predatory shark, and although the tigers, bluntnose sixgills, great hammerheads, and sleeper sharks can reach similar lengths, they are outweighed by the great white (Carcharodon carcharias).

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Ocean Sunfish (ANIA by Takara Tomy A.R.T.S.)

Name(s): Mola, Mola mola, Ocean Sunfish Brand: ANIA, Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. Classification: Fish, Mola Type: Figurine Range: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

3.8 (4 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

Evolution has created a lot of weird organisms and there is no place stranger to find them than in the oceans and seas: the five-eyed Opabinia, the recently described eagle shark Aquilolamna, the various deep sea life like the goblin shark and the telescope fish.

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Bigfoot (Mythical Creatures by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Bigfoot Brand: monster, Safari Ltd. Classification: Cryptids, Mammals, Primates Type: Figurine Range: North America

5 (6 votes)

Review and images by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

The Sasquatch (Megapodapithecus krantzi), more popularly known as Bigfoot, is one of only two apes (the other being Homo sapiens) known to inhabit the North American continent. It is also one of the world’s largest primates, with adult males regularly growing to well over two metres in height and 227 kg (500 lbs) in weight.

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