Brand: Yujin

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)

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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Robust Cicada (Insects of Japan Vol. 1 by Yujin)

Name(s): Hyalessa, Hyalessa maculaticollis, Robust cicada Brand: Yujin Classification: Arthropods, Insects, True Bugs & Kin Type: Figurine

The Minmin Cicada (Hyalessa maculaticollis) is a cicada that owes it’s name to it’s cry which goes like “min—minminminminmi…” it is well known in Japan. This is a review on the figurines Yujin made of this species.

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Blue Hippo Tang (Saltwater Fish in Colour Part 1 by Yujin)

Name(s): blue hippo tang, Paracanthurus, Paracanthurus hepatus Brand: Yujin Classification: Fish, Surgeonfish, Snappers, & kin Type: Figurine Range: Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

5 (2 votes)

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The surgeonfish are a group of fish that inhabits warm waters around coral reefs. They are mostly herbivorous and benifit the reefs by eating algae, which balances the coral and algal growth. They range in size from the small bristletooth tang which can get up to 15 cm to the largest surgeonfish species: the white margin unicornfish, which gets to 100 cm in length.

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Moorish Idol (Saltwater Fish in Colour Part 1 by Yujin)

Name(s): Moorish idol, Zanclus, Zanclus cornutus Brand: Yujin Classification: Fish, Surgeonfish, Snappers, & kin Type: Figurine Range: Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

5 (2 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

When it comes to reef fish, no species is as distinct and instantly recognizable as the Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus). They are included on almost every ocean-related merchandise and media out there: from towels, utensils, coins and one even was a character in the 2003 Disney/Pixar movie Finding Nemo.

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Corals in Colour (Yujin)

Name(s): Acropora, Acropora vaughani, Alveopora, Alveopora spongiosa, Cycloseris, Cycloseris fragilis, Dipsastraea, Dipsastraea pallida, Echinopora, Echinopora mammiformis, elkhorn coral, flowerpot, flowerpot true red coral, fragile razor coral, Goniopora, Goniopora lobata, hedgehog coral, Heliofingia actiniformis, Heliofungia, hump coral, intricate fire coral, knob coral, lace coral, Leptoseris, Leptoseris amitoriensis, lettuce coral, lobed brain coral, Lobophylla, Lobophylla radians, Millepora intricata, mushroom coral, Pavona, Pavona coral, Pavona venosa, Pectinia lactua, plate coral, Pleuractis, Pleuractis granulosa, Pocillopora, Pocillopora verrucosa, porcelain coral, Porites cylindrica, rasp coral, Stylaster, Stylaster boschmai Brand: Yujin Classification: Corals, Anemones & Jellyfish Type: Figurine Range: Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean

5 (3 votes)

Review of the complete set of the Corals in Colour produced by Yujin in 2005. The set consists of 16 small figures representing primarily stony corals; however it also includes two species hydrozoans that morphologically similar to hard corals. The figures are quite small, being on average 2.5 cm between their greatest points.

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Golden-ringed Dragonfly (The Insects of Japan Vols. 1 and 3 by Yujin)

Name(s): Anotogaster, Anotogaster sieboldii, Golden-ringed dragonfly Brand: Yujin Classification: Arthropods, Dragonflies & Damselflies, Insects Type: Figurine

5 (2 votes)

The Golden-ringed dragonfly (in Japanese Oniyanma) Anotogaster sieboldii is the biggest dragonfly in Japan. It is also known as jumbo dragonfly or Siebold’s dragonfly. It is the largest species of dragonfly in Eastern Asia (Japan, China and the Korean Peninsula). It can reach a lenght of 100 mm. The A. sieboldii nymph lives three to five years, moulting up to ten times and growing as long as five centimeters during the process.

Female, male (flying) and nymph.

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Jewel Beetle (Insects of Japan Vol. 1 by Yujin)

Name(s): Chrysochroa, Chrysochroa fulgidissima, jewel beetle Brand: Yujin Classification: Arthropods, Beetles, Insects Type: Figurine

5 (2 votes)

The only Jewel beetle, made by Yujin. For the ones new to animal figurine collecting; Yujin is an Japanese company that makes next to other types of toys outstanding animal figurines full of detail and always very realistic. They have produced a vast range of insects, fish and frogs, which I personally regard as one of the best fgurines around.

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

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

Robust Cicada (Insects of Japan Vol. 1 by Yujin)

Blue Hippo Tang (Saltwater Fish in Colour Part 1 by Yujin)

Moorish Idol (Saltwater Fish in Colour Part 1 by Yujin)

Corals in Colour (Yujin)

Golden-ringed Dragonfly (The Insects of Japan Vols. 1 and 3 by Yujin)

Jewel Beetle (Insects of Japan Vol. 1 by Yujin)

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