Pufferfishes are a family of fishes scientifically known as Tetraodontidae and although they can also inflate their bodies the porcupinefishes of the Diodontidae family are not generally regarded as pufferfishes. The two families are closely related of course, both belonging to the Tetraodontiformes order. And although any fish in the order that puffs up can colloquially be called a pufferfish it’s important to mention the distinction when reviewing today’s subject, a porcupinefish that Safari marketed as a pufferfish.
Classification: Fish
Brook Trout, prototype (3″ figure by Replica Toy Fish) + custom Bull Trout
4.5 (2 votes)
It’s Canada Day! And it just so happens that we’ll be seeing two variations of a figure that stretch from one coast to another!
Now we’re into the weeds of Replica Toy Fish figures–last time I looked at the last figure from the October 2015 trout and salmon figures, the coho salmon.
Clown Anemonefish, 2005 (Incredible Creatures by Safari Ltd.)
3.6 (11 votes)
In my last review we looked at the 2017 Safari Ltd. Incredible Creatures clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) and perhaps not surprisingly, I gave it a good review. Today we’re looking at another clown anemonefish, also by Safari Ltd. and also part of their Incredible Creatures line. I think you’ll find my thoughts on this one to be a bit less positive.
Clown Anemonefish, 2017 (Incredible Creatures by Safari Ltd.)
4.9 (12 votes)
The clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) is probably the world’s most recognizable marine fish and is also known as the ocellaris clownfish, false percula clownfish, and common clownfish. The false percula name comes from the fact that it closely resembles the percula or orange clownfish (Amphiprion percula).
Blue Tang (Incredible Creatures by Safari Ltd.)
4.9 (9 votes)
Thanks to the species’ inclusion in the Finding Nemo and Finding Dory films, the blue tang is one of the most recognizable species of tropical marine fishes. It also has many figures to its name including ones by Papo, Schleich, and Mojo. Today we’re looking at the 2017 Safari Ltd.
Coho Salmon (3″ figure by Replica Toy Fish)
4.7 (6 votes)
Here we are, the last fish release for general retail by Replica Toy Fish. Or, the last of the released fish, in truth all of the previous trout, charr, and salmon were all made available at the same time. In this instance, we have a coho salmon (or silver salmon), Oncorhynchus kisutch, another anadromous salmon species found along the coasts of both sides of the Pacific.
Clown Triggerfish (Incredible Creatures by Safari Ltd.)
5 (7 votes)
Last week we looked at the Safari Ltd. queen triggerfish, so it makes sense to look at the companies’ other triggerfish that was released alongside it, the clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum). Like its companion, the clown triggerfish was produced between 2008-2016. Unlike the queen triggerfish however, this species is more popular in the toy hobby, with a TOOB figure by Safari as well as figures from Play Visions, Yujin, Colorata, and K&M.
Blobfish (Sealife by CollectA)
2 (21 votes)
Review and images by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972
The blobfish (Psychrolutes microporos) is a most bizarre sea creature that features loose skin with no scales, gelatinous flesh, a frail skeleton, and no swim bladder. All these adaptations enable it to survive extremely high pressures in very deep waters around Australia and New Zealand.
Chinook Salmon (3″ figure by Replica Toy Fish)
4.7 (7 votes)
Here we are, back with another salmonid from Replica Toy Fish–but, as promised, not a trout! Or a charr for that matter. Instead, we are looking at an actual salmon figure, the Chinook salmon or king salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, released in the same wave as the rest of the previous trout and charr figures.
Queen Triggerfish (Incredible Creatures by Safari Ltd.)
5 (9 votes)
Triggerfish are a group of ray-finned fishes belonging to the Balistidae family within the Tetraodontiformes order (along with pufferfish and ocean sunfish, among others) There are 40 described species, and they all live in tropical and subtropical waters. They get their name because the second spine on their dorsal fin acts as a trigger of sorts for the first spine.
Colorado River Cutthroat Trout (3″ figure by Replica Toy Fish)
4.9 (7 votes)
As mentioned in the last post about the greenback cutthroat trout we have one more trout from the October 2015 releases by Replica Toy Fish, and it’s another cutthroat trout variant. This one is the Colorado River Oncorhynchus virginalis pleuriticus another of the Rocky Mountain cutthroats “Uniquely Identifiable Evolutionary Units” (UIEU).
Greenback Cutthroat Trout (3″ figure by Replica Toy Fish)
5 (8 votes)
And now another trout from the October 2015 releases by Replica Toy Fish. It hadn’t occurred to me until now, but it turns out that all of the salmonid species so far have been from the Pacific side of the salmonid family–except the the brown trout and the two versions of the brook trout (so far…foreshadow!) This has included the coastal rainbow and Little Kern golden trout, and now we are adding a congener, one of the many ‘subspecies’ of cutthroat trout, the greenback cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus virginalis stomias.