Classification: Fish

River Monster Collection (Toy Fish Factory)

Name(s): Arapaima, Arapaima gigas, Bagarius, Bagarius yarrelli, Channa, Channa micropeltes, Giant snakehead, Goliath tigerfish, Goonch catfish, Hydrocynus, Hydrocynus goliath, Pygocentrus, Pygocentrus nattereri, Red-bellied piranha Brand: Toy Fish Factory Classification: Bonytongue, Catfish, Characin, Fish, Snakehead Type: Figurine, Set Range: Africa, Asia, South America

4.3 (3 votes)

Thalassophobia is defined as the fear of deep and vast bodies of water, and the unseen creatures that lurk in them. Even if you don’t suffer from this phobia, I dare any person to look out upon the surface of any large body of water and not wonder about what strange and potentially dangerous creatures lurk unseen under its surface.

Dark Ghostshark (Alien Sharks by Discovery Science)

Name(s): dark ghostshark, Hydrolagus, Hydrolagus novaezealandiae Brand: Discovery Science Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Oceania, Pacific Ocean

3.4 (5 votes)

So the call went out among us bloggers which, admittedly, I don’t get to on here very often. But the suggestion was made for a ‘Hallowe’en’ theme–spooky, scary animals that might fit in with the season. I don’t generally have a lot of ‘traditional’ animals that might fit the bill (rats, bats, black cats, gnats…I got carried away, sorry).

Basking Shark (Sealife by CollectA)

Name(s): basking shark, Cetorhinus, Cetorhinus maximus Brand: CollectA Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Cosmopolitan

4.9 (11 votes)

Jaws author Peter Benchley once stated in an interview that “every young man in the world is fascinated with either sharks or dinosaurs”. In my case it was both, and really the natural world in general, but sharks and dinosaurs took special interest. So, it made sense that a few years after launching my dinosaur collecting career, I would dip my toes into extant animals and start collecting sharks.

Bamboo Shark (Wild Safari Sealife by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Brownbanded bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium, Chiloscyllium punctatum Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Sealife Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Asia, Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

5 (5 votes)

Bamboo sharks, also less glamorously known as longtail carpet sharks, belong to the family Hemiscylliidae within the order Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks). This makes them close kin to such familiar sharks as the whale, nurse, and zebra sharks. All of them are found in the tropical Indo-Pacific and the largest members of the family only reach about 4’ (1.2 meters).

Leopard Moray (Shinagawa Aquarium by Kaiyodo)

Name(s): Enchelycore, Enchelycore pardalis, leopard moray Brand: Aquatales, Kaiyodo Classification: Eel & tarpon, Fish Type: Bottlecap Figure, Figurine Range: Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

5 (2 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

With it’s bright colors of an orange head, mouth lined with narrow teeth used for grasping slippery prey, a brownish body decorated with spots, an ornate pattern, and, to top it all off, a pair of distinctive horn like nostril tubes that gave the fish its name and makes it stand out from the rest of its relatives, the leopard or dragon moray (Enchelycore pardalis) is certainly one of the most distinctive fish on the reef.

Blue Damselfish (Colors of the Animal Kingdom by Yowie Group)

Name(s): Blue Damselfish, Chrysiptera, Chrysiptera cyanea Brand: Cadbury/Yowie Group Classification: Clownfish & damselfish, Fish Type: Figurine Range: Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

4.5 (4 votes)

The blue damselfish (Chrysiptera cyanea) is a member of the Pomacentridae family (damselfishes and clownfishes) that inhabits reefs and lagoons within the Indian and western Pacific oceans. It is also included in Yowie Group’s Colors of the Animal Kingdom series. Yowie Group is a company that produces chocolate candy, molded around plastic eggs that contain toy animals.

Zebra Shark, juvenile (Wild Water Series by Yowie Group)

Name(s): Stegostoma, Stegostoma tigrinum, Zebra Shark Brand: Cadbury/Yowie Group Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Baby Animal, Figurine Range: Africa, Asia, Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

5 (3 votes)

Since joining the Animal Toy Forum, the Yowie Group company has quickly caught my attention. The chocolate wrapped eggs they produce offer a wide range of toy animals inside them, many species not readily produced by other companies. For whatever reason I didn’t think I could get these Yowie eggs myself, I thought they were unique to other countries overseas.

Great White Shark (Monterey Bay Aquarium Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Carcharodon, Carcharodon carcharias, great white shark Brand: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Safari Ltd. Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean

4.8 (5 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

Every year, there will be a week dedicated to sharks known as Shark Week, where many content creators dedicate to posting shark-related content for that period of time. Most famously, the infamous Discovery Channel airs the sub-par shark specials annually for that period, which unfortunately focuses more on sensationalization rather than actual science, which misinforms the general public about sharks, causing a deeper divide between fiction and reality.

Devil Fish/Skate (AAA)

Name(s): Bathyraja Brand: AAA Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine

3.8 (5 votes)

This Saturday, shark week will take a slight detour into skates, covering this alleged ”Devil Fish”. Skates are the group of batoids belonging to the Rajiformes order. They appear to resemble sting rays but can be distinguished by their thicker and shorter tails that lack the venomous spines. Skates are found all across the world in both marine environments and even estuaries.

Sharks (Play Visions)

Name(s): Alopias, angel shark, Carcharodon, Carcharodon carcharias, Galeocerdo, Galeocerdo cuvier, goblin shark, great white shark, Heterodontus, Heterodontus zebra, Mitsukurina, Mitsukurina owstoni, Rhincodon, Rhincodon typus, Sphyrna, Squatina, Squatina squatina, tiger shark, whale shark, zebra tiger shark Brand: Play Visions Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine, Set Range: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean

5 (2 votes)

In honor of Shark Week, I have decided to post a brief review of the Sharks collection by Play Visions, originally released in 1996. I collect sharks because they are animals, but I must admit it is a group, at least among common and familiar animals, that I have little experience and knowledge with.

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (NHK Deep Sea Sharks by Takara Tomy A.R.T.S)

Name(s): Hexanchus, Hexanchus griseus, Sixgill shark Brand: Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean

5 (3 votes)

I’m actually back! It has been quite a while since I added to the blog here (amongst everything else, I’ve been busy with my own thing!) But a call went out that Shark Week was coming up, so we needed more sharks! I knew I needed in, but wanted to look at a figure, and species, that would be less familiar.

Great White Shark, 2004 (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

3.8 (4 votes)

Review and images by Cachalot; edited by bmathison1972

Jeff had not eaten for three weeks as he lurked just under the waters off Dana Point California. The great white, Carcharodon carcharias, wandered here looking for food. He had not had a respectable meal in three months.

Nurse Shark (Wild Safari Sealife by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Ginglymostoma, Ginglymostoma cirratum, Nurse shark Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Sealife Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Africa, Atlantic Ocean, Europe, North America, Pacific Ocean, South America

4.2 (5 votes)

Well, this upcoming week is Shark Week (and Shark Fest was last week, apparently) so here’s our mandatory shark review to celebrate the event. Not that we need an excuse to review sharks, we appreciate sharks all year long around here. Counting this review, I’ve now covered a baker’s dozen cartilaginous fishes.

Bigeye Thresher Shark (Monterey Bay Aquarium Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Alopias, Alopias superciliosus, Bigeye thresher shark Brand: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Safari Ltd. Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine

4.3 (4 votes)

Of the three species of thresher shark, the biggest outlier appears to be the bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus). The bigeye thresher and its close relatives belong to the order of mackerel sharks, Lamniformes. The bigeye thresher is found in tropical waters all across the world. This species inhabits deeper waters than its relatives, spending the day avoiding predators at depths of 300-500m and moving to the surface during the nighttime to hunt for prey.

Stingray (Animal Planet – Deep Sea Submarine Playset by Chap Mei)

Name(s): Raja montagui, Rostroraja, Spotted ray Brand: Animal Planet, Chap Mei Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine

4 (1 votes)

Amongst the many different species of batoids, attention will shift to the relatively obscure spotted ray (Raja montagui). The spotted ray, also known as the Homelyn ray, is a victim of a common name polyphyly as it’s actually a skate, which is a separate order from true rays.

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