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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.

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.

Black-Browed Albatross (Marine Life by Papo)

Name(s): Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche, Thalassarche melanophris Brand: Papo Classification: Birds, Seabirds & Shorebirds Type: Figurine Range: Africa, Antarctica, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean, South America, Southern Ocean

4.6 (5 votes)

Albatrosses, members of the family Diomedeidae, are some of the most spectacular seabirds, perfectly adapted to a life of sea and air. Albatrosses are some of the largest flying animals alive today, with the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) having a wingspan of up to 12.2’ (3.7 meters) and weighing in excess of 20 lbs (9 kg).

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.

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).

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.

Bull Shark (Marine Life by Papo)

Name(s): bull shark, Carcharhinus, Carcharhinus leucas Brand: Papo Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Africa, Asia, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, North America, Oceania, Pacific Ocean, South America

5 (6 votes)

Counted among “The Big 3”, the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) is considered one of the most dangerous sharks in the world, right alongside the great white and tiger shark. The frequency in which this species encounters humans is due to its preference for habitat that humans also enjoy, shallow warm coastal waters, estuaries, and bays.

Sand Tiger Shark (Wild Safari Sealife by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Carcharias, Carcharias taurus, sand tiger shark Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Sealife Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

4.4 (5 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

Animals with misleading names are baffling and humorous at the same time. There is the great white shark, which is about 80% gray, the bearcat, which is neither a bear nor a cat, A red panda isn’t a panda, a horny toad isn’t a toad, the list goes on.

Hawaiian Monk Seal (AZA Collection by K&M International)

Name(s): Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus, Monachus schauinslandi Brand: K&M International Classification: Carnivorans, Mammals, Seals, Sea Lions & Walrus Type: Figurine Range: Oceania, Pacific Ocean

4 (3 votes)

Review and images by Birdsage; edited by bmathison1972

Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) are the subject of several myths that put it in danger. It is sometimes thought that they are an invasive species not indigenous to Hawaii, but brought there by humans in very recent history.

Marbled Flounder, Greater Amberjack, Splendid Alfonsino, Alaskan Pollock & Largehead Hairtail (Primary Saltwater Fish by Takara Tomy A.R.T.S.)

Name(s): Alaskan pollock, Beryx, Beryx splendens, Gadus, Gadus chalcogrammus, greater amberjack, largehead hairtail, marbled flounder, Pseudopleuronectes, Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae, Seriola, Seriola dumerili, splendid alfonsino, Trichiurus, Trichiurus lepturus Brand: Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. Classification: Billfish, Cod, Fish, Flatfish, Mackerel, Bream, & Kin, Pineconefish, Fangtooth, & Kin Type: Figurine, Set Range: Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

5 (4 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

Over the last few years, various companies have given us a whole slew of fish figures: Yujin with their accurate depictions of the Finding Nemo characters, along with some obscure species like the pineapple fish in their first Saltwater Fish in Colour set; Kaiyodo pumping out obscure fish species like the dorado, Kidako moray, and the Clark’s anemone fish for their Aquatales lines; Colorata with their various fish sets: the Fossil Fish and Deep Sea Fish sets are two examples; Safari Ltd.

Endangered Species Reptiles Box (Colorata)

3.8 (4 votes)

Review and images by Lanthanotus; edited by bmathison1972

Colorata is a Japanese company that has been around for several decades. The internet and global market made their models available to the world outside Asia and the quality of their products made them desirable collector items. A lot of Colorata’s figures have been released as parts of a box, set, of which there are quite a lot to choose from, “fossil fish”, birds of prey, sharks, dinosaurs, cats and a lot more.

Whale Shark (Marine Life by Papo)

Name(s): Rhincodon, Rhincodon typus, whale shark Brand: Papo 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

The carpet sharks (Orectolobiformes) includes some of the more interesting shark species in all shapes and sizes: cute bamboos, blinds, collared carpets, zebra sharks, the so called ‘walking shark’ (epualette shark), the sluggish nurse shark, the unpredictable and aggressive wobbegong, and the enormous whale shark (Rhincodon typus).

Butterflies (Junior Groovies by Innovative Kids)

Name(s): common morpho, Danaus, Danaus plexippus, eastern tiger swallowtail, Fountainea, Fountainea nobilis, Heliconius, Heliconius charithonia, monarch, Morpho, Morpho peleides, noble leafwing, Papilio, Papilio glaucus, silky owl, Taenaris, Taenaris catops, zebra longwing Brand: Innovative Kids Classification: Arthropods, Butterflies & Moths, Insects Type: Figurine, Publishing premium, Set Range: Asia, North America, Oceania, South America

4.5 (2 votes)

Today I will be reviewing a collection of butterflies by Innovative Kids. It is from their Junior Groovies collection, which is a lot like the familiar Groovy Tube Books collection, but for a younger audience (ages 3-6, or, in this case, 48-year-olds who collect toy insects). First of all, I should thank STS forum member Saarlooswolfhound for alerting me to this on Amazon.

Bowmouth Guitarfish (Sea Life by Schleich)

Name(s): bowmouth guitarfish, Rhina, Rhina ancylostoma, shark ray Brand: Schleich Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean

4.6 (5 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

“A shark!” a couple exclaimed as a bowmouth guitarfish (Rhina ancylostoma) swims past the aquarium viewing panel. It swished its shark like tail from side to side but has a flattened head of a ray, making it look like a hybrid of a shark and a ray.

Thresher Shark (Wild Safari Sea Life by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Alopias, Alopias pelegicus, Pelagic Thresher Shark Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Sealife Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Africa, Asia, Indian Ocean, North America, Oceania, Pacific Ocean, South America

4 (3 votes)

The sharks of the genus Alopias, within the family Alopiidae, are among the oddest and most recognizable sharks. Commonly known as the thresher sharks there are 3 extant species: the pelagic, common, and bigeye thresher. Their exceptionally long tail has long been the stuff of myth and speculation.

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