Indian Ocean – Page 6 – Animal Toy Blog

Common Octopus (Minatureplanet Vol. 15 by Eikoh)

Name(s): common octopus, Octopus, Octopus vulgaris Brand: Eikoh, Miniatureplanet Classification: Mollusks Type: Figurine Range: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean

2 (3 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

Octopuses are remarkable animals: They have 3 hearts, blue blood, are able to squeeze into tiny spaces that are larger than its beak, change colour and sometimes texture to match their surroundings, and their most remarkable feature: intelligence. Compared to the other invertebrates, the octopus outsmarts all of them due to it having the largest brain-to-body ratio and the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) has around half a billion neurons, two thirds of it are located in the 8 arms of the animal.

Sharks of the World Deluxe Box Set (Colorata)

4 (4 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

Sharks are master hunters. They have inhabited the world’s oceans since the Silurian period and are still standing strong today, even though their population is dwindling due to human greed. They have a basic body plan of a streamlined body, having cartilage rather than bone for their skeletal structure, external gill slits on either sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head.

Manta Ray, 2013 (Sea Life by Schleich)

Name(s): Mobula, Mobula alfredi, reef manta ray Brand: Schleich Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

4 (2 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

In the warm seas of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, a small part of the reef got dark as it is obscured by a diamond-shaped shadow, the entity which casted the shadow flaps her wing-like pectoral fins to propel herself through the water as she opens her mouth to feed on krill and zooplankton.

Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Marine Life by Papo)

Name(s): scalloped hammerhead shark, Sphyrna, Sphyrna lewini Brand: Papo Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

5 (5 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

Out of all the shark species, the most distinguishable group is probably the ones from the family Sphyrnidae, while all but the winghead shark of the genus Eusphyra are placed under the genus Sphyra, better known as the hammerhead sharks.

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

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

5 (2 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

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.

Great White Shark (ANIA by Takara Tomy A.R.T.S.)

Name(s): Carcharodon, Carcharodon carcharias, great white shark Brand: ANIA, Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean

2.3 (3 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is probably the most famous fish on this planet. It has gained a fearsome reputation thanks to movies like Jaws, which portrays these beautiful animals as nothing more that blood-thirsty killers driven by the instinct to kill.

Yellow Tang (Enoshima Aquarium Series 1 by Kaiyodo)

Name(s): yellow tang, Zebrasoma, Zebrasoma flavescens Brand: Aquatales, Kaiyodo Classification: Fish, Surgeonfish & kin Type: Bottlecap Figure, Figurine Range: Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

4 (2 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

The Zebrasoma tangs are a genus of surgeonfish known for their fins that erect like a sail, a spine at the end of the tail for defense like all other surgeonfishes, and features that make them similar to some butterflyfish species such as a disk shaped body and their long snout.

Long-spined Porcupinefish (Enoshima Aquarium Series 1 by Kaiyodo)

Name(s): Diodon, Diodon holocanthus, long-spine porcupinefish Brand: Aquatales, Kaiyodo Classification: Fish, Pufferfish Type: Bottlecap Figure, Figurine Range: Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

5 (1 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

Pufferfish and their close cousins, the porcupinefish, have a particular defense mechanism of swallowing water and thanks to their expandable stomach, it makes them look bigger, rounder and less appetizing for potential predators (One example in popular media is Mrs Puff puffing up when Spongebob fails his driving test for the X amount of times and going ‘Oh, Spongebob.

Killer Whale (Sealife by Mojö Fun)

Name(s): killer whale, Orcinus, Orcinus orca Brand: Mojo Fun Classification: Mammals, Whales & Dolphins Type: Figurine Range: Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean

4 (3 votes)

Review and images by callmejoe3; edited by bmathison1972

This blog managed to cover a wide variety of cetaceans before getting to today’s species, the killer whale (Orcinus orca). The public perception of killer whales has a rather dramatic history compared to most cetaceans. While revered by Indigenous cultures in North America, Europeans viewed killer whales as a malevolent nuisance and threat.

Ocellaris Clownfish (ANIA by Takara Tomy A.R.T.S.)

Name(s): Amphiprion, Amphiprion ocellaris, ocellaris clownfish Brand: ANIA, Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. Classification: Clownfish & damselfish, Fish Type: Figurine Range: Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

5 (1 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

Sea anemones paralyze their prey with their stinging tentacles with the aid of little harpoons. However, there are a few animals that use these stinging tentacles to their advantage, mainly to seek refuge from predators. But the most famous of these animals to take advantage of these stinging tentacles: the anemonefish.

Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Wild Safari Sealife by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Carcharhinus, Carcharhinus longimanus, oceanic whitetip shark Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Sealife Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

5 (4 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

When it comes to dangerous sharks to humans, most people will always think about the great white, the tiger, or the bull shark. However, there is a runner up for the most dangerous shark that not many people have heard of, and it’s the oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus).

Manta Ray (Sharks of the World Museum Model by Colorata)

Name(s): Mobula, Mobula alfredi, reef manta ray Brand: Colorata Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean

3.7 (3 votes)

Review and images by JimoAi; edited by bmathison1972

When it comes to chondrichthyes, the sharks always come up at the top of the popularity lists. In fact, whenever a toy company makes a fish figure, it’s always almost going to be a shark, usually a great white shark. Their cousins, the rays and chimaeras, are not so lucky in terms of treatment, and the luckiest non-shark chondrichthian to receive figure treatment is the largest of the rays and largest fish that isn’t a shark alive today, the manta ray.

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

Name(s): Moorish idol, Zanclus, Zanclus cornutus Brand: Yujin Classification: Fish, Surgeonfish & 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.

Great Hammerhead Shark (Kid Galaxy)

Name(s): great hammerhead shark, Sphyrna, Sphyrna mokarran Brand: Kid Galaxy Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Africa, Asia, Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Indian Ocean, North America, Oceania, Pacific Ocean, South America

2.8 (4 votes)

Although there are a plethora of toy hammerhead sharks out there very few of them identify the toy as anything more specific than a hammerhead. Most people probably don’t even realize that hammerhead is not a specific species of shark but rather an entire family of sharks (Sphyrnidae) that includes 9 distinct species.

Whale Shark (The Petting Zoo)

Name(s): Rhincodon, Rhincodon typus, whale shark Brand: The Petting Zoo Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Plush Range: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean

4.5 (4 votes)

Review and images by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

Of all the aquariums in North America, perhaps none are as impressive as the biggest one of all: the Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta. It houses a vast number and variety of both freshwater and saltwater denizens, including alligators, otters, puffins, penguins, sea lions, dolphins, beluga whales, and most notable of all, whale sharks (Rhincodon typus).

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