Green Sea Turtle, 2017 (Wild Safari Sealife by Safari Ltd.)

4.8 (5 votes)

Review and images by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is perhaps the most typical of the seven species of sea turtle. Its seemingly incongruous name derives from the colour of the fat beneath its shell.

The 2017 Safari Ltd green sea turtle is sculpted with its head turned to the left, its powerful front flippers spread wide apart, and its hind flippers swept back, which makes it 10.5 cm wide by 10.5 cm long.

Zebra Shark (Wild Safari Sealife by Safari Ltd.)

5 (4 votes)

When we think of sharks it is usually species like the great white, tiger, or bull sharks that immediately come to mind. If not those particular species there is at least the generic idea of what a shark looks like and indeed, many species fit that mold. But sharks are an incredibly diverse group of animals that come in all shapes and sizes in order to fit into whatever niche they’re a part of.

Whale Shark (Wild Safari Sealife by Safari Ltd.)

3.8 (4 votes)

Review and images by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

The appropriately named whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the biggest shark and the biggest fish alive today. The largest recorded specimen was a female with a length of 18.8 metres (62 feet), which is greater than that of many actual whales.

Basking Shark (Wild Safari Sealife by Safari Ltd.)

3.6 (7 votes)

Review and images by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

In 1977, the Japanese fishing trawler Zuiyō Maru hauled in a large, reeking, and badly decomposed carcass of what appeared to a plesiosaur, complete with flippers and a long neck. Concerned about spoiling their stock of fish, the crew dumped the remains back into the water after taking photographs and collecting tissue samples.

Red-lipped Batfish (Encyclopedia of Strange Creatures: How Did This Happen? by Takara Tomy A.R.T.S.)

5 (2 votes)

Wow, that is a mouthful of a title, but that is what the set is called! Looking at the paper that came with the figure, it looks to be a collection of natural oddities: a penguin of sorts, koala, parrot of sorts (kakapo?), a horned lizard squirting blood out of its eyes, and the focus of today’s review, the red-lipped batfish, Ogcocephalus darwini.

Pompano (Unknown Company)

5 (3 votes)

Review and images by stargatedalek; edited by bmathison1972

Some time ago, I purchased this rather strange fish marketed as replica food. There was a risk the material would not lend itself well to the alternative role as a figurine, but pompano depictions are hard to come by so I decided to give it a shot.

Green Sea Turtle, babies (Another Aquarium by For Corporation)

3.7 (3 votes)

Images by postsaurischian; edited by bmathison1972

The figure presented today was produced by For Corporation for their Another Aquarium line in 2018. This figure was originally sculpted for the Season 2 line by Aquameridian and intended to be released in 2013. When sales for the first series were not as good as expected, Aquameridian canceled Season 2.

Red-streaked Box Crab (Dango Mushi 06 by Bandai)

5 (3 votes)

Calappa lophos, commonly known as the red-streaked box crab or the common box crab, is a species of box crab (Calappidae) endemic to the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, including Andaman Sea and the waters around Taiwan, Japan, and Australia. For years, this species has been widely ignored by most manufacturers, with only three examples by Kaiyodo in 2003 (Kurosio Komekko), 2013 (Capsule Q Museum), and 2018 (Aquatales).

Leopard Shark, 2007 (Wild Safari Sealife by Safari Ltd.)

5 (4 votes)

The first species of shark that I ever saw in person was a leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata). It was at The Nature Store in the Pougkeepsie Galleria in New York. This was in the early-mid 90’s and the place is probably shut down by now. The Nature Store was as much a museum as it was a conventional store, it was fun to explore but you could also potentially buy what you were looking at.

Leopard Shark (Wildlife Artists, Inc.)

3.7 (3 votes)

Review and images by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

Thanks to its elaborately patterned hide and ability to adapt well to captivity, the leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) is among the most familiar of sharks. Over the years, I’ve been to saltwater aquariums throughout the continent of North America, and I cannot think of a single one that did not feature leopard sharks.

Blacktip Shark (Wild Republic by K&M International)

3.7 (6 votes)

Review and images by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

The blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus), not to be confused with the blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus), is a requiem shark found in coastal tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. Like the overwhelming majority of sharks, it has never been rendered as a plastic toy (at least as far as I can tell), but it has been made into a plush one courtesy of Wild Republic.

Spotted Eagle Ray (Wild Republic by K&M International)

4.2 (5 votes)

Review and images by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

The spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) is one of the most distinctive and beautiful rays. It also adapts well to captivity, making it a frequent resident of public aquariums and zoos. I acquired this plush version at the Toronto Zoo back when they had a temporary exhibit of rays.

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