Fish – Fauna Figures

FigureFocus 312 Safari Incredible Creatures Koi Fish (Yamabuki Ogon)

Just in time for summer and pond season (where I am anyway) today is the Safari Incredible Creatures Koi Fish, item 266329. First released in 2017, this figure was released in the line of large, fairly robust models of animals that can be at least somewhat true-sized. This certainly works for the koi figure, which is large enough to act as a bath or pool toy, but just as easily fits into a display of fish figures. An interesting choice…

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July 27, 2022

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FigureFrenzy 296 Acrocanthosaurus, Redfin, Sea Lion, Wolverine

We're going all over the place today! The only thing that unites them is that I have them all...let's go! Nayab/FUL/Lontic Sea Lions It's a trio of Sea Lion figures. The two small ones are from the same set, and could be two different sea lion species (California sea lion and Steller's sea lion) while the big one is more clearly a Steller's sea lion. Or, the brown one might be a female? The big one is about 1:58, so…

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April 4, 2022

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FigureFrenzy 293 Pike, Salmon, Reef shark, White shark

It's been a while, but we're going all fish today! A couple of sharks, and a couple of freshwater fish, both Protacanthopterygiians (and also both from Replica Toy Fish). Overall a good day for fish. FameMaster Great White Shark A pretty decent Great White Shark model for a 3D model puzzle. Too bad the seams are so obvious. The diver is about 1:72, so it can work for the figure. We're going to start with the biggest fish (although not…

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March 24, 2022

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FigureFrenzy 281 Llama, Butterflyfish, Basilisk, Olm

It's going to be all living animals today! No extinction here! Hopefully! And a pretty broad taxonomic range too! Safari Ltd Pets Toob Llama It's a LLAMA an in an interesting pose. About 1:30 scale, so close to the zoo guy there. Let's start with the mammal, a Llama from the Safari Pets toob, item 683704. I don't have a ton to say about it--other than it's a pretty decent figure. The pose is kind of interesting, probably chosen as…

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February 7, 2022

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Vault Tales 274 FigureFrenzy Conger eel, Andrewsarchus, Thylacine, Quetzalcoatlus

More variety--living, recently extinct, and prehistoric. The only thing that unites them is that they're in my collection! And all of them are pretty great. Yujin Primary Seawater Fish Book 2 Japanese Conger Eel An unusual species as a figure, a Japanese Conger eel. One of the first eel figures I got from Japan. It's tricky to get the figure size, but it's roughly 1:9, so Ray is pretty much to scale. The only fish today! A pretty decent one,…

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January 13, 2022

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Vault Tales 271 FigureFrenzy Pufferfish, TroutPerch, Perch, Crocodile shark

Start of a new year! So let's start with a variety of fish! Colorata Saltwater Fish 1 Tiger Pufferfish It's a very nice Tiger Pufferfish. If you look closely, you can also see a snail for it to snack on! It's about 1:7 scale, so Ray is a bit small. Our first fish of 2022 is the Tiger Pufferfish from Colorata, number 14 in the original Saltwater Fish box set. It's a magnificent figure, lots of detail and colour. As…

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January 3, 2022

Clades & Grades / FigureTales / Fishmas2021

FISHMAS DAY!

So today is Christmas day--which means that the whole family is here! The extended family is here now! Day twelve can be found here. The tag for the whole set will be here. On Fishmas day itself cladistics gave to me... Twelve Eupercaria!Eleven fish near the topTen Syngnatharia+PelagiariaNine PercomorphaEight basal NeoteleostsSeven basal euteleostomorphsSix crown OtomorphaFIVE! BOH-NY TONGUES!Four elopomorphs Three HolosteansTwo ChondrosteiA bichir at the base of ActinopterygiiAnd some Saarcopterygii relatives sharing a common ancestor in Osteicthyes! Way, way down there--a…

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December 25, 2021

Clades & Grades / FigureTales / Fishmas2021

12 Days of FISHMAS! Day TWELVE!

Day twelve of the Twelve Days of Fishmas! Day eleven can be found here. The tag for the whole set will be here. On the twelfth day of Fishmas cladistics gave to me... Twelve figures from the Eupercaria!Eleven fish near the topTen Syngnatharia+PelagiariaNine PercomorphaEight basal NeoteleostsSeven basal euteleostomorphsSix crown OtomorphaFIVE! BOH-NY TONGUES!Four elopomorphs Three HolosteansTwo ChondrosteiAnd a bichir at the base of Actinopterygii And crowning the top of the tree! A star of a very large, diverse clade of fish.…

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December 24, 2021

Clades & Grades / FigureTales / Fishmas2021

12 Days of FISHMAS! Day Eleven!

Day eleven of the Twelve Days of Fishmas! Day ten can be found here. The tag for the whole set will be here. On the eleventh day of Fishmas cladistics gave to me... Eleven fish from 3 clades towards the top of the tree!Ten Syngnatharia+PelagiariaNine PercomorphaEight basal NeoteleostsSeven basal euteleostomorphsSix crown OtomorphaFIVE! BOH-NY TONGUES!Four elopomorphs Three HolosteansTwo ChondrosteiAnd a bichir at the base of Actinopterygii Another dichotomy plus another, starting to get pretty speciose! From right near the top of…

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December 23, 2021

Clades & Grades / FigureTales / Fishmas2021

12 Days of FISHMAS! Day Ten!

Day ten of the Twelve Days of Fishmas! Day nine can be found here. The tag for the whole set will be here. On the tenth day of Fishmas cladistics gave to me... Ten Syngnatharia and Pelagiaria speciesNine PercomorphaEight basal NeoteleostsSeven basal euteleostomorphsSix crown OtomorphaFIVE! BOH-NY TONGUES!Four elopomorphs Three HolosteansTwo ChondrosteiAnd a bichir at the base of Actinopterygii Crowded pair of clades this time! For day ten we have a dichotomous pair of clades further into the Percomorphocaea. This clade…

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December 22, 2021

Clades & Grades / FigureTales / Fishmas2021

12 Days of FISHMAS! Day Nine!

Day nine of the Twelve Days of Fishmas! Day eight can be found here. The tag for the whole set will be here. On the ninth day of Fishmas cladistics gave to me... Nine representatives of basal PercomorphaceaeEight basal NeoteleostsSeven basal euteleostomorphsSix crown OtomorphaFIVE! BOH-NY TONGUES!Four elopomorphs Three HolosteansTwo ChondrosteiAnd a bichir at the base of Actinopterygii Bunch of mostly odd, low-bodied fish. Day nine brings us the basal members of the euteleost clade Percomorphocaea. As a large group, it…

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December 21, 2021

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Vault Tales 260 FigureFrenzy Stegosaurus+Allosaurus, Goldfish, Sea turtles, Salamander, Gar

Bunch of random figures yet again! Overall, pretty great figures. Including a cool gar from a company I haven't visited for a while. There's even going to be a few paired figures! Takara DinoExpo 2012 Dino Kingdom Stegosaurus+Allosaurus A classic pair of dino antagonists! Stegosaurus and Allosaurus on fancy bases! They are both around 1:83 scale First up, we have a pair of dinosaurs that were released as part of a set with a Japanese Dinosaur Expo in 2012. The…

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November 4, 2021