Blacktip Reef Shark (Safari Ltd. - Wild Safari Sealife)

[brontodocus]

A walk-around of Wild Safari's 2012 Blacktip Reef Shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824).
I've measured the figure at 142 mm total length. So with mature specimens ranging from 0.91 to 2.00 m (TL) the scale is approx. 1:7 - 1:14.
It fits well to the Underwater Adventurers "Michelle" and "Kevin" from the Incredible Creatures line by Safari Ltd. which are both approx. 1:12 - 1:13 scale.
Link to its official site at Safari Ltd. is here: http://safariltd.shptron.com/p/wild-safari%C2%AE-sea-life-blacktip-reef-shark/












_{By the way - since I've found my photos being used in ebay auctions without my permission recently I decided to use watermarked photos at least for such walkarounds.}

Edit 2017-02-07: Fixed broken image urls.

[Varanus]

Very cool figure, I'll definitely be getting one now!

Nice watermark btw.

[Jetoar]

This shark is the favorite shark of my girlfriend. He is so cute for my girlfriend  .

[Battatitan]

To be honest I've never really noticed this shark before, but after seeing your pictures I couldn't resist to add that to my wish-list  -  it's beautiful! Many thanks for showing! 

[brontodocus]

Thanks all! Well, maybe Blacktip Reef Sharks are not the most popular sharks in figure form since they are quite small. But the characteristic colouration and the wide snout typical for most Carcharhinus species is well represented and it's one of the few pelagic shark species that is often shown in public aquaria (we even have one in Bochum, too).

[Jetoar]

I dont undertand why safari have painted this figure with brown color. I think that this shark is grey 

[brontodocus]

The brown colour isn't wrong (although they are often less dark brown and there seems to be some variation). They may appear more greyish underwater, though. The lateral stripe and the white zone below the first dorsal's black tip also match the colour scheme of the species quite well.

[Jetoar]

Thanks for your answer friend.

[sphyrna18]

I dont undertand why safari have painted this figure with brown color. I think that this shark is grey 

I got a recent shipment of these (I already owned this figure for my personal collection) and the coloration was much closer to the official pictures on Safari's site / FB page. Closer to tan/gray.  Just FYI

[Jetoar]

I dont undertand why safari have painted this figure with brown color. I think that this shark is grey 

I got a recent shipment of these (I already owned this figure for my personal collection) and the coloration was much closer to the official pictures on Safari's site / FB page. Closer to tan/gray.  Just FYI

Really, could you share images of your figure please  ?

[brontodocus]

And since you have two of them, are they both the same or is one more brown and the other one more tan/grey?

[sphyrna18]

And since you have two of them, are they both the same or is one more brown and the other one more tan/grey?

I have to figure out how to post images here... but in the meantime, the one I got last year is exactly the same as the one you have here. The one just came a few weeks ago with an inventory re-stock (I own a shop that carries some animal figures).  It is a very pale gray/tan, like the one on the Safari website.

[brontodocus]

I have to figure out how to post images here... but in the meantime, the one I got last year is exactly the same as the one you have here. The one just came a few weeks ago with an inventory re-stock (I own a shop that carries some animal figures).  It is a very pale gray/tan, like the one on the Safari website.

Thanks for the info, sphyrna18! It's good to know that there is apparently some variation (or change) in the paint job of the figure. A comparison shot with both versions in the same photo would be great. If you want to post pictures you would need an image host, here's an instruction how photos can be posted.

[Jetoar]

I have to figure out how to post images here... but in the meantime, the one I got last year is exactly the same as the one you have here. The one just came a few weeks ago with an inventory re-stock (I own a shop that carries some animal figures).  It is a very pale gray/tan, like the one on the Safari website.

Thanks for the info, sphyrna18! It's good to know that there is apparently some variation (or change) in the paint job of the figure. A comparison shot with both versions in the same photo would be great. If you want to post pictures you would need an image host, here's an instruction how photos can be posted.

Yes, it is good. I think to bought this figure as gift to my girlfriend  .

[brontodocus]

WS Sealife Blacktip Reef Shark images are working again.