Pictures of Eikoh set no 17 with fishes.

We talked about this set earlier in another Eikoh topic, but I  think it may be better to start a new one

Here are the pictures I took for TAI - with the famous LEGO block
If you want a comparison with something, please let me know. Preferably not with something too unusual

Cat shark:






Great White






Whale Shark






Hammerhead


White marlin






Bluefin tuna


Flying fish




Angler fish




Clown fish






Sun fish






Leopar moray eel






Coelacanth


Striped beakfish


Seahorse




Manta ray






Napoleon fish




I like them very much

Thanks a lot for the photos! You got them very quickly.

Yes, my stepson was married to a Japanese lady

A nice serie. I order mine too. But do you think it is a cat shark? I believe more a japanese bullhead shark

widukind wrote:

A nice serie. I order mine too. But do you think it is a cat shark? I believe more a japanese bullhead shark

The name in Japanese translates into cat shark.
But according to Wikipedia, there are "around 160 species [of cat shark] placed in 17 generas" so there are many possibilities
Perhaps a good challenge for our species-hunters ?

SUSANNE wrote:

widukind wrote:

A nice serie. I order mine too. But do you think it is a cat shark? I believe more a japanese bullhead shark

The name in Japanese translates into cat shark.
But according to Wikipedia, there are "around 160 species [of cat shark] placed in 17 generas" so there are many possibilities
Perhaps a good challenge for our species-hunters ?

Hmm, so so so i will hunt him

It is one more wonderful set from Eikoh. I am so happy this company continues providing us so many great figures. It is also wonderful to see Susanne's perfect pictures even if it is not the first time I see them. About the catshark, I think you're both correct, Japanese, in their language, call cat shark to the Japanese bullhead. It is not a cat shark as we know from English language but it translates to. Thus, the correct species is a Japanese bullhead shark and I think it looks like one.

A very beautiful set, with many lovely figures. The great white shark is rather strange looking.

Advicot wrote:

... The great white shark is rather strange looking.

It looks like a youngster, they are more "round"

I also thought the cat shark is a Japanese bullhead, but it hasn't got enough fins on its underside. Compare with the Colorata:
http://toyanimal.mywikis.net/wiki/Colorata_Japanese_Bullhead_Shark
Did they forget some fins?

Thats' because it's a porbeagle or at least that's what I would say if it was not marketed as Great White!
I want this anglerfish!

I don't understand what you mean, the Colorata and the Eikoh have both the same number of ventral fins, as every species of shark in the world have: two pectorals, two pelvics and one anal, plus the caudal and dorsals...

Sorry, you are right Pardofelis, I can't count .  I thought the Colorata had two anal fins, but it doesn't. If it had, then the Colorata would be wrong, I suppose.

So : A porbeagle and a Japanese bullshark ?

I wonder what tjjtjjtjja says ....if he agrees, we will change it.
That must be better than trust Google translate

Maybe you mistook the lower lobe of the caudal fin with a second anal fin, but the Eikoh's figure also have this lobe :)

I found a way to make wikipedia translate from Japanese to English

The little shark (ネコザメ) IS a Japanese bullhead shark
Hurraaay, Roger

But the big shark ( ホホジロザメ) still translates into a Great White shark .

BTW, how is "porbeagle pronounced ? por-beagle or porb-eagle or porbe-agle or por-be-agle ? Or  ....

In Danish we call it a herring shark, that is so much easier

Por-beagle, like the dog. what a lovely set, i really like the white shark in blue. I wouldnt say its a porbeagle myself but to each their own.

Aaaah, a poor beagle

What a funny name

Poorbeagle is probably a short word for Portuguese Beagle. Maybe there is also some connection between great white sharks and Great Danes? At least both are huge.
Well, back to serious mode, great white hsarks in Japan are called Hojojiro sharks (ホホジロザメ) as we can read perfectly. However, being it a famous species, Google translator already knows what it is and translates to great white shark. On the other hand, Japanese bullheads are not famous and the translation is not in Google's database and it translates litterally to cat shark. English call catsharks because of their barbels, Japanese call bullheads as catsharks because of their eys, I guess. I think it is pacific to identify the catshark as a Japanese bullhead shark, at least as a bullhead and I will fix it on Eikoh page.
About the great white hsark, I believe it is really a great white shark. Porbeagles are not very important to Japanese and the name Japanese give to the species translates into European shark. Besides of it, I think the first dorsal fin and the caudal crescent fits much better a great white shark than a poorbeagle, although it is evident that it is not a good rendition of the species. It lacks also the most distinctive detail of a porbeagle that is a white area at the back of the posterior part of the dorsal fin, the sculpt neither the painting represents it.

Hurraaay, Roger !!!!

Thanks Roger! Then is a great white, OK. I said porbeagle just because of its face, with bigger and more forward-positioned eyes than great whites. Then is a Great White Shark with the face of a Porbeagle and the paintjob of a Blue Shark

Very nice set again and it is wonderful to watch it from your pics Susanne :)
The Angler fish is very charming ...and I also like the sun fish :)

You are our proud Eikoh collector ... you have almost all sets..except for the dinosaurus I think :)
And the first ever Eikoh model in my collection, was a wanderful gift from you : the beautiful male gorilla :)

Pardofelis wrote:

Thanks Roger! Then is a great white, OK. I said porbeagle just because of its face, with bigger and more forward-positioned eyes than great whites. Then is a Great White Shark with the face of a Porbeagle and the paintjob of a Blue Shark

Or a porbeagle with the colours of a blue hsark and the fins of a great white? We need to find it.
That was just my opinion and not a decision. I am not a shark expert and the way I formulate my opinions is as a TAW editor that needs a somewhat marketologic perspective and not only scientific. Some great white sharks have a bluish shade but not as a blue shark indeed, I also agree the face is not good and I watched pictures of porbeagles before posting and I just think Eikoh didn't want to make it even if the result bear some similarities. Chimaeras are common in this hobby, and not always as cartilaginous fish.

Haha Roger, I love your always opportunistic humour sense

I wonder what real chimaeras think of everybody calling chimaeras to the mix of different animals instead them. Maybe they think they deserve more recognition from general public