Species identification topic

Roger wrote:

Maybe it is too optimistic to find a speciies but probably something close to a Porbeagle .

A clever choice indeed

It could at least be from the family Lamnidae and among them the best choice is the Portbeagle.

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This figure is commonly identified among us as a goose but is it really a goose? It looks so weird to me.

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Kikimalou wrote:

A clever choice indeed

It could at least be from the family Lamnidae and among them the best choice is the Portbeagle.

Actually it was exactly what I thought, the first thing I noticed was the crescent shaped tail typical of the Lamnidae  family. Then, among all choices and considering it is a creature which can be found in Spanish waters, that was my choice but it is just an approach. Not everything matches.
Also, if I'm counting correctly, the figure shows 6 pairs of gills instead of 5 what is a typical feature of Hexanchidae but I don't know a single cow shark which ressembles this model.

I've found a post where Adam identifies the bird above as a finfoot, what do you think?
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Roger wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

A clever choice indeed

It could at least be from the family Lamnidae and among them the best choice is the Portbeagle.

Actually it was exactly what I thought, the first thing I noticed was the crescent shaped tail typical of the Lamnidae  family. Then, among all choices and considering it is a creature which can be found in Spanish waters, that was my choice but it is just an approach. Not everything matches.
Also, if I'm counting correctly, the figure shows 6 pairs of gills instead of 5 what is a typical feature of Hexanchidae but I don't know a single cow shark which ressembles this model.

The Acuarama series is from 1969 and the fishes are painted copies of the Marx Sea life series, I don't think there is a link with Spanish waters.

Roger wrote:

I've found a post where Adam identifies the bird above as a finfoot, what do you think?
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It is again a clever choice

Kikimalou wrote:

Roger wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

A clever choice indeed

It could at least be from the family Lamnidae and among them the best choice is the Portbeagle.

Actually it was exactly what I thought, the first thing I noticed was the crescent shaped tail typical of the Lamnidae  family. Then, among all choices and considering it is a creature which can be found in Spanish waters, that was my choice but it is just an approach. Not everything matches.
Also, if I'm counting correctly, the figure shows 6 pairs of gills instead of 5 what is a typical feature of Hexanchidae but I don't know a single cow shark which ressembles this model.

The Acuarama series is from 1969 and the fishes are painted copies of the Marx Sea life series, I don't think there is a link with Spanish waters.

They're present in North American waters too.
It is very interesting, I checked the Marx Shark and they're defintely brothers.
OK, since we agree with the finfoot, it is now relisted on TAW as one.

I was looking at my Nayab falcon, the colours don't match for a Peregrine, for me it looks more like and Eleonora's falcon.
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I have no objection about that, we tend to identify all these figures as pergrine falcons since there are many subspecies and I am sure you can find one close to this model. It is also by far the most popular falcon in toy shape. Though, I believe the leaner body and the fact these Nayab always deserve a second thought, allow us to consider other species. Willy use to identify his model as an African hobby. that is very similar too.
Those figures were inspired in some animal gravures, maybe someone has the book with the falcon. I remember the hog and ibex having draws matching the figures.

I have the book ith the Ibex and Giant forest hog and there isn't any pic that look like the Nayab falcon alas.
I have also a book full of drawings about all the diurnal raptors and one thing is sure for me the Nayab isn't a Peregrine.

I can find three competitors, the African hobby, the Orange-breasted falcon and the Eleonora's falcon.

I don't think this bird is an African hobby, it is smaller than the other two and should look bulkier.

The Eleonora's falcon and Orange-breasted falcon seem more acceptable to me even though none match completely with our Nayab.

I opened an Unidentified falcons section in the Falconidae pages and I must say the Nayab is even not alone now

Kikimalou wrote:

I have the book ith the Ibex and Giant forest hog and there isn't any pic that look like the Nayab falcon alas.
I have also a book full of drawings about all the diurnal raptors and one thing is sure for me the Nayab isn't a Peregrine.

I can find three competitors, the African hobby, the Orange-breasted falcon and the Eleonora's falcon.

I don't think this bird is an African hobby, it is smaller than the other two and should look bulkier.

The Eleonora's falcon and Orange-breasted falcon seem more acceptable to me even though none match completely with our Nayab.

I opened an Unidentified falcons section in the Falconidae pages and I must say the Nayab is even not alone now

I agree completely that the Nayab model looks much more like a hobby than a peregrine. My only objection is that the wings of most hobby, namely the Eleonora's have very long and pointy wings and even when folded, they extend over the tail or at least at an equal point. I complemented your TAW job removing the word Peregrine from the figure page because as far as I know, it was never marketed as a peregrine. Unididentified falcon sounds the best option for now although I'm convinced it was made after a certain species. Some of the peregrine falcons on TAW are optimistic identifications and I'm not even sure the AAA unidentified falcon model is a falcon at all. I will check how Bully marketed it.

A Nayab figure that I can't find on TAW:
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What species is it?

Isn't yours the one in front of the squirrel on set [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]?

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Looks a small version of the otter civet but those toes look different

This is one of the large ones.
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Thanks. Yes, it looks like the animal in the centre of set 166. Ah, an otter civet.

I think it is the best choice

Thanks to you both for confirming. We still miss a lot of figures of these smaller models on TAW. I have seen some of them on forum, namely the weird wild cat but sometimes it is hard to be sure to which exact series each figure belongs because some are very similar to the other set, only slightly smaller.

rogerpgvg wrote:

A Nayab figure that I can't find on TAW:
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What species is it?

I like it very much, what size please ? Head and Body and height at shoulders if it is possible

You can have it. It's in a different place from where I am now, but I think it is about 6 cm in total length, including tail. I can measure it more precisely when I am back.

Thank you Roger, I can wait

Using the Lego brick method, it gives me around 2,5 inches which is about 6 cm.

Roger wrote:

Using the Lego brick method, it gives me around 2,5 inches which is about 6 cm.

I asked for height at shoulders and Head & body lenght

Kikimalou wrote:

Roger wrote:

Using the Lego brick method, it gives me around 2,5 inches which is about 6 cm.

I asked for height at shoulders and Head & body lenght

So it is better to wait for Roger's precise measurements. If the measurements I've found for a real otter civet are correct, this figure has a very long tail. Maybe we will need to find a better species match. The extralarge version which I believe this one corresponds is marked "Suncus murinus" which is the scientific name of the house shrew. These Nayab figures are so funny.

Can anyone help me to identify these fish? My knowledge of fish taxonomy is very limited... I'm not sure what brand they are either. I thought they were part of the Animal Planet coral reef fish case but they are not. I'm not sure if they are even on TAW because I'm unsure of their species. They could be random knockoff fish I'm really not sure  

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I wished I could help but fish are still a big mistery to me. I hope Kelly, Sean or someone more identified with this kind of animals can help you.
The first one, for instance, reminds me a tiger perch but I can't find one with a convincing shape match.

Roger wrote:

I wished I could help but fish are still a big mistery to me. I hope Kelly, Sean or someone more identified with this kind of animals can help you.
The first one, for instance, reminds me a tiger perch but I can't find one with a convincing shape match.

Thank you! I've been working on my personal animal website and I'm trying to organize everything by general taxonomy, so I'm slowly learning

Even if I can only figure out their order and family that would be a big help because right now I don't even know what category to put them in

And you're right the first one does look quite like a tiger perch in color but no so much shape.. Maybe I will try to look at images of similar species

Joliezac wrote:

Roger wrote:

I wished I could help but fish are still a big mistery to me. I hope Kelly, Sean or someone more identified with this kind of animals can help you.
The first one, for instance, reminds me a tiger perch but I can't find one with a convincing shape match.

Thank you! I've been working on my personal animal website and I'm trying to organize everything by general taxonomy, so I'm slowly learning

Even if I can only figure out their order and family that would be a big help because right now I don't even know what category to put them in

And you're right the first one does look quite like a tiger perch in color but no so much shape.. Maybe I will try to look at images of similar species

I am creating a taxonomic checklist of my collection; I can share it with you when I am done. If interested, PM me your email address. I have just started the chordates so it will be a while LOL

Does anyone know if this mini mustelid belongs to any of the Nayab sets above or other? I can't find it in any catalogue page. If you know the best speciies match, it would be great to help me entering it on TAW.

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