Space/Click --- Stomedin kulendes Alias: Grappler Lipfish Niche: Omnivore Evolved From: Lipfish Desc: Not much larger than is predecessors, the Grappler Lipfish has gained a strange, tongue-like muscle with a barb on the end of it. It uses its "tongue" to momentarily hang onto rocks above the water in an attempt to escape predation, however, it can only stay above water for a few seconds before being forced to fall back under. They also use their barbed tongues to cut through thick plants, and males will use them to fight over females. They eat most plants and limaxes. Life Cycle: Only about 5 hours after breeding, female Grapplers lay 3-5 eggs at the bases of large rocks. They then guard these eggs (Occasionally and briefly leaving them unguarded to find food) for one month until they hatch. Juvenile Grappler Lipfish follow their mothers closely, even after they reach maturity at 7 months old, and they tend to follow their parents for most of, if not all of their lives. They can live for up to 2.5 years. - Stomedin papillatus Alias: Abyssal Lipfish Niche: Omnivore Evolved From: Lipfish Desc: These Lipfishes have moved to Typhon's depths, their eyes having become significantly smaller and are now barely sensitive to light and movement. To compensate for their severely degraded eyesight, they have acquired a pair of antennae, which are extremely sensitive and are used to pinpoint underwater movement. Their front fins are now more claw-like, used to rip open tougher creatures and plants in order to access the soft insides. Life Cycle: A couple of days after breeding, Abyssal Lipfish lay 4-6 eggs, usually in relatively shallower areas of the deep ocean, which hatch after a month. Juveniles tend to travel in groups, but often end up accidentally eating each other, being unable to identify each other between their poor eyesight and the dark environment they live in. Because of this, usually only the largest Abyssal Lipfish survive to adulthood. After reaching maturity at 7 months of age, they set out to breed as soon as possible. They have a slightly longer lifespan than their relatives, living for up to 2.8 years.
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