They're just sketches. They'll look better when vectorized. Click on the screen or press space Bios about each fish, and lore (please scroll down, they're creative): Corsairfish: The corsairfish is a territorial fish, tending to keep other species out of its territory, or its nest. For a long time, the exact common ancestor of these fish were a controversy. Some scientists assigned them to have been descended from the domestic betta fish. While others belonged it to the freshwater sunfish (Centrarchidae). It wasn't until many months later, DNA analysis extracted from a fish rib bone (found inside a plastic cup). It was now considered to have belonged in the family Aphredoderidae (the pirate perches). Interestingly they are quite intelligent, and they can gather human-made objects or other shiny stuff to decorate their homes. But no one knows sure why they do this. One theory states that the human objects are used to make their home identifiable in murky waters. Another claim states that the fish uses these objects to impress mates like bowerbirds. It could be both, but still little is known about its ecology. The species is rarely seen due to its chemical camouflage. The most common place to find them are their nests. More studies will be published in the future. Fun Fact: It even inspired the investigation to make it as an icon for mutants that eat fish in the fact files. Balloon carp: This carp species has a unique adaptation to survive in toxic, polluted environments. To survive in those conditions, they pump out chemicals as they breathe to their inflatable sacs. The fish reabsorbs fat to survive like a sponge. Then the fish releases the stored chemicals in its sacs: to its bloodstream, which allows the fish to be immune to polluted areas. Like their ancestors, they survive waters with low oxygen by converting glycerin stores to ethanol. This allows the fish to generate energy without hesitation. When a predator pops one of its sacks, it'll become sluggish and weak. Struggling to survive and swim. When all of its sacs were popped, it'll bleed and slowly die. To resist extinction, they lay lots of eggs. Only a small handful can successfully made to adulthood. Adults lay their eggs in less polluted waters, inhabited with dense vegetation. Which will be a safe haven for a young carp. Radiated killifish: Killifish didn't change as much during the nuclear explosion. Since they're already perfectly adapted to polluted waters. The radiated killifish is one of the ancestors derived from the mummichog (aka: Atlantic Killifish). Due to the radiation, this is one of the many species of killifish that are bioluminescent. Only when distressed or signaling other fish. These fish are dangerous to eat at risk. Since they contain amount of radiation they breathe from their habitat. Straw-minnow: This other mummichog ancestor contains one of the highest concentrations of copper in any other fish. They favor dwelling in seagrass beds, and clinging onto a very large seagrass species called the "Skyscraper seagrass" (descended from the widgeon seagrass). These fish have a symbiotic relationship with this log-sized plant. Feeding on parasites to keep the plant healthy. The plants pollen will also get stuck on them, transporting to another location to have a chance to let the pollen fall onto another flower to reproduce. Most individuals have blue-green blood. But a few amount of individuals have pure green blood. Making them thrive in dead zones and making them very dangerous to eat.
Bios on the paper are outdated, focus on the instructions tab. NOTE: I decided to scrap the idea of the fish absorbing one of the three elements in the lore. Instead I thought that when in the nuclear bomb explosion, it also explodes copper metals from copper mines. Being turned into small fragments.
