Broodbeak Gilltail

The broodbeak gilltail split from its ancestor and now eats the larger species of purple flora in Blocks Temperate River and Blocks Salt Marsh. It's beak is sharper and used to cut through the leaves of the purple flora. They now live in the patches of Blocks Blooblblega. It is black and purple, allowing them to blend into the Blocks River System's black mud and the purple flora they hide in. It has halved in size in order for them to better fit in the blooblblega patches. They are sexually dimorphic, with the males being slightly smaller and possessing a large, unusually shaped lower jaw, while the female is slightly larger and possessing a normal beak. The males will spend the entirety of the summer gorging itself on blooblblega and tuffdra. They mate every fall. After the male and female fertilize the eggs, the male will scoop the eggs into his mouth. Because he can't swallow without swallowing the eggs, he must fast until the eggs hatch. When the eggs hatch, he will release the young into a bed of blooblblega and feast on the flora. The fry don't stray too far from their father. When the male finishes eating, the fry will swim back into his beak. However, if a predator threatens the fry, the male will immediately 'eat' the young; keeping them from being eaten. The male will continue to care for the fry until they grow too big. The fry will eat plankton and detritus that the male failed to swallow. Once the fry grow too big, the male will release the young into a blooblblega or tuffdra patch and leave them to fend for themselves.