Seep Snark

The seep snark split from its ancestor the scavenger snark. Since the snark's gills were more successful than parrotworm skin breathing they soon replaced them in other areas of the sea. This included replacing the parrotworm lurker at the methane cold seep. They shrunk in size since there was less food at the seep. The snark had better adaptations such as color changing and an acute sense of smell in the gill-nostrils which helped them find food better than the parrotworm. Since they are cold-blooded they can last for months without food. However when a food source comes long it will gorge itself on it until there is nothing left. They are usually solitary but there is the seep is not that big so they are bound to run into each other now and then. When they meet at large corpses they will mate as well. Gestation is very quick and they lay their eggs into the sand on the sea floor at the shore of the seep. Babies will feed on the close by corpse but must be careful not to get eaten themselves. They must grow fast during this time since their next meal could be in a long time away. When eating they may loose some teeth from hard bones, luckily they can regrow their teeth.