Surge Gilltail

The surge gilltail split from its ancestor, and adapted to a new lifestyle. They are now omnivorous, eating the scoopswarmers when they approach the surface of the water. They leap out of the water, and now use their wing-like front fins to glide through the air for up to 13 meters. The process of gliding begins by gaining great velocity underwater, about 60 kilometers per hour. Angling upward, the surge gilltail breaks the surface and begins to use their tails that "vibrates" at speeds up to 70 times per second to produce enough speed to burst through the surface. It then takes to the air, reaching heights of 1 meter and gliding up to 50 meters. Their back fins have grown a flap of skin that inflates into a bubble filled with water to prevent their gills from drying out. Juvenile surge gilltails are herbivorous, but once the reach adolescence they grow hungry for blood and switch to a completely carnivorous lifestyle. If they accidentally maroon themselves, they have about 15 minutes to get back into the water before they suffocate. They are able to extract oxygen from humid air but without a steady steam of water, their gills dry out.