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|creator = Nergali |
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|ancestor = Rosy Scylarian |
|ancestor = Rosy Scylarian |
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|size = 1.5 m Long |
|size = 1.5 m Long |
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|habitat = North Jujubee Polar Ocean (Sunlight Zone) |
|habitat = North Jujubee Polar Ocean (Sunlight Zone), North Jujubee Temperate Ocean (Sunlight Zone), Artir Polar Bay, North Sagan 4 Ice Sheet |
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|support = Endoskeleton (Bone) |
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|habitat2 = North Jujubee Temperate Ocean (Sunlight Zone) |
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|habitat3 = Artir Polar Bay |
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|respiration = Active (Nasal Gills) |
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|habitat4 = North Sagan 4 Ice Sheet |
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|thermoregulation = Mesotherm |
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|reproduction= Sexual, Live Birth, Two |
|reproduction= Sexual, Live Birth, Two Sexes |
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|parent = Barbatisqualidae |
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|genus = Pseudogoniceps |
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|genus = Serpentes |
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|species = silmarillion |
|species = silmarillion |
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One of the larger splits off the rosy scylarian, the bejeweled emperor scylarian has evolved a more robust, powerful form, as well as a prominent tailfin and larger flippers. A much more capable swimmer than any scylarian that has come before it, they effortlessly cruise through the water column, only occasionally slowing down in order to bask near the surface. While one might view this as them being slow swimmers, the truth is in fact the opposite, as they can produce enough power and speed through movement of their tailfins in order to breach the water's surface and rise several feet into the air. The truth behind their periods of near-stillness is that it attracts various smaller sea life to them that will gladly clean their bodies of external parasites. |
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Long, slender, and serpentine, this split of the [[Rosy Scylarian|rosy scylarian]] has taken to the open ocean and has since thrived through the northern waters of Sagan IV. Solitary predators, they prefer to go after smaller schooling species, relying on their narrow outline, especially when seen from head-on, to confuse their prey which may think that this scylarian is a much smaller predator than what it actually is. After the chance mating, females head to warmer waters to give birth. It is here that the young will continue to grow for the first few years of their life before eventually heading north to colder, more nutrient-rich water where the pickings are good and the hunting is superb all year round. They have few predators, though other scylarian species as well as [[Seaswimmers|seaswimmers]] are always a looming threat. |
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These scylarian mate for life, forming pairs that will stick together for their entire lives, which can be as long as twenty years. Working together, they cooperate to hunt down various smaller prey species, often forcing them into bait balls before slamming into them with mouths agape in order to devour as many as they can, as well as potentially stun others for later consumption once the prey inevitably disperse. Young - often born in groups of seven or eight - are shown no parental care, and will often shelter themselves beneath the tangled roots of islandballs similar floating structures out in the ocean. Should they survive their youths, they will reach their full size with three years and attain sexual maturity within another. Once they do so, they will often seek out a mate with which to spend the rest of their lives with. Should either mate die off, though, such as to predation, they will not seek out another. |
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Their name arises from their bones, which, upon the removal of the surrounding flesh, appear to be nearly an iridescent shade of green in color. At a glance, one would not be faulted for thinking that it was the bones themselves that have taken up this near-luminescent, vibrant coloration, but this is not what is going on here. In actuality, this emerald-like hue is due to the presence of a pigment known as biliverdin that, like in the gar and such of Earth, saturates the structural protein known as collagen that encompasses the bones, particularly in the regions of the spin. This overly pigment-rich protein is the true source of the coloration, for without it, the bones of the bejeweled emperor scylarian would be no different from those of any of its kin. |
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Latest revision as of 00:10, 27 March 2024
| Bejeweled Emperor Scylarian | ||
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| (Pseudogoniceps silmarillion) | ||
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| Information | ||
| Creator | Nergali Other | |
| Week/Generation | 24/150 | |
| Habitat | North Jujubee Polar Ocean (Sunlight Zone), North Jujubee Temperate Ocean (Sunlight Zone), Artir Polar Bay, North Sagan 4 Ice Sheet | |
| Size | 1.5 m Long | |
| Primary Mobility | Unknown | |
| Support | Endoskeleton (Bone) | |
| Diet | Carnivore (Cerulean Gillfin, Colonial Filtersquid, Speckled Spinderorm, Scuttleball Gillfin, Strainerbeak) | |
| Respiration | Active (Nasal Gills) | |
| Thermoregulation | Mesotherm | |
| Reproduction | Sexual, Live Birth, Two Sexes | |
| Taxonomy | ||
| Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Carpozoa Spondylozoa Teratobyssa Squalichthyes (info) Dracoselachia Barbatisqualidae Pseudogoniceps Pseudogoniceps silmarillion | |
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One of the larger splits off the rosy scylarian, the bejeweled emperor scylarian has evolved a more robust, powerful form, as well as a prominent tailfin and larger flippers. A much more capable swimmer than any scylarian that has come before it, they effortlessly cruise through the water column, only occasionally slowing down in order to bask near the surface. While one might view this as them being slow swimmers, the truth is in fact the opposite, as they can produce enough power and speed through movement of their tailfins in order to breach the water's surface and rise several feet into the air. The truth behind their periods of near-stillness is that it attracts various smaller sea life to them that will gladly clean their bodies of external parasites.
These scylarian mate for life, forming pairs that will stick together for their entire lives, which can be as long as twenty years. Working together, they cooperate to hunt down various smaller prey species, often forcing them into bait balls before slamming into them with mouths agape in order to devour as many as they can, as well as potentially stun others for later consumption once the prey inevitably disperse. Young - often born in groups of seven or eight - are shown no parental care, and will often shelter themselves beneath the tangled roots of islandballs similar floating structures out in the ocean. Should they survive their youths, they will reach their full size with three years and attain sexual maturity within another. Once they do so, they will often seek out a mate with which to spend the rest of their lives with. Should either mate die off, though, such as to predation, they will not seek out another.
Their name arises from their bones, which, upon the removal of the surrounding flesh, appear to be nearly an iridescent shade of green in color. At a glance, one would not be faulted for thinking that it was the bones themselves that have taken up this near-luminescent, vibrant coloration, but this is not what is going on here. In actuality, this emerald-like hue is due to the presence of a pigment known as biliverdin that, like in the gar and such of Earth, saturates the structural protein known as collagen that encompasses the bones, particularly in the regions of the spin. This overly pigment-rich protein is the true source of the coloration, for without it, the bones of the bejeweled emperor scylarian would be no different from those of any of its kin.