Bigmouth Strainerbeak

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Bigmouth Strainerbeak
(Amplifiltrichthys osamega)
Main image of Bigmouth Strainerbeak
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorHydromancerx Other
Week/Generation24/153
HabitatJujubee Tropical Ocean (Sunlight Zone), North Jujubee Temperate Ocean (Sunlight Zone), South Jujubee Temperate Ocean (Sunlight Zone)
Size120 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietPlanktivore
RespirationSemi-Active (Ram Gill)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual, Two Sexes, Eggs into Plankton
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Binucleozoa
Symbiovermes (info)
Pterigiophora (info)
Caudabranchia (info)
Runsasuonkala
Allogregarichthidae
Amplifiltrichthys
Amplifiltrichthys osamega
Ancestor:Descendants:

The bigmouth strainerbeak replaced its ancestor in the temperate and tropical zones of Jujubee Ocean. It has doubled in size and has developed an even larger beak. Like its ancestor it has hairlike fibers that filter out plankton from the water. This includes plankton of their own kind, since they start out as plankton. Only the lucky reach adult size. They are quick growers and can reach full size in only a matter of months. At each stage eating different size plankton. Krillpedes and miniswarmers make up the majority of their diet when adults.

They tend to follow the currents to where the most food is. In doing so they can create massive shoals containing thousands upon thousands of individuals, and which can be both mile wide and long with no space. Such a tantalizing food source has caught the attention of various predators, and since then their yearly global migrations are greatly anticipated by those that which to exploit them.