Phantom Filtersquid

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Phantom Filtersquid
(Guiwuzei phantomus)
Artwork of Phantom Filtersquid
Species is extant.
Creator Hydromancerx Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Teuthomorpha
Eutentaculata
Mareteuthii
Guiwuzeiidae
Guiwuzei
Guiwuzei phantomus
Week/Generation 23/149
Habitat Jujubee Ocean (Twilight Zone), Jujubee Ocean (Trench Zone)
Size 50 cm Long
Support Unknown
Diet Planktivore
Respiration Unknown
Thermoregulation Unknown
Reproduction Sexual, Eggs into the Water

The phantom filtersquid split from its ancestor the marine filtersquid. It has returned to the deep ocean where it feeds on microscopic plankton. Like its ancestors it can change colors to avoid predators. However in the deeper zones it is much too dark for predators to even see them. They have developed a dorsal and ventral fin to help stabilize its body as it flows through the water.

They normally swim slowly through the water to conserve energy. However if a predator is detected it will quickly dart away with its jets. They each full moon they will come up to the twilight zone to mate and lay their eggs directly into the water.