Pruning Gilltail
| Pruning Gilltail | ||
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| (Scindirostriculus amputofolium) | ||
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| Information | ||
| Creator | Bufforpington Other | |
| Week/Generation | 26/161 | |
| Habitat | Maineiac Temperate River | |
| Size | 16 cm long | |
| Primary Mobility | Unknown | |
| Support | Unknown | |
| Diet | Adult: Omnivore (Maineiac Bubbleweed, Bubblily, Bubblebush, Maineiac Bubblepede); Larvae: Planktivore | |
| Respiration | Semi-Active (Ram Gill) | |
| Thermoregulation | Ectotherm | |
| Reproduction | Sexual, Two Sexes, Eggs laid on bubble flora | |
| Taxonomy | ||
| Domain Kingdom Subkingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Binucleozoa Symbiovermes (info) Pterigiophora (info) Caudabranchia (info) Neobranchiouriformes Maineipomidae Scindirostriculus Scindirostriculus amputofolium | |
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The Pruning Gilltail split from its ancestor and feeds on the many types of bubble flora that live in the river. They achieve this by using their razor-sharp beaks to snip off the base of the leaf, and then eat it bit by bit while the cut leaf floats off. They have changed color and fin shape in order to better mimic the leaves of bubble flora. However, this camouflage is not nearly reliable as that of the maineiac bubblepede and maineiac shocker. Sometimes, they will accidentally eat maineiac bubblepedes, which they will easily mistake for a bubbleweed leaf. Their digestive systems have evolved to cope with the added meat, and their jaws are just as good at cutting flesh as they are good at cutting leaves. They will use their nasty bite to ward off small predators, but it doesn't work on larger ones like tipsnappers and maineiac shockers. They now lay their eggs on bubbleweed species, as the fry's purple coloration would make them easy to spot against Maineiac Temperate River's black mud. The fry eat plankton until they grow old enough to eat plant matter (as well as meat).