Tubby Nailfin

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Tubby Nailfin
(Psychrocetomys lardaresus)
Main image of Tubby Nailfin
Species is extinct.
23/145, solar flare
Information
CreatorHydromancerx Other
Week/Generation22/142
HabitatLadyM Polar Sea
Size180 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietHerbivore (Symbiotic Enom, Merennenom)
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationUnknown
ReproductionSexual, 2 Sexes, Live Birth
Taxonomy
Domain
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Psychrocetomys
Psychrocetomys lardaresus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The tubby nailfin split from its ancestor the elegant nailfin. It doubled in size and gained thicker blubber to keep warm. Its stout feature help retain heat in the polar waters. They will consume stones to create "ballast stones" if they get too fat to dive. It flippers have flatter connected nails to better paddle through the water. Before with sharp nails they risked water seeping through them and even injuring their sides with them.

They have specialized more on enoms since they are much easier to eat than whorls. They uproot them using their large "wooden" incisor teeth. Using less energy hunting they are now free to socialize more and strengthen social bond withing the pod. They enjoy playing and tickling each other with their "nail-fins". They will also swim after each other in a game of tag and even play with small ice bergs by pushing them to each other.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
  • Elegant Nailfin (family Thalattohoplidae)
  • Scaly Mushveli (suborder Ungulopterigia)
  • Drakoniskian Bjournaratta (subclass Xylodonta)
  • Mini-Flower Ketter (class Phyllauria)