Pygmy ropen (SciiFii)

The pygmy ropen (Cristatosordes ropens) is a species of rhamphorynchid pterosaur that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and the flock of pygmy ropens were planned to be included in many of the zoos and safari parks of northeastern Australia, but due to unidentified criminals releasing them (possibly as a form of animal rights activist, despite the fact that pygmy ropens were happy and healthy even if they weren't in the wild), the pygmy ropens have since established feral breeding populations across northern, northeastern, eastern, and southeastern Australia, as well as New Guinea. The pygmy ropen has an average wingspan of about 115 to 150 centimeters (45–51 inches) and weigh between 690 to 1,600 grams (1.5 to 3.5 lb). It has a tall Pteranodon-like crest on its head, which is large compared with the female's smaller crest. Its long pointed beak is filled with serrated teeth used for catching fish and for feasting on smaller land animals and carrion. It has a long tail stiffened with ligaments, which ends in a characteristic soft-tissue tail vane, like its relatives such as Rhamphorynchus. It has black-colored fur-like pycnofibers all over its body, but unlike most other tetrapods (land vertebrates), including other pterosaurs, males have light-blue organs on parts of their bodies, which can glow thanks to the help of bioluminescent bacteria, just like the flashlight fish's organs underneath its eyes, which helps the male ropens to attract the fish close enough to the surface for the ropens to catch the fish, but the males' glowing organs also help to attract the mates. The pygmy ropens spends most of its time alone, except during breeding seasons or if the ropen is a caring/protective mother of its hatchlings. The conservation status of the pygmy ropen is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the pygmy ropen's wide range, and its tolerance to many of human activities, including being able to adapt to life in the coastal cities and suburbs.
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