Kamex

Name:  Kamex
Binomial Nomenclature:  [i]Amnis crusta piscis piscis[/i] (Torrential Shell Fish)
Average Height:  Juvenile:  1 feet 8 inches/0.5 meters'Teenager':  3 feet 3 inches/1 meterAdult:  5 feet 3 inches/1.6 meters
Average Weight:  Juvenile:  19.8 pounds/9 kilograms'Teenager':  49.6 pounds/22.5 kilogramsAdult:  188.5 pounds/85.5 kilograms
Average Length:  Adult:  10 feet
Notes:  A primitive relative of sea turtles, the Kamex is more capable of being semi-mobile on land as opposed to their flippered cousions, albiet at the cost of speed and agility losses in the water.  Highly territorial, adult Kamex will regularly chase away intruders into their space, especially if it is a parent protecting young.
Due to their being not as agile or swift while swimming, the primary diet of a Kamex is shellfish and crustaceans, though they are not opposed to other seafood if the opportunity presents itself.
Of unique note, as they grow into an adult, Kamex develop heavily muscular, flexible tubes that allow for hydrojetting like a squid, though their bulk makes it an odd evolutionary trait as these water jets don't do much for the animal's speed or agility.  However, on land, an adult Kamex can, provided the internal sacs have been filled with water, use their muscles to direct high-pressure jets of water out of these tubes offensively.
It is not known the details, though the Preservers might have had something to do with it, but wild Kamex have been found in numerous different star systems.
Category:Species
Category:Fauna