Shimmerfish

Shimmerfish is the name used for a large number of different very small fish that live across the world. They are known for their shimmering silvery scales that produce rainbow refractions. Subspecies exist in almost all known seas to varying levels.
Translation into various languages
Place 	Language	Name 	Etymology/Meaning/Gloss
Kabve 	Kafuk 	chyug	
o Tbrov	Tpal 	1L 	Smallest Form of Fish
 	 	 	
== Biology ==
Their scales are light overlapping chitinous plates. Their eyes are bug-like.
== Behavior ==
They swim in schools, using their plates to shine and confuse their predators. Their schools can be incredibly large - sometimes making a whole small bay seem to shimmer with their presence. They migrate t the warmest seas at any given time of the year. 
== In Cuisine and Culture ==
They are eaten by multiple groups including the P|o Tbrov but they do not have very much flesh. As such they are largely consumed as snacks or en-masse. They are seen as cutesy by the P|o Tbrov and are the foundation for the P| Tbrov's sign for silver and reflective.
They are predated on by most ocean predators.
Category:Species