California reef coelacanth (SciiFii)

The California reef coelacanths are a suborder of coelacanths that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the Californian Great Barrier Reef to help boost biodiversity. There are five families of California reef coelacanths, the Lagotoichthyidae (bunnyfishes), the Brachysomatidae (false bunnyfishes), the Percimorphidae (perch-like coelacanths), the Holosteaformidae (slick-tailed coelacanths), and the Anemobrachysomidae (anemone coelacanths). Members of this suborder come in many different shapes and sizes, similarly to the ray-finned fish they live alongside, ranging from about the size of a guppy in the smallest species to the largest species that can grow to be about the size of a great white shark. Members of this suborder can feed on algae, crustaceans, annelids, mollusks, and even smaller fish in some species. The majority of the California reef coelacanth species are social fish that live in schools ranging from about 15 to 500 individuals at a time, although some members of this suborder are solitary fish, either aggressive or docile, depending on a species. The conservation status of all known species of California reef coelacanths is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the California reef coelacanths' wide range and their tolerance to many of the human activities. Many species of small California reef coelacanths are often sought after as aquarium pets, although catching them in the wild is illegal and are instead bred in captivity.
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