Dolphish

DolphishMounted dolphish head in Fallout 76 are aquatic creatures found in the waters of the Commonwealth, the Island and Appalachia.
==Biology==
Dolphish are a species of mutated dolphins, adapted to life both in the sea and in fresh water. They posses similar physical attributes to pre-War dolphins, with gray-white countershading, a prominent snout, and a blowhole above the eyes. Unlike their relatives, dolphish have a short, stubby dorsal fin and a jaw lined with large triangular shark-like teeth. 
Nearly all specimens bear scars, suggesting competition among their own species, or that they are subject to predation. Many dead dolphish are found being fed upon by mirelurks and bloodbugs.
==Variants==
===Dolphish===
Live dolphish can be found swimming inside a large tank in the Aquarium of the Atlantic in Atlantic City, and in the open ocean near the Aquarium.
===Dead dolphish===
Dolphish are commonly found deceased along the many coasts and rivers of the Commonwealth, the Island and Appalachia. Others appear to have been hauled onto boats by wasteland fishermen. Most can be found with their abdomens exposed, however, intact carcasses can be shot to cause the stomach to explode in a bloody fashion.
==Appearances==
Dead dolphish appear in Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and in Fallout: Wasteland Warfare as terrain pieces. Live dolphish appear only in Fallout 76.
==Notes==
* Several large whale skeletons are found in Fallout 76, but it is unclear if they belong to the same species.
* A mounted dolphish head can be built in C.A.M.P. in Fallout 76 as of The Big Score.
* Dolphish being referred to as both "whales" and "dolphins" is technically correct, as dolphins are classified by biologists as a species of whales, even if they are not referred to as such in the informal sense.Whale article on Wikipedia
==Behind the scenes==
* The creature was designed by Gabrielle Adams and created in ZBrush. It is referred to as the "exploding whale" in her ArtStation portfolio. In Fallout 4 game files, one render is named "dolphin", and the texture is labeled "whale", while Fallout: Wasteland Warfare calls them "dolphin corpses". It was first canonically named in-game with the addition of the mounted dolphish head to Fallout 76 in The Big Score.
==Gallery==
===Fallout 4===
FO4 Crater house (1).png|At the crater house
FO4 Baby sea creature.jpg|A small dolphish on the dock in front of Hester's Consumer Robotics
FO4Sea creatures Witchcraft coast.jpg|Two dolphish on the coast near the Museum of Witchcraft
FO4 Sea creatures NStar wreck 1.jpg|Dolphish on the beach near the wreck of the FMS Northern Star
FO4 Sea creatures NStar wreck 2.jpg|More dolphish on the beach near the wreck of the FMS Northern Star
FO4 Sea creatures NStar wreck 3.jpg|Even more dolphish on the beach near the wreck of the FMS Northern Star
Whales USS Riptide.jpg|Wreck of the USS Riptide
FO4 Sea creature fisherman.jpg|The skeleton of a fisherman protruding from a dolphish
FO4Sea creature being eaten.jpg|Mirelurk eating a dolphish
FO4Seacreature by cliff.jpg|Washed-up dolphish
FO4 Whale dude.png|RIP
Sea creature Beantown Brewery.png|Jaws reference
Fo4 gabrielle-adams-falloutwhale.jpg|Gabrielle Adams concept art
Whale d.png|Texture file
Icon 20 Leagues Under the Sea.png| 20 Leagues Under the Sea icon
===Fallout 76===
FO76 Whale 2.png
FO76 Whalesplosion 1.png
FO76 Whalesplosion 2.png
FO76 Whalesplosion 3.png
FO76 Whale 1.png
FO76AC Aquarium Sunken Whale (03).jpg|Dolphish live in Aquarium of the Atlantic
FO76AC Aquarium Sunken Whale (01).jpg|Dolphish live in Aquarium of the Atlantic
FO76AC Aquarium Sunken Whale (02).jpg|Dolphish live in Aquarium of the Atlantic
Whales in aquarium tank.png|Dolphish live in Aquarium of the Atlantic
FO76AC Aquarium Sunken Whale (04).jpg|Dolphish corpse #1 live in Whale exhibit area
FO76AC Aquarium Sunken Whale (05).jpg|Dolphish corpse #2 live in Whale exhibit area
File:MountedDolphishHead76.jpeg|Mounted Dolphish Head
===Fallout: Wasteland Warfare===
FOWW,DolphinCorpseTerrain1.webp|"Dolphin corpse" terrain piece in Fallout: Wasteland Warfare
FOWW,DolphinCorpseTerrain2.webp
FOWW,DolphinCorpseTerrain3.webp
==References==
Category:Overview pages
Category:Creatures