Ctenizaoxuderce epizon

***Ctenizaoxuderce epizon*** is a species under the family Arpaktikoaltisidae and was one of the surviving members of the End of Times extinction event. It first evolved

## Taxonomy

### Higher Classification

*Ctenizaoxuderce*

around 334 million years ago, and was the second member of its genus. The average length for the females is 10in long, 6in tall, and 5in wide, while the average length for the males is 8in long, 4in tall, and 3in wide. The average lifespan for this species was probably 20 or 30 Earth years.

## Evolution

It evolved from the species Ctenizaoxuderce prima. This species was one of the most successful in its genus, and evovled into about ten other species. Below are listed the species that evolved directly from this species:

1. *Ctenizaoxuderce magnaos*

*2. Ctenizaoxuderce pattaraporni*

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## Anatomy

Their Anatomy is the same as every other species of the *Ctenizaoxuderce genus, the only notable thing is the mouth is catfish-like instead of an eel-like one, and it is believed to be the first to have this kind of mouth in this genus.*

## Habitat

They could be found in the southern regions of South Primaterra, mostly at the beaches, but they could also be found in river basins.

## Breeding

Their mating ritual is the same as every other species in the genus, the ritual of trying to find the right dance partner. Each species has a slightly different dance, and it is unknown what this species dance look like because it is long extinct.

## Adaptations

This species adaptations include a catfish-like mouth instead of a moray eel-like mouth, and its ability to go into a form of stasis similar to that of the naked mole rat or the water bear in order to wait out times of hardship. And it actually convergently evolved this alongside its two sister species, Ctenizaoxuderce *dentatussauvagesi*, and *Ctenizaoxuderce mega.*

## Threats

Their threats consisted of cannibalism from their own kind, their bigger sister species Ctenizaoxuderce *dentatussauvagesi*, and Ctenizaoxuderce mega, as well as Manustrapdoora, which is the genus a evolved from, so it's kind of like a parent eating their own child. There are other threats included disease, viruses, and environmental threats, and the ever-changing climate of the planet.

## Additional Information

**Discovery**: it was discovered by Professor Kathooloo while he was exploring North Primaterra, he found it in a old sealed airtight bunker. This bunker was a few thousand years old, but because it was sealed airtight everything inside was almost perfectly preserved. From the evidence he found inside the bunker must have been underneath an old Museum, and the specimen he found was either going to be put on display, or taken down from display for some reason. After translating some documents also found in the bunker he figured out where this specimen was originally from.

**Name** **of** **the** **person** **who** **discovered** **it**: Professor James Kathooloo

**Jokes**: N/A

**Intelligents** **Level**: 4: Controls exceptionally advanced movement patterns, possesses problem-solving abilites and can often  complete simple puzzles when presented them (Examples: birds, especially corvids, mammals)

**Tier**: B

**Assessment**: too small to do any major real damage unless it bites in artery, but it's bites would still hurt. So proceed with caution. ⚠

## Taxonomy

Domain: Exogiinosefkaryotis

Kingdom: Animalisaliena

Subkingdom: Enmetazoae

Phylum: Xenochordata

Subphylum: Psariaskoulikion

Megaclass: Epithymia

Superclass: Skoulikionpsaria

Class: Ostikiepithymia

Subclass: Efchimelovo

Order: Psithyrismenoprosopoiformes

Suborder: Programmataanichnefsiskatoidei

Clade: Idiotamcaptionemviventem

Subclade: Ourapterygio

Section: Mobileidiotamcaptionem

Family: Arpaktikoaltidae

Tribe: Arpaktikoaltini

Clade: Arpachtisvrachon

Genus: *Ctenizaoxuderce*

Species: ***Ctenizaoxuderce epizon***