Bonytongues

Bonytongues are some of the most primitive Teleost builds, which debuted during the Early Triassic Expansion(where Holostean builds were still advantageous)which were playable in servers which used to be part of the Gondwana superserver. Bonytounges signature ability...well, [Bony Tounge] allows them to get more XP out of loot.

## Notable Builds

### Arapaima

Normally playable in the Amazon River,but also having been introduced to other tropical servers,especially the Kerala server along with the Alligator Gar, the Arapaima is one of the largest freshwater fish builds in the game. It's kinda like a jack of all trades, master of most.  Not only does it have very high Health, its stats also make this build a great build to play. Their [Bonytongue] ability allows them to gain a lot of XP from loot., a necessity when playing as a Tank. Their [Bulletproof Scales] gives them some of the highest Defense stats, and combined with their streamlined design, gives them a very high Mobility stat. Their high Mobility, combined with the [Cranial Cushion] ability, allows them to unlock the [Skull Bash] move, an ability normally seen as exclusive to the Goat build. Along with their vacuum attack, it gives them a high [Power] stat. It can also breathe air, allowing this build to take advantage of hypoxic, murky water and allows the to survive the dry season world event. However it has to surface for air due to this ability. The head is also completely unarmored, making this an easy weak spot. This weak spot can be exploited by Jaguars, Otters and Humans, earning them only a high A-tier spot in the Amazon River meta. However, outside its native server, it does not have the same problems with bad matchups, making them S-tier.

### Cornish Jack

TheCornish Jack build is an African mormyrid build, a class which lost the typical abilities of other bonytongues ([Bony Tongue] and [Modified Swim Bladder]) in favour of an Intelligence-based strategy and the [Electroreception] ability. Its high Intelligence allows it to do pack hunting. It has also spread to other servers like Australia.Other than Stealth, its stats are comparatively mediocre, and it has a short play time of only 8 years, making this build A-tier.

### Clown Featherback

A jack-of-all-trades bonytongue build found in the Mekong River server, it has the two characteristic bonytongue abilities.It has spread to other servers, inxluding the Philippines, where it easily bodies many native players there, achieving S-tier status. It does not have much in Defense other than its sharp gill rakers,making them B-tier generally.

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