Proticthys

## Protichthys alexiosii

Latest Mutations: Skull, Kidneys

This first fish lives off of algae growing in shallows around the world in both temperate and tropical water. The kidneys it has grown are helpful in helping it transition from one to the next. Attacks are becoming scarcer because it is outgrowing its predators, but it can survive more now because a primitive, cartilage skull protects its valuable brain.

Status: LC

Habitat: Tropical Shallows, Temperate Shallows

Niche: Herbivore

Size: 10cm (length)

Nutritional Worth: (82/10 X 10 =) 82NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 39NP / 66NP

Abilities: Permeable Skin. Bioluminescence.

Perception: Blurry sight. Can detect electrical signals and smells up to ten meters away.

Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. It knows to eat and avoid being harmed.

External Features: Streamlined fish-shape body with black pigmentation; it has oval pectoral ray-fins, a caudal fin beneath the tail and two spines on it's base. Cycloid scales cover the thin skin layer, a line of electroreceptors on the flank and blue autogenic photophores dot the body. A mouth containing square teeth, olfactory receptors and upwards facing pinhole eyes make up the face.

Internal Features: Migmachordatix toxin is produced and secreted into spines. Three gill slits sit each side of head. A network of vascular blood vessels circulates red blood containing hemoglobin, pumped by a simple heart. Muscles line either side of the body between the body wall and the cartilage membrane. The mouth is supported by a cartilage jaw, which is linked to a cartilage skull. The gastrointestinal tract from the mouth has stomach a with digestive juices followed by intestines, with vegetation-digesting microfauna, leading to the anus. A brain encased in the head connects to two nerve cords which branch into network of nerves. A swim bladder lies in the centre of the body. It hosts either male or female gonads. Kidneys, connected to circulatory system, expels waste through a tract.

Locomotion Type: Caudal (+1 Speed). Buoyancy Control.

Reproduction: Sexual, Ovuliparity (External Fertilisation). 1,000 eggs.

Castes/Phases: Male and Female.

Physical Stats: Speed = 4.8, Stamina = 3, Agility = 1, Attack = 3, Defence = 2.5 (cartilage over nerve cords and brain), Bite Strength = 1, Strength = 2, Support = 1.5, Inflexibility = 1, UV Resistance = Moderate, Filtration = 0.5.

Systemic Stats: Osmoregulation = 2 (High, Quite High), Respiration = 2 (cutaneous respiration, ram ventilation), Digestion = 2 (vegetation), Circulation = 3, Excretion = 2, Immune System = 1 (physical barrier), Coordination = 1, Reflexes = 1.

External Features: Streamlined fish-shape (+1 Speed) body with black pigmentation (3NP, +Moderate UV Resistance) with oval pectoral ray-fins (5NP, +1 Agility, -0.2 Speed), caudal tail (2NP, +1 Speed) and two spines on base of tail (5NP, +1 Attack, -0.2 Speed). Cycloid scales cover (6NP, +1 Defence, +0.2 Speed) thin skin layer (3NP, +1 Immune System, +1 Respiration, +Permeable Skin), line of electroreceptors on flank (2NP, +1 Electroreception) and blue autogenic photophores (3NP, +Bioluminescence) dot the body. A mouth (+1 Filtration) containing square teeth (2NP, +1 Attack, -0.5 Filtration), olfactory receptors (1NP, +1 Smell) and upwards facing pinhole eyes (4NP, +Blurry Sight) are on the face.

Internal Features: Migmachordatix toxin (4NP, +1 Attack) is produced and secreted into spines. Three gill slits each side of head (8NP, +1 Respiration). Network of vascular blood vessels (12NP, +2 Stamina, +2 Circulation) circulates and red blood contains hemoglobin, pumped by a simple heart (5NP, +1 Stamina, +1 Circulation). Muscles on each side, attached to body wall (10NP, +1 Speed, +1 Strength, +0.5 Support) and cartilage vertebrae (6NP, +1 Support, +1 Strength, +1 Inflexibility, +0.5 Defence). The mouth is supported by a cartilage jaw (3NP, +1 Attack, +1 Bite Strength), cartilage skull (3NP, +1 Defence). Gastrointestinal tract from mouth has stomach with digestive juices (4NP, +1 Digestion) followed by intestines (4NP, +1 Digestion) leading to exit. Brain (6NP, +1 Coordination) encased in head connects to two nerve cords which branch into network of nerves (8NP, +1 Reflexes). Swim bladder (4NP, +Buoyancy Control) in middle. Male gonads (MALE, 3NP, +Sexual Reproduction) and female gonads (FEMALE, 3NP, +Sexual Reproduction). Kidneys (3NP, +2 Excretion, +2 Osmoregulation), connected to circulatory system, expels waste through a tract.

Temporal Range: R.156 - Present (Nocturnus Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Cosmopolitan

Predecessor: Archiproticthys backshalli

Classification: Protichthysinae (sf), Sanicthyopsidae (f), Prognatha (so), Chordata (sc), Bilateria (p)

Lifespan: 1 - 2 years.

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Protichthys obscurus

Latest Mutations: Lose Photophores, Tougher Eggs

Up to this point, all fish and many of their ancestors had had photophores, a remnant inherited from an ancient ancestor that lived in darker water. However, in the shallow water in which this tropical herbivorous fish lived, photophores are not necessary and an inefficient use of energy. As a result, this fish lost them. A very successful species with no predators as an adult, it produced tougher eggs to help their young reach adulthood.

Status: Extinct (Outcompeted)

Habitat: Tropical Shallows, Tropical Upper Ocean

Niche: Herbivore.

Size: 10cm (length)

Nutritional Need: (168NP/10) x 10/10 = 19.5NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: (19.5 x 0.6) x 0.8 = 9.7NP / 17.6NP

Abilities: Air Space. Bioluminescence. Cutaneous Respiration. Excretion, Solid. Fatal Toxin. Circulation, Large-Body. Penetrates Toughness 1 (jaw). Permeable Skin. Pressure Tolerance, Moderate. Urine Storage. Strong UV Resistance.

Perception: Electroreception 1 (passive electrical field 1 body length away). Sight 1 (blurry sight above). Smell 1 (detects odours 1m away).

Stats: Agility 1. Buoyancy 1. Coordination 1. Digestion 2 (Break Down Multicellular Matter, Digest Meat, 10% off). Evolution 1 (4 votes). Filtration 0.5. Flexibility 2. Immunity 1. Intelligence 1. Respiration 2 (Cutaneous Respiration, Ram Ventilation, 10% off). Sharpness 1. Stamina 4. Strength 1.5. Support 1.5. Swim Speed 3.3. Toughness 1.5. Walk Speed 0.7.

Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. When observing a predator; swim away. When hungry; look for seaweed. When ready to reproduce, smell for other adults and move towards them, then attempt to mate with the source.

External Features: It has a fish-shaped body with black pigmentation, oval pectoral ray-fins, a caudal fin beneath the tail and two spines at it's base. Cycloid scales cover the skin and a line of electroreceptors on the flank. A mouth containing square teeth, olfactory receptors and upwards facing pinhole eyes make up the face.

Internal Features: Inside each cell has a low pressure tolerant metabolism. Migmachordatix toxin is produced and secreted into spines. Three gill slits sit each side of head. A network of vascular blood vessels circulates red blood containing hemoglobin, pumped by a simple heart. Muscles line either side of the body between the body wall and the cartilage vertebrae. The mouth is supported by a cartilage jaw, which is linked to a cartilage skull. The gastrointestinal tract from the mouth has a stomach with digestive juices followed by intestines, with vegetation-digesting microfauna, leading to the anus. A brain encased in the head connects to two nerve cords which branch into network of nerves. A swim bladder lies in the centre of the body. It hosts either male or female gonads.

Reproduction: Sexual. Ovuliparity (External Fertilisation). 1,000 tougher eggs.

Castes/Phases: Male and Female (Identical) (+1 Evolution).

Locomotion: Carangiforme (+1 Swim Speed). Crawling. Gas Buoyancy. Active. (20NP)

External Features: Fish-Shaped Body (+1 Swim Speed). Black melanin (2NP, +Strong UV Resistance). Skin (3NP, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Permeable Skin, +Cutaneous Respiration, +1 Immunity). Mouth (+1 Filtration). Teeth (4NP, +1 Sharpness, -0.5 Filtration, Weapon). Olfactory Receptors (2NP, +1 Smell). Pinhole Eyes (6NP, +1 Sight). Electroreceptors (5NP, +1 Electroreception). Pectoral Fins (4NP, +1 Agility, +0.2 Walk Speed, -0.2 Swim Speed). Diphycercal Caudal Fin (4NP, +1 Swim Speed). Spines (4NP, -0.2 Swim Speed, Weapon). Cycloid Scales (4NP, +0.5 Toughness, +0.2 Swim Speed).

Internal Features: Low Pressure Metabolism (+Low Pressure Tolerance). Migmachordatix Toxin Gland (7NP, +Fatal Toxin). Gills (4NP, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Ram Ventilation). Closed Circulatory System (11NP, +Large-Body Circulation, +1 Stamina). Heart (11NP, +1 Stamina). Longitudinal Muscles (3NP, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength, +Crawling). Stomach (7NP, +1 Digestion, +Break Down Multicellular Matter, +Digest Meat). Intestines (7NP, +1 Digestion, +Solid Excretion). Bladder (4NP, +Urine Storage). Brain and nerve network with slow reflexes (22NP, +1 Coordination, +1 Intelligence). Cartilage Skull (4NP, +1 Toughness). Cartilage Jaw (5NP, +Penetrates Toughness 0). Cartilage Vertebrae (4NP, +2 Flexibilty, +1 Support, +1 Strength). Swim Bladder Without Duct (7NP, +1 Buoyancy, +Gas Buoyancy, +Air Space). Testes (7NP, Male Only). Ova (7NP, Female Only).

Temporal Range: R.190 - R.235 (Astathean to Atrobocean Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Cosmopolitan

Lifespan: 1 year

Predecessor: Protichthys alexiosii

Classification: Protichthysinae (sf), Sanicthyopsidae (f)

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Protichthys salmacidus

Latest Mutations: Brackish Tolerance

This primitive 'fish' grazes on algae in the brackish water of Ezta's tropical zones.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Tropical Very Humid Barrens, Tropical Monsoon Barrens, Tropical Wet-Dry Barrens, Tropical Winter Semi-Arid Barrens, Tropical Arid Barrens, Subtropical Very Humid Barrens, Subtropical Monsoon Barrens, Subtropical Wet-Dry Barrens, Subtropical Winter Semi-Arid, Subtropical Arid Barrens, Subtropical Very Arid Barrens

Niche: Herbivore

Diet: Any vegetation it can get.

Size: 10cm (head to tail)

Nutritional Need: 76 x 10/100 = 7.6NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 7.6 x 0.25 = 1.9NP per round (Needs to intake 1.9/0.7 = 2.7NP per round)/ 7.6NP

Abilities: Exothermic. Large-Body Circulation. Liquid Excretion. Low Pressure Tolerance. "Migmachordatix" Toxin. Osmoregulation (Brackish Salinity). Permeable Skin. Solid Excretion. Urine Storage.

Perception: Sight 1 (sees blurrily above, Binocular Vision). Electroreception 1 (detects movement at sides). Smell 1 (Odours 1m from front).

Stats: Buoyancy 1 (Adjustable Buoyancy). Coordination 2. Dexterity 1. Digestion 1 (100% Meat, Digests 60%). Evolution 1. Immunity 2. Filtration 0.5 (7/4 = 1.8x1 = 1.8). Pierce Strength 1. Respiration 1 (Ram Ventilation). Sharpness 1. Stamina 3. Strength 2. Swim Agility 2. Swim Speed 3.3. Support 1. Toughness 0.5 (1.5 - head, spine). UV Resistance 3. Walk Agility 1. Walk Speed 0.7.

Intelligence / Behaviour: 1. Hungry > Search for food. 2. Food > Bite. 3. Tired > Rest. 4. Pain > Swim away. 5. Maturity > Reproduce.

External Features: It has a fish-shaped body with black pigmentation, oval pectoral ray-fins, a caudal fin beneath the tail where there are also spines. Cycloid scales cover the skin and a line of electroreceptors on the flank dot the body. A mouth containing square teeth, olfactory receptors and upwards facing pinhole eyes make up the face.

Internal Features: Inside each cell has a low pressure tolerant metabolism. Migmachordatix toxin is produced and secreted into spines. Three gill slits sit each side of head. A network of vascular blood vessels circulates red blood containing hemoglobin, pumped by a simple heart. Muscles line either side of the body between the body wall and the cartilage vertebrae. The mouth is supported by a cartilage jaw, which is linked to a cartilage skull. The gastrointestinal tract from the mouth has a stomach with digestive juices followed by intestines, with vegetation-digesting microfauna, leading to the anus. A brain encased in the head connects to two nerve cords which branch into network of nerves. A swim bladder lies in the centre of the body. It hosts either male or female gonads. Kidneys, connected to circulatory system, expels waste to the bladder a tract.

Reproduction: Sexual Reproduction. External Fertilisation. 1,000 eggs per spawn. Tougher Eggs.

Castes/Phases: Almost identical male and female.

Locomotion: Active (20NP). Moves tail end of body side to side in a carangiforme motion (+1 Swim Speed).

External Features: Fish-Shaped Body (0NP, +1 Swim Speed, +Carangiforme). Dark Pigmentation (2NP, +3 UV Resistance). Scales (4NP, +0.5 Toughness, +0.2 Speed). Gills (4NP, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Ram Ventilation, +Only Works Underwater). Pectoral Fin (4NP, +1 Swim Agility, +0.2 Walk Speed, -0.2 Swim Speed, +Paddling, +Crawling). Skin (3NP, +1 Immunity, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Stationary Respiration, +Cutaneous Respiration, +Permeable Skin). Electroreceptors (2NP, +1 Electroreception). Mouth (0NP, +1 Filtration). Teeth (4NP, +1 Sharpness, -0.5 Filtration). Olfactory Receptors (2NP, +1 Smell). Pinhole Eyes (2NP, +1 Sight, +Binocular Vision). Caudal Fin (4NP, +1 Swim Speed, +Carangiform). Spines (4NP, +1 Sharpness, -0.2 Swim Speed).

Internal Features: Piezolytes (5NP, +Low Pressure Tolerance). Closed Circulatory System w/ heart (21NP, +Large-Body Circulation, +2 Stamina). Muscular System (7NP, +1 Strength, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +Wriggling). Monogastric Digestive System (18NP, +1 Meat Digestion, +1 Veg Protein Digestion, +1 Immunity, +Solid Excretion). Centralised Nervous System (20NP, +2 Coordination). Swim Bladder (7NP, +1 Buoyancy, +Adjustable Buoyancy). Gonads (7NP, +1 Evolution, +Sexual Reproduction, +Sexes, +External Fertilisation). Kidney (11NP, +Liquid Excretion, +Osmoregulation). Bladder (4NP, +Urine Storage). Cartilage Skull (4NP, +1 Toughness). Cartilage Jaw (5NP, +1 Dexterity, +1 Pierce Strength). Cartilage Vertebrae (10NP, +1 Toughness, +1 Support, +1 Strength, +1 Swim Agility, +1 Walk Agility). Neurotoxin Gland (7NP, +"Migmachordatix" Toxin).

Temporal Range: R. 225 - Present (Atrobocean Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Tropical Estuaries of Olympia, Tartarus, Delphi, Aeaea

Lifespan: 1 - 2 years

Predecessor: Protichthys obscurus

Classification: Protichtysinae (sf), Sanicthyopsidae (f)

Discoverer: StealthStyle