Megalops

## Megalops nocturnus

Latest Mutations: Large eyes, Only comes out at night

Bigger predators prowl the waterways, and so Megalops has taken to hiding during the day and feeding at night through the use of its large eyes.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Freshwater & Brackish Water in 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 Barrens, Subtropical Arid Barrens, Subtropical Very Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Very Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Arid Barrens, Subpolar Moderate Continental Arid Barrens

Niche: Predator, Herbivore

Size: 6cm (length)

Nutritional Need: (123NP/10) x 6/10 = 7.4NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: (7.4 x 0.6) x 0.9 = 4NP / 7.4NP

Abilities: Moderate UV Resistance, Pincers Penetrate Hardness 1, Moulting, Can Roll Up. Osmoregulation (Brackish, Freshwater Tolerance), Circulation, Excretion.

Perception: Chemoreception 2 (Senses chemical particles from 5m away, only vague sense of direction), Sight 1 (Clear sight to the sides), Perceives Blue and Green, Night Vision 1.

Stats: Respiration 1, Coordination 1. Digestion 1.2 (Can Break Down Multicellular Matter, Can Digest Meat, Can Digest Plants, 10% less), Immunity (Immunity Physical Barrier), Support 1.5, Intelligence 1, Desiccation Resistance 1, Hardness 3. Walk Speed 0.5, Swim Speed 2.7, Stamina 1, Jumping 1, Strength 0.5, Dexterity 0.5, Filtration -0.5. Evolution 1 (4 mutations).

Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. When feeling pain; roll up into a ball. When hungry; look or sense for algae, Icthyotelus or Sarcodiscus. When ready to reproduce, sense for pheromones of opposite sex and move towards them, then attempt to mate with the source. When sensing light, hide in the dark by curling up.

External Features: Iridiphore pigments give the calcified exoskeleton with many plates covering the cylindrical body a metallic, blue sheen. This covers the skin. The mouth has a pair of mandibles (chelicera) and also has nearby chemoreceptors. On the side of the head are a pair of large lens eyes and behind them a pair of compound eyes. The exoskeleton sports five pairs of legs; the first are chelipeds which end in pincers (chela), the next four are lined with paddles and used for walking. The exoskeleton ends in a fan tail, and below this is a hyponome.

Internal Features: Spiracles at the edge of the body draw in water past gill-like structures. A closed circulatory system of blood vessels transports blue blood efficiently around the body. Anti-freeze glycoproteins circulate in the body fluids. A nephridium funnels out chemical waste and expels it through a pore. The body is supported by a system of muscles. From the mouth, a tube leads to the stomach, then into the coiled intestines and finally to the anus. A brain in the head connects to a nerve cord, which itself is connected to nerves like rungs of a ladder. In the centre of the body is a swim bladder, while below can be found testes (in a male or hermaphrodite) or an ova (in a female or hermaphrodite). Throughout the whole body seeps a bitter fluid.

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

Castes/Phases: Male & Female until late life (Identical) (+1 Evolution)

Locomotion: Walking. Paddling. Fluke Swimming. Hyponome Burst. Buoyancy Control.

External Features: Blue pigments (1 + 1NP, Moderate UV Resistance). Flexible, calcified, chitin exoskeleton (10 + 0NP, +3 Hardness, +1 Desiccation Resistance, +1 Support, No Cutaneous Respiration, Moulting, Can Roll Up). Skin (2 + 1NP, Permeable Skin, Cutaneous Respiration, +1 Respiration, Immunity Physical Barrier). Two lots of pincers (8 + 0NP, Penetrates Hardness 1, +0.5 Dexterity, -1 Filtration). Mouth (0 + 0NP, +0.5 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (1 + 1NP, +2 Chemoreception). Two large eyes with blue and green receptor cells (2 + 5NP, +1 Sight, +1 Night Vision, Perceives Blue and Green Light). Two compound eyes with blue and green receptor cells (2 + 5NP, +1 Sight, Perceives Blue and Green Light). Five pairs of legs with paddle linings, but front pair have no paddles and end in strong claws (4 + 0NP, +1 Walk Speed, +1 Jumping, +0.7 Swim Speed). Hyponome (3 + 7NP, +0.5 Swim Speed). Fan tail (4 + 0NP, +1 Swim Speed).

Internal Features: Aquatic Spiracles (3 + 5NP, +1 Respiration), Closed Circulatory System (2 + 7NP, +1 Stamina, Circulation). Anti-Freeze (1 + 1NP). Nephridium (3 + 10NP, Osmoregulation, Excretion). Muscles (3 + 0NP, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength, Allows Crawling). Stomach (3 + 7NP, Can Break Down Multicellular Matter, Can Digest Meat). Coiled Intestines (3 + 5NP, +1.2 Digestion). Brain and nerve network (6 + 14NP, +1 Coordination, +1 Intelligence). Swim Bladder (3 + 5NP). Testes (1 + 5NP, Male and Hermaphrodite Castes Only). Ova (1 + 5NP, Female and Hermaphrodite Castes Only). Bitter Fluid (2 + 1NP).

Temporal Range: R.168 - Present (Nocturnus Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Tartarus

Lifespan: 1 - 2 years

Predecessor: Gempliaori secarus

Classification: Gempliaoirinae (sf), Gempliaoridae (f)

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Megalops venatus

Latest Mutations: Bigger, Stronger Mandibles

Bigger predators prowl the waterways, and so Megalops has taken to hiding during the day and feeding at night through the use of its large eyes.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Freshwater & Brackish Water in 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 Barrens, Subtropical Arid Barrens, Subtropical Very Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Very Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Arid Barrens, Subpolar Moderate Continental Arid Barrens

Niche: Predator, Herbivore

Size: 9cm (length)

Nutritional Need: (143NP/10) x 9/10 = 12.9NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: (12.9 x 0.6) x 0.9 = 7NP / 12.9NP

Abilities: Moderate UV Resistance, Pincers Penetrate Hardness 2, Moulting, Can Roll Up. Osmoregulation (Brackish, Freshwater Tolerance), Circulation, Excretion.

Perception: Chemoreception 2 (Senses chemical particles from 5m away, only vague sense of direction), Sight 1 (Clear sight to the sides), Perceives Blue and Green, Night Vision 1.

Stats: Respiration 1, Coordination 1. Digestion 1.2 (Can Break Down Multicellular Matter, Can Digest Meat, Can Digest Plants, 10% less), Immunity (Immunity Physical Barrier), Support 1.5, Intelligence 1, Desiccation Resistance 1, Hardness 3. Walk Speed 0.5, Swim Speed 2.7, Stamina 1, Jumping 1, Strength 0.5, Dexterity 0.5, Filtration -0.5. Evolution 1 (4 mutations).

Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. When feeling pain; roll up into a ball. When hungry; look or sense for algae, Icthyotelus or Sarcodiscus. When ready to reproduce, sense for pheromones of opposite sex and move towards them, then attempt to mate with the source. When sensing light, hide in the dark by curling up.

External Features: Iridiphore pigments give the calcified exoskeleton with many plates covering the cylindrical body a metallic, blue sheen. This covers the skin. The mouth has a pair of mandibles (chelicera) and also has nearby chemoreceptors. On the side of the head are a pair of large lens eyes and behind them a pair of compound eyes. The exoskeleton sports five pairs of legs; the first are chelipeds which end in pincers (chela), the next four are lined with paddles and used for walking. The exoskeleton ends in a fan tail, and below this is a hyponome.

Internal Features: Spiracles at the edge of the body draw in water past gill-like structures. A closed circulatory system of blood vessels transports blue blood efficiently around the body. Anti-freeze glycoproteins circulate in the body fluids. A nephridium funnels out chemical waste and expels it through a pore. The body is supported by a system of muscles. From the mouth, a tube leads to the stomach, then into the coiled intestines and finally to the anus. A brain in the head connects to a nerve cord, which itself is connected to nerves like rungs of a ladder. In the centre of the body is a swim bladder, while below can be found testes (in a male or hermaphrodite) or an ova (in a female or hermaphrodite). Throughout the whole body seeps a bitter fluid.

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

Castes/Phases: Male & Female until late life (Identical) (+1 Evolution)

Locomotion: Active. Walking. Paddling. Fluke Swimming. Hyponome Burst. Buoyancy Control.

External Features: Blue pigments (1 + 1NP, Moderate UV Resistance). Flexible, calcified, chitin exoskeleton (10 + 0NP, +3 Hardness, +1 Desiccation Resistance, +1 Support, No Cutaneous Respiration, Moulting, Can Roll Up). Skin (2 + 1NP, Permeable Skin, Cutaneous Respiration, +1 Respiration, Immunity Physical Barrier). Two lots of pincers (8 + 0NP, Penetrates Hardness 2, +0.5 Dexterity, -1 Filtration). Mouth (0 + 0NP, +0.5 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (1 + 1NP, +2 Chemoreception). Two large eyes with blue and green receptor cells (2 + 5NP, +1 Sight, +1 Night Vision, Perceives Blue and Green Light). Two compound eyes with blue and green receptor cells (2 + 5NP, +1 Sight, Perceives Blue and Green Light). Five pairs of legs with paddle linings, but front pair have no paddles and end in strong claws (4 + 0NP, +1 Walk Speed, +1 Jumping, +0.7 Swim Speed). Hyponome (3 + 7NP, +0.5 Swim Speed). Fan tail (4 + 0NP, +1 Swim Speed).

Internal Features: Aquatic Spiracles (3 + 5NP, +1 Respiration), Closed Circulatory System (2 + 7NP, +1 Stamina, Circulation). Anti-Freeze (1 + 1NP). Nephridium (3 + 10NP, Osmoregulation, Excretion). Muscles (3 + 0NP, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength, Allows Crawling). Stomach (3 + 7NP, Can Break Down Multicellular Matter, Can Digest Meat). Coiled Intestines (3 + 5NP, +1.2 Digestion). Brain and nerve network (6 + 14NP, +1 Coordination, +1 Intelligence). Swim Bladder (3 + 5NP). Testes (1 + 5NP, Male and Hermaphrodite Castes Only). Ova (1 + 5NP, Female and Hermaphrodite Castes Only). Bitter Fluid (2 + 1NP).

Temporal Range: R.168 - Present (Nocturnus Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Tartarus

Lifespan: 1 - 2 years

Predecessor: Megalops nocturnus

Classification: Gempliaoirinae (sf), Gempliaoridae (f)

Discoverer: StealthStyle