Ilektrika

***Ilektrika*** (greek for electric) is a genus of predatory jumper wish, in the family Arpaktikoaltis, under the Tribe Glykounerou and are a part of the clade Idiotamcaptionemviventem. Ilektrika is distinguished from other genera below Glykounirou by its leg-like muscular fins, similar to coelacanth, Some species, such as *Ilektrika pezoporos*, even have Tiktaalik-like fins, the ability to walk on land and breathe air, and reduced rows of spikes winning comparison to other genera under Glykounerou. Ilektrika's most notable ability is its ability to generate electricity like an electric eel. It was once very diverse and dominated the waterways back in its day and nowadays there's only a handful of species still alive.

## Anatomy

The anatomy of all species under *Ilektrika* is fairly complicated as they had very developed digestive systems, immune systems, and respiratory systems. Due to their complexity, they are divided into five sections (from front to back): the head, the anterior lamellus (named after Latin for gills, lamellae), the posterior lamellus, the lishe (just made up the name, pronounced l-eye-sh), and the tail.

### External

The external anatomy of *Ilektrika* is notably sophisticated, as they had various adaptations that functions externally, such as spikes down their back, long thin appendages on their heads used for attracting prey, and an ability to produce electricity to shock prey and predators, much like electric eels on Earth. The skin is thick and well-protected and is in many cases used for camouflage.

These appendages on their heads are known as whisacles, and are used for increased response time, as they have the ability to fire neurons directly to muscles as opposed to firing to the brain and then to muscles.

On the anterior lamellus is the foremost set of fins/legs, and with them the second strongest muscles in the entire body, the strongest being the hind fins/leg muscles. These are constantly loaded like springs, allowing the animal to strike whenever it feels necessary, usually in searching for prey but occasionally for self-defense from predators. The middle fins/legs are on the posterior lamellus, used solely for swimming or running (depends on the species) and folding up when the animal is resting or hunting, and the back fins/legs are sported on the lishe with a significant increase in thickness over the other fins/legs, having the strongest muscles in the entire body for two purposes: to launch forward quickly when prey is near or when threatened and to increasing swimming/running speed in open water.

The tail comprises namely the tail itself, used for propelling the animal when in open water.

### Internal

While the external anatomy is impressive, the internal anatomy is even more so.

The head contains all of the animal's sensory organs, of which it has multiple. It has a brain, two eyes, and two long worm-like appendages that functions somewhat as additional brains. The brain is very sophisticated and *Ilektrika* are very intelligent; they have cognitive ability compared to that of a domesticated cat on Earth. The brain is located in the center of the head, where it is attached to the eyes, ears, and whisacles. The eyes are on stalks to allow the animal to see out of the sand, which it often buries itself in. The whisacles send electrical signals to other parts of the body telling them what to do, making them somewhat like additional brains. For example, when prey is near and bites or attempts to bite the whisacles, rather than sending signals to the brain which then tells the rest of the body to attack, they will send the signals themselves. This gives *Ilektrika* the ability to attack incredibly quickly, dragging prey down under the sand in less than half a second. The ears can also hear very well, able to sense very slight movements in the water. The eyes, however, are the animal's one main disadvantage, as they did not have very good eyesight and could only subtly make out shapes, though they did not need eyes better than this to sense when a predator was coming and their whisacles did most of the detecting prey.

The anterior lamellus contains the front most set of gills on a member of this genus, located in a half-ring shape just behind the head. This serves the purpose to provide oxygen while the animal is under sand, either waiting for prey or sleeping. It filters through the sand, drawing it what water it can and from there taking in oxygen. While this is a somewhat inefficient solution, as the amount of air (and further oxygen) in the sand is far less than in the water, members of *Ilektrika* take up much less energy when sleeping or hunting, as their stationary nature enters them into a state in which their muscles are relaxed completely and their senses are heightened. These gills also function when exposed to open water, though this is the primary purpose of the posterior lamellus. Within this area lies the esophagus, connecting the mouth to the stomach, with a heightened speed for dissolving the outer layers of prey to compensate for the speed at which it is caught.

The posterior lamellus contains the set of gills used in open water, located in a thick ring extending almost all the way around the animal, save for a small area on the belly. Covering this is a small flap, contracting when in open water but extending when buried to avoid damage. When a member of this genus must leave its place of burial, whether for mating, better food prospects, or any other purpose, it will propel itself forward at high velocities and uncover these gills. Compared to those of the anterior lamellus, these gills are much more suited for open water, functioning similarly to most other gills both on Hume III and Earth. Internally, the hearts are also rested within the region, the main heart lying closely to the right of the backbone and the vestigial heart to its left. The esophagus ends shortly into this section, leading into the stomach, taking roughly 6-7 hours to digest before passing food along to the intestines. Because of the high chance of accidentally consuming sand or dirt along with prey, any waste like this is typically expelled quickly back up through the mouth. Located around the stomach in a ring pattern are the three electricity generating organs, used to power the animal's electric shock power when provoked or when used in hunting. At the bottom near the belly lies the main organ, up and to the left is the Hunter's organ, and to the right of this is the Sach's organ.

The lishe contains the majority of the animal’s digestive organs, including the large intestine, small intestine, colon, and anus. Organs used along the urinary track (haha) are also here, primarily the bladder, as well as other organs such as the livers (members of this order posses two) and the lungs. The large intestine extends for about 120% of the animal’s body length when measured in its entirety and the small intestine is roughly twice this.

The tail contains few notable features internally apart from remarkably flexible muscles and somewhat lower blood flow than other parts of the body.

## Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalisaliena

Branch: Kyriokatastima

Phylum: Xenochordata

Subphylum: Psariaskoulikion

Megaclass: Epithymia

Superclass: Skoulikionpsaria

Class: Ostikiepithymia

Clade: Ilektrikapodia

Order: Psithyrismenoprosopo

Family: Arpaktikoaltisae

Tribe: Glykounerouini

Genus: ***Ilektrika***

Extant species under *Ilektrika*:

*Ilektrika Ilektrika*

Extinct species under *Ilektrika*:

*Ilektrika pezoporos*

*Ilektrika picosgrandes*