Soundwavia

## Soundwavia vorei

Better brain = 4

Genders = 6

Better electroreception = 6

Status: EN

Timespan: R.76 - Present

Habitat: Shallow Sea, Ocean Surface

Distribution: Northern Hemisphere Seas & Oceans

Niche: Predator

Nutritional Value: 132

Size: 19cm (length)

Predecessor: Thanostoma aquaprinceps

Classification: Makouridae, Makouridea, Caudaria

Latest Mutations: Swim Bladder = 4, Increase Size = 3, Flippers = 5

Info: Although it tends to live around shallow seas where prey is larger, this relatively efficient swimmer can also hunt at the surface of the open ocean. It is quicker, more agile and can control its buoyancy, being able to hunt down the most fleeting of prey. It has become the dominant predator in the entire northern hemisphere, driving Thanostoma aquaprinceps into extinction. It requires air at the surface to inflate its swim bladder.

Description: It has a blue, tapering body, lined with electroreceptors and three gills on each side, ending in a long whip-tail complete with venomous spikes. Two large pinhole eyes, that the animal is able to swivel slightly for increased range of sight, sit on the side of the head and it's mouth is full of small teeth, with a pair of venomous fangs embedded in its cartilage jaw. Supported by rays of cartilage, it has a pair of pectoral flippers, as well as a dorsal fin on the back. An open circulatory system bathes the organs in hemacoel, and the body is controlled by ganglia. Down the back are cartilage vertebrae. In the gut, was a primitive stomach with the ability to digest multicellular matter. It has a swim bladder connected to the gut.

Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Venomous Canines, Blue, Pinhole Eyes, Cartilage Jaw

Discoverer: Soundwave

## Soundwavia amazonus

Temporal Range: R.115 - R.124 (Novaglacian Stage of the Atroxian)

Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Upper Ocean

Distribution: Northern Hemisphere

Niche: Apex Predator

Size: 19cm (length)

Nutritional Worth: 60.5/10 x 19 = 115NP

Predecessor: Soundwavia vorei

Classification: Soundwavinae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii (c), Bilateria (p)

Latest Mutations: Gender = 1, Eye = 4, Fins = 2

Perception: Decent vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.

Info: Interestingly, Soundwavia amazonus was an all-female species. Each animal contained only the female egg cells, which they used to produce genetically identical young but this had to be stimulated by the presence of male sex cells stolen from sexually-reproducing Soundwavia vorei. This method of reproduction is known as gynogenesis. It resulted in a larger population but with less chance of evolution. It had true eyes that give it clear sight, making locating prey slightly easier but it also had smaller fins, which means it was less agile than its predecessor.

Anatomy: It has a blue, tapering body, lined with electroreceptors and three gills on each side, ending in a long whip-tail complete with venomous spikes. Two eyes, with cornea supported by vitreous humour and the retina at the back, sit on the side of the head and it's mouth is full of small teeth, with a pair of venomous fangs embedded in its cartilage jaw. Supported by rays of cartilage, it has a pair of small pectoral flippers, as well as a tiny dorsal fin on the back. An open circulatory system bathes the organs in hemacoel, and the body is dcontrolled by ganglia. Down the back are cartilage vertebrae. In the gut, was a primitive stomach with the ability to digest multicellular matter. It has a swim bladder connected to the gut. They contain only female egg cells.

Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning.

Cause of Extinction: Outcompeted

Discoverer: Soundwave

## Soundwavia parvus

Temporal Range: R.124 - R.125 (Novaglacian Stage of the Atroxian)

Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Upper Ocean

Distribution: Northern Hemisphere

Niche: Predator

Size: 9.5cm (length)

Nutritional Worth:

Predecessor: Soundwavia vorei

Classification: Peragapodusinae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii (c), Bilateria (p)

Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, could use electroreception up to ten metres away.

Latest Mutations: Smaller

Info: Soundwavia could not compete against the electrifying Sanelectrophorus electricus, so instead it moved to a smaller, different prey, occupying different niche. To live in this niche, it halved in size. It abandoned the apex predator niche and itself became prey. It did not last very long.

Anatomy: It has a blue, tapering body, lined with electroreceptors and three gills on each side, ending in a long whip-tail complete with venomous spikes. Two large pinhole eyes, that the animal is able to swivel slightly for increased range of sight, sit on the side of the head and it's mouth is full of small teeth, with a pair of venomous fangs embedded in its cartilage jaw. Supported by rays of cartilage, it has a pair of pectoral flippers, as well as a dorsal fin on the back. An open circulatory system bathes the organs in hemacoel, and the body is controlled by ganglia. Down the back are cartilage vertebrae. In the gut, was a primitive stomach with the ability to digest multicellular matter. It has a swim bladder connected to the gut.

Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning.

Cause of Extinction: Outcompeted

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Soundwavia largus

Status: LC

Temporal Range: R.126 - Present (Untrustolithic)

Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Upper Ocean

Distribution: Northern Hemisphere

Niche: Predator

Size: 33cm (length)
Nutritional Worth:

Predecessor: Soundwavia vorei

Classification: Soundwavinae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii (c), Bilateria (p)

Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.

Latest Mutations: Larger

Info: The predators in the Northern Hemisphere are finally beginning to diversify, such as with the appearance of Sanelectrophorus. The older generation struggle to compete and so target different prey; this Soundwavine has become much larger, to tackle larger prey that no other predators can.

Anatomy: It has a blue, tapering body, lined with electroreceptors and three gills on each side, ending in a long whip-tail complete with venomous spikes. Two large pinhole eyes, that the animal is able to swivel slightly for increased range of sight, sit on the side of the head and it's mouth is full of small teeth, with a pair of venomous fangs embedded in its cartilage jaw. Supported by rays of cartilage, it has a pair of pectoral flippers, as well as a dorsal fin on the back. An open circulatory system bathes the organs in hemacoel, and the body is controlled by ganglia. Down the back are cartilage vertebrae. In the gut, was a primitive stomach with the ability to digest multicellular matter. It has a swim bladder connected to the gut.

Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning.

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Soundwavia banksi

Status: LC

Temporal Range: R.134 - Present (Untrustolithic)

Habitat: Temperate Shallows

Distribution: Northern Hemisphere

Niche: Predator

Size: 33cm (length)

Nutritional Worth:

Predecessor: Soundwavia largus

Classification: Soundwavinae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii (c), Bilateria (p)

Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away, can smell odours up to ten metres away

Latest Mutations: Odour receptors

Info: To find prey when the water becomes murky, Soundwavia banksi uses a combination of electroreception and odour receptors.
Anatomy: It has a blue, tapering body, lined with electroreceptors and three gills on each side, ending in a long whip-tail complete with venomous spikes. Two large pinhole eyes, that the animal is able to swivel slightly for increased range of sight, sit on the side of the head and it's mouth is full of small teeth, with a pair of venomous fangs embedded in its cartilage jaw. Odour receptors dot it's face. Supported by rays of cartilage, it has a pair of pectoral flippers, as well as a dorsal fin on the back. An open circulatory system bathes the organs in hemacoel, and the body is controlled by ganglia. Down the back are cartilage vertebrae. In the gut, was a primitive stomach with the ability to digest multicellular matter. It has a swim bladder connected to the gut.

Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning.

Discoverer: StealthStyle