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Myledaphus and Onchopristis

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Is this new or did I miss them in the bestiary?
Edit: there's another and it jiggles

Myledaphus
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Sometimes this small round egg is soft and wet to the touch, but other times it feels hard and dry.

Hatchling: Image(F)/Image(M)
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Your hatchling is delicate and has velvety skin despite it being covered in small tooth-like denticles. These creatures are highly precocious and fully capable of taking care of themselves as soon as they hatch. They spend most of their time using their flattened heads to dig clams and other mollusks from the sand near the coast, occasionally delighting when they stumble upon a juicy ragworm. Even though they require no help from their parents, young myledaphus are far from solitary; they regularly engage other hatchlings in games of chase.
Adult: Image(F)/Image(M)
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Myledaphus are relatively small and unassuming compared to the great sea creatures of the world, but they're valued for their bright colors. The wealthiest aristocrats in Voltar and Synara keep these vibrant creatures in pools and sand pits around the edges of their gardens, and even some in Alveus have taken to keeping them around. Myledaphus are relatively easy to care for as long as they have an ample supply of shellfish, and they can grow to be quite sociable. They communicate largely through body language though many magi think their electricity-sensitive snouts are also involved in their interactions with one another somehow. Myledaphus are relatively harmless to anything larger than a clam, but it is advised that any prospective caretaker watch their fingers if they've recently eaten -- these creatures' small hexagonal teeth are surprisingly powerful.
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Myledaphus are shy coastal creatures rarely seen by humans despite their vibrant colors. They reach about a meter long and spend most of the day hiding in the sand, only coming out at night to forage for food. Curiously, the males and females of this species typically inhabit very different environments; males are aquatic and live in warm coastal waters, while females swim through the air over tropical beaches. Both are able to fly and swim in air or water, but each can only breathe in one fluid. Females must hold their breath to dive underwater just as the males must keep their gills moist when they venture into the air. Occasionally a rare individual is both with the ability to pass between the submarine and surface worlds as it pleases, but for most, visits to the other population of myledaphus are brief. The one exception is during a blue moon, when the restrictions on these creatures seem lifted and they actively visit one another like old friends kept separate. Unsurprisingly, the blue moon is the breeding season for these creatures, and because it comes so rarely, myledaphus must live for a very long time. By some estimates, individuals regularly live over a hundred years.
Onchopristis
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This egg jiggles if you poke it.

Hatchling: Image(M)/Image(F)
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A young onchopristis is essentially a small adult, capable of fending for itself from the moment it hatches. They live largely solitary lives and spend much of their early years hiding in mangroves and reefs. They generally seem to prefer to remain in water with salinity comparable to that they hatched in, though as adults they gain the ability to swim in fresh and salt water. Many fishermen believe it is good luck to return any young onchopristis caught in a river, lest the water grow sour in their absence.
Adult: Image(M)/Image(F)
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Onchopristis are nervous creatures, shy by nature but rarely willing to fight. Their bulky appearance and long snouts seem ungainly, but they're swift for their size and can evade most would-be predators. If they're caught, either by a hungry maraegian nizari or an unsuspecting fisherman, their tooth-lined snouts can become formidable weapons. Each tooth is several inches long and hook-shaped, and with sixty or more of them lining the edge of their snouts, it's no wonder these creatures are often called sawfish. They have no known magical properties though like their relatives, sharks and rays, onchopristis have an array of sensitive receptors lining their bodies and snouts. These receptors can pick up minute electrical signals from the bodies of other animals, allowing the fish to locate food in complete darkness. Their ability to easily navigate dark places makes them useful companions for those who like to explore undersea caves.
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Though relatively common all along the coastline and even far up large inland rivers, onchopristis are seldom seen for their spotted patterns allow them to easily blend into murky water and the ocean floor. They employ a variety of hunting strategies depending on what environment they find themselves in; in rivers, they hunt along the channel digging up creatures hidden in the sand; in reefs, they sweep their long, tooth-lined snouts to spear prey; in more open water, they are surprisingly swift and will chase down individual fish then stun them with a flick of their snouts. They grow relatively large, some reaching lengths of twenty feet or more and require constant food to fill their bellies. Despite their voracious appetites, these creatures only eat fairly small fish and mollusks, and are generally considered harmless to humans.
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new? Different ones in stream
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Re: Myledaphus and Onchopristis?

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The second's hunting habits sounds like one of those sawfish things? the 'chainsaw snoots' as I like to call them.
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Waaaah I'm so glad I was up watching the Venture Bros to see this! I wonder what these'll look like?
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I'm excited too! I wish I had chocolates to give my two lol

I'm betting a Sawfish or something similar for the Onchopristis
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So we have a possibility for Onchopristis, but what might be Myledaphus? Some kind of flying lungfish?
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Re: Myledaphus and Onchopristis?

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I forgot the best rule for guessing new creatures: When in doubt, google it

And for Myledaphus we have:
Myledaphus is a genus of Late Cretaceous cartilaginous fish. It was a freshwater guitarfish that probably reached a length of 3 feet (91 cm) long, and had teeth adapted for a durophagous diet of animals such as clams.
... well, it sounds fun? Also it actually does look like a guitar
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Female Myledaphus hatchling
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Your hatchling is delicate and has velvety skin despite it being covered in small tooth-like denticles. These creatures are highly precocious and fully capable of taking care of themselves as soon as they hatch. They spend most of their time using their flattened heads to dig clams and other mollusks from the sand near the coast, occasionally delighting when they stumble upon a juicy ragworm. Even though they require no help from their parents, young myledaphus are far from solitary; they regularly engage other hatchlings in games of chase.

Myledaphus are shy coastal creatures rarely seen by humans despite their vibrant colors. They reach about a meter long and spend most of the day hiding in the sand, only coming out at night to forage for food. Curiously, the males and females of this species typically inhabit very different environments; males are aquatic and live in warm coastal waters, while females swim through the air over tropical beaches. Both are able to fly and swim in air or water, but each can only breathe in one fluid. Females must hold their breath to dive underwater just as the males must keep their gills moist when they venture into the air. Occasionally a rare individual is both with the ability to pass between the submarine and surface worlds as it pleases, but for most, visits to the other population of myledaphus are brief. The one exception is during a blue moon, when the restrictions on these creatures seem lifted and they actively visit one another like old friends kept separate. Unsurprisingly, the blue moon is the breeding season for these creatures, and because it comes so rarely, myledaphus must live for a very long time. By some estimates, individuals regularly live over a hundred years.
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Male Onchopristis hatchling
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A young onchopristis is essentially a small adult, capable of fending for itself from the moment it hatches. They live largely solitary lives and spend much of their early years hiding in mangroves and reefs. They generally seem to prefer to remain in water with salinity comparable to that they hatched in, though as adults they gain the ability to swim in fresh and salt water. Many fishermen believe it is good luck to return any young onchopristis caught in a river, lest the water grow sour in their absence.

Though relatively common all along the coastline and even far up large inland rivers, onchopristis are seldom seen for their spotted patterns allow them to easily blend into murky water and the ocean floor. They employ a variety of hunting strategies depending on what environment they find themselves in; in rivers, they hunt along the channel digging up creatures hidden in the sand; in reefs, they sweep their long, tooth-lined snouts to spear prey; in more open water, they are surprisingly swift and will chase down individual fish then stun them with a flick of their snouts. They grow relatively large, some reaching lengths of twenty feet or more and require constant food to fill their bellies. Despite their voracious appetites, these creatures only eat fairly small fish and mollusks, and are generally considered harmless to humans.
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leica wrote:Image
Female Myledaphus hatchling
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Your hatchling is delicate and has velvety skin despite it being covered in small tooth-like denticles. These creatures are highly precocious and fully capable of taking care of themselves as soon as they hatch. They spend most of their time using their flattened heads to dig clams and other mollusks from the sand near the coast, occasionally delighting when they stumble upon a juicy ragworm. Even though they require no help from their parents, young myledaphus are far from solitary; they regularly engage other hatchlings in games of chase.

Myledaphus are shy coastal creatures rarely seen by humans despite their vibrant colors. They reach about a meter long and spend most of the day hiding in the sand, only coming out at night to forage for food. Curiously, the males and females of this species typically inhabit very different environments; males are aquatic and live in warm coastal waters, while females swim through the air over tropical beaches. Both are able to fly and swim in air or water, but each can only breathe in one fluid. Females must hold their breath to dive underwater just as the males must keep their gills moist when they venture into the air. Occasionally a rare individual is both with the ability to pass between the submarine and surface worlds as it pleases, but for most, visits to the other population of myledaphus are brief. The one exception is during a blue moon, when the restrictions on these creatures seem lifted and they actively visit one another like old friends kept separate. Unsurprisingly, the blue moon is the breeding season for these creatures, and because it comes so rarely, myledaphus must live for a very long time. By some estimates, individuals regularly live over a hundred years.
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Male Onchopristis hatchling
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A young onchopristis is essentially a small adult, capable of fending for itself from the moment it hatches. They live largely solitary lives and spend much of their early years hiding in mangroves and reefs. They generally seem to prefer to remain in water with salinity comparable to that they hatched in, though as adults they gain the ability to swim in fresh and salt water. Many fishermen believe it is good luck to return any young onchopristis caught in a river, lest the water grow sour in their absence.

Though relatively common all along the coastline and even far up large inland rivers, onchopristis are seldom seen for their spotted patterns allow them to easily blend into murky water and the ocean floor. They employ a variety of hunting strategies depending on what environment they find themselves in; in rivers, they hunt along the channel digging up creatures hidden in the sand; in reefs, they sweep their long, tooth-lined snouts to spear prey; in more open water, they are surprisingly swift and will chase down individual fish then stun them with a flick of their snouts. They grow relatively large, some reaching lengths of twenty feet or more and require constant food to fill their bellies. Despite their voracious appetites, these creatures only eat fairly small fish and mollusks, and are generally considered harmless to humans.
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Such cute hatchling sprites! I'll go add them to the first post!
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Oooo, fishies
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