Ghastly Snark

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Ghastly Snark
(Carpolemure internamare)
Main image of Ghastly Snark
Species is extinct.
18/121, Replaced by Descendant
Information
CreatorSublyme Other
Week/Generation14/91
HabitatJujubee Deep Sea Floor
Size3 m Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportEndoskeleton (Bone)
DietFilter Feeder (Mainly Centifins)
RespirationActive (Nasal Gills)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual, Eggs, Two sexes
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Spondylozoa
Squalichthyes
Eusqualichthyes
Bakesameidae
Carpolemure
Carpolemure internamare
Ancestor:Descendants:

The ghastly snark evolved after small packs of snarks continued to move deeper and deeper, to avoid the occasional food shortages they encounter whenever the larger packs began to overfeed. As it doesn't interfere with its ancestor's habitat it split from the snark. It evolved in the far northern areas of the LadyM and traveled towards more open water to their new habitat, the Jujubee Ocean. Down at the bottom there is little food large enough to require chewing or actively ingesting, so the ghastly snark now only filters out centifins, much like some species of whales filter out krill on Earth. Without the need to turn rapidly because they no longer use much energy, conserving it for when they feed, the ghastly snark's dorsal fin now hangs uselessly behind it in an elongated form.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
  • Redfin Gillcrest (order Eusqualichthyes)
  • Slaesosaurus (class Squalichthyes)