Hookmouth Phlyer

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Hookmouth Phlyer
(Ankistroaetus neptune)
Artwork of Hookmouth Phlyer
Species is extinct.
22/?, unknown cause
Creator Colddigger Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Superorder
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Mancerxa
Chloropodia
Pterophylla
Rostrophylla
Phyllogryphomorpha
Ankistraetiformes
Ankistraetidae
Ankistroaetus
Ankistroaetus neptune
Week/Generation 19/128
Habitat Jujubee Ocean (Sunlight Zone), Soma Coast, Huggs Coast, Yokto Coast, Truteal Shallows, Xeno Shallows, Vivus Island Beach, Huggs Beach, Soma Beach, Yokto Beach
Size 1.5 m Wingspan
Primary Mobility Unknown
Support Unknown
Diet Carnivore (Sail Gillfin, Gilltail, Lightvesting Filtersquid, Flashing Filtersquid, Flying Swarmer, Leaping Urpoi, Filthy Gelatin, Disorderly Gelatin, Floating Gelatin, Hunting Darkswarmer, Crystal Gilltail, Pick Gilltail, Seacrystal Gilltail, Korystal Gilltail, Migrating Finworm, Coastworm Lancer, Filter Currybug, Moss-Eating Sea Finworm, Pedeeater Pakahe), Photosynthesis
Respiration Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulation Heterotherm (Basking, Muscle-Generated Heat)
Reproduction Sexual, Live Birth, Two Sexes


The hookmouth phlyer split from its ancestor and took up a seagoing life. They have wide wings for soaring great distances without land, this is because often there is no place to land when hunting over the vast ocean. Their wing membrane can be stretched out by moving the wings forward, this is useful when trying to catch updrafts in the morning. The coloring of their bodies are used to trick their aquatic prey, white underbelly mimics the sky and water surface, while the blue face makes it difficult to notice when underwater. Hookmouth phlyers, as the name suggests, have hooked beaks to snatch food out of the water while on the wing, the upper part of the beak has shortened to stay out of the way of the hook. Their bodies are balanced to keep the butt-nostril out of the water if the organism ever decides to rest on the ocean, although this rarely happens as taking to the air after doing so is difficult.

When out over the ocean they tend to be alone, but when around the coast their numbers increase and you can find huge flocks of them just circling about in the sky. Nests are made on cliffs or in tall flora, they are made from whatever the phlyer can find. Females often have five or six young, anymore than that is rare, she defends them aggressively and most survive to adulthood.

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)
  • Swift Hookphlyer (order Ankistraetiformes)
  • Cuniculyn (superorder Phyllogryphomorpha)
  • Squirrelly Dufftrout (subclass Rostrophylla)
  • Coastrunner Bandersnatch (class Pterophylla)