Jungle Fish
* Giant Croc + Dire Anglefish
* similar to Piranha mixed with a mudskippers - carnivores
*on land and water - ugly and grotesque
* not really a fish - but a Salamander.
* their "walking" is more like jerky movements - supporting it's body on the extended edges of it's gill plates and pushing itself by it's fins and tail.
These are aggressive flesh-eaters, able to dilacerate a medium-sized humaniod body within an hour.
These walking fish are able to travel over land for days. However, are not incline to stay far from a water source, unless food is extremely scarce.
They are much larger cousins of the mudskippers - quite are the most well-known land-adapted fish. Both are able to spend days moving about out of water and can even climb mangroves, although to only modest heights.
Also related to Salamanders.
Found mainly in lakes, swamps and marshes throughout Esau. Through peoples terrifying experiences of these Jungle Fish - they do appair in the Nightmare region of The Dream Realm.
BREEDS
* Red Bellied (large)* Long tooth (medium, with extra large teeth)
* Nippers (small)
Basic Information
Dietary Needs and Habits
These are carnivorous fish with one of the highest growth rates among freshwater fish in all of Esau. It will devour anything from insects and crustaceans (in their juvenile stages), to smaller fish like piranhas and peacock bass.
As they can also breath on land they are able to attack creatures on the banks - up to the size of deer and smaller wild cat breeds, such as Lynx.
Biological Cycle
The larger breeds of Jungle Fish can grow very large.
Most Jungle Fish range in size from about 36 to 51 inches long. Weight typically ranges from 10 to 20 kg (22 to 44 pounds).
Larger Jungle Fish are found in the depths of larger lakes of Esau.
Behaviour
Jungle fish are amphibians.
Scientific Name
caribe piscii
Geographic Distribution
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