Lockhinge Notes - Fish Leather and Scales

Fish leather

fast and easy to tan, which evens out other difficulties. actually stronger than similar land leather.

salmon skin (small, thin, but readily available), shark skin (rough, pebbly, time intensive to oil and work enough to be soft and supple, but strong), stingray (tough to work with, would be good armor, and beautiful if sanded down), eel (shiny, almost glazed look, soft, little stretchy, rippled "scar" down the center. moray type eels have grainy scale texture), pirarucu (huge scales), sturgeon (crazy awesome scales, developes a patina. grain reminiscent of tree bark and a surface which feels very similar to cork. unlike other animal leathers doesn't get damaged if it repeatedly comes into contact with water),

scales on or off, two different effects. Water resistant like wind breaker material, or more if treated with wax or tallowplant. Decorative (book covers, jewelery, bags). Use as paper. Transparent, scaleless used as window when glass not available, maybe also like in tents.

Fish scales

dyed, used as glitter. ground up, used in cosmetics. ground up, used as/in food? melted and molded? decorate boxes etc with them. jewelry. arrowheads! glue.

koatoa using their own scales?
extra notes: beaver tail leather
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Swamp fish

Bullhead: ponds, marshes - Adults eat clams, snails, plant material and fish.
Bluegill: live in shallow water marshes and fens among wetland plants
Bass: adults move to deep water during the day and return to the shallow water at night to feed on small fish, frogs, and crayfish.
Minnows.
Pumpkinseed: thrive in farm ponds and within marsh plants along the edges of larger ponds and lakes. Eats insects, snails, clams, and small fish.
Walleye: Visit marshes during cooler parts of the year and at night to feed, but move to deeper water when warm.
Crappie: prefer aquatic vegetation and woody debris for cover. Eat small fish, insects, and crustaceans.
Perch: tolerant of acidic water
Swamp-eel: able to breathe air and typically live in marshes, ponds and damp places, sometimes burying themselves in the mud if the water source dries up. Adaptations to suit this lifestyle; long and slender, lack most fins, making them limbless vertebrates.