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Shagfish
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Name:
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Segnichthys incurvus
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Abilities and Weapons:
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swimming skills, stealth
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Occupation:
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Foraging micropredator
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Home:
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Skull Island
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First Appearance:
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"The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island" (from 2005)
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Diet:
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Piscivore
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Status:
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Unknown. Presumably rescued by expeditions.
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The Shagfish (Estrichthys hirsutus, meaning "shaggy glutton-fish") is a fish native to skull island's waterways, similar to a grenadier in appearance.
Facts[]
Shagfish are so named because of its shaggy appearances. However these aren't hair follicles but highly evolved fins made to resemble the weeds and vegetation that grows in the marshes, swamps and rivers of Skull Island.
Indeed, the Shagfish is an ambush predator, not unlike Rhadamanthus or Segnix, following the same mouth designs as these fishes which allows them to perform efficient suction feeding if prey is close. Although it resembles these fishes, it is unknown if the Shagfish is in anyway related to Anglerfishes or a case of convergent evolution.
Trivia[]
- Like all animals from Skull Island. It is unknown what they faced during the sinking of the island. Given the multiple expeditions, there may be a chance that a few surviving populations was saved off-land to a more stable enclosure.