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Species name and how to pronounce it.
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Slutargon
Pronounced Sloo-Tar-Gon
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Appearance
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Where do they live?
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Semitropical and tropical oceans! They're saltwater creatures. They love Reefs and kelp forests.
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How big do they get ?
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Females
Height- 5 inches tall laying down flat
Length- 1'6ft - 2ft
Males
Height- 5 inches tall laying down flat
Length- 1'10ft - 3ft
Note- both start on the minimum end of their length when they're juveniles and grow to the maximum when they're old.
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Diet
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They have fangs that are used for holding prey which include small fish, small crabs(they find ways to break their carapace), and other small creatures. They could probably eat jellyfish. During starvation they could potentially eat another member of their species. If you give them fruit, they may eat it but they prefer meat.
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Skin
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They have slimy skin and like I mentioned before, they're aquatic, meaning if you remove them from the sea and leave them exposed to dry air, they will dry up and die. They breathe though their skin.
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Limbs/nubs
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Like tardigrades, they can have up to 8 arm nubs, but are required 4. They use these to crawl and move around since they cannot swim. They're not super fast on em of course.
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Toxin
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Some (neon patterned ones) can have toxic slime on their bodies. If a predator decides to bite them however, it'll experience an intense metallic taste and burning sensation in it's mouth, and to add, ingesting it can lead to burning in the throat, vomiting, sweating, and burning insides. It differs a bit species to species but it's more of the same. It will not kill the creature but it will harm them and give a bad experience with the Slutargons. Depending on the species and health of the victim, they can have a less severe to more severe reaction to the toxin.
The toxin may be called Dragon's breath.
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Rhinophores
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Like nudibranchs/sea slugs, they have rhinophores which function the same way. Sense chemicals in the water, find food, and avoid predators. They can be short or long, but never reached half the critter's length.
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Eyes
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Their pupils take up the entire eye so it looks like their eyes are black and shiny, which unfortunately means that light hurts their eyes so they are nocturnal.
Slutargons do have eyelids.
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Intelligence
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They have an intelligence similar to that of a corvid (crows/ravens/etc).
They can solve little puzzles and learn tricks. They also may bring occasional gifts to the individual they like.
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Other defense
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They only have their two fangs if they don't possess the toxin. They may try to escape or if brave enough, bite.
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Life span
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Both sexes live different lifespans.
Males- 7-11yrs
Females- 10-17yrs
Males are adults at 4 yrs
Females are adults at 6 yrs
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Mates and eggs
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They can be naturally polyamorous so they may have more than one mate by em.
A female can lay up to 50 round translucent light green eggs, but only a few live. The female buries them in sand or hides them, and leaves them be so she doesn't attract predators.
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Male/Females
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Unlike slugs, they aren't hermaphrodites.
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Body
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They have soft squishy bodies covered in slime/mucus. They only have a skull, other than that, no other bones.
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Communication (some)
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Slutargons are social critters and will show emotions in one way or another. This is not all the ways that they could react, each Slutar may react differently depending on their mood.
To other Slutars/friendly- They chirp and squeak. They relax by each other or chirp as they pass by each other
To their mates- Sharing food and making a sound that resembles a purr. They cuddle up with each other.
Threaten- Open mouth and threaten to chomp.
Fear- Squeak and frantic attempt at getting away with those nubs or flattening of their rhinophores against their heads.
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Tongues
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Short and round.
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Nostrils
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Old evolution trait that's completely useless now. They don't use their noses.
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Other name + neat ability
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They are also called "Luck dragons" as they bring you literal good luck as long as they're happy.
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Where do they sleep?
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They sleep in kelp or in sea anemones! They're immune to the stings like a clownfish is.
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Mutations
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Feel free to stack mutations
Feelers➨To feel around. Have as many as you want.
Cobra Nudibranch➨ A fancy mutation just for attraction of other Slutar's and maybe to scare predators.
Toxin Slime coat➨ The slime that is the Toxin mentioned before. Yes, it's a mutation.
Feather Rhinophores➨ Just a different appearance. They work just the same.
Bioluminescence➨ This mutation works against them most of the time but it does scare things that don't like bright light, like their own kind. Good thing they can glow when they want to.
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History
Talks about their past appearance and
how they ended up where they are now.
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Past appearance/environment/ some behavior - They were once land dwelling critters, having shells much like snails do and staying moist. They were not toxic or as intelligent. They had flatter heads and longer snouts and no rhinophores. They used their noses to find food instead. Their eyes were the same as modern Slutargons meaning they were nocturnal then too. These guys stayed in tropical rainy environments. They had 6 limbs, each including 3 claws for digging up underground critters and eggs of other species. They were mostly omnivores while modern Slutargons are leaning towards carnivorous (they can still digest plant matter). Past Slutargons were larger, being 5-6ft in length. They were mostly loners and only socializing when crossing paths with another one of it's kind..
How did they end up here- As you can guess, Environmental changes, Evolution with time, and predators forced them to be fully aquatic and have these changes to em. They lost the shell as it was too heavy to carry on their backs.