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Template:Infobox:Fauna Flora The Sand Shark is an aggressive life form belonging to the fauna category.

It mainly dwells abundantly in the Grassy Plateaus, and more scarcefully in the Dunes and the Sparse Reef.

Appearance

The Sand Shark's body is segmented and completely covered with an exoskeleton, having a steel blue upperside and a dull orange underside, with each of the side sporting a large pectoral fin, and ending with a pointy segment. It also has two rows of small feet under its belly.

The Sand Shark's head features four yellow eyes, which are divided into sets of two on each side, and a large fin-like protrusion on the top. It has a rather large mouth having six rows of sharp, jagged teeth.

Behavior

The Sand Shark prefers to stay close to the sea floor, rarely wandering near the water surface. As its name implies, the creature tends to burrow into the sand and waits for unsuspecting prey to swim by for an ambush attack. When it does so, sand clouds start to form more and more dense in the surrounding area.

Once its prey, or the player themselves, has approached close enough, the Sand Shark will emerge from the sand and chase them.

However, if the player can reach to the surface, the Sand Shark will break off the chase and return to its previous location.

Data Bank Entry

A segmented exoskeleton makes this a slow but powerful predator. The rows of feet on the lifeform's underside are ill-designed for ambulation - instead they are used to disturb the surface of the sand so the lifeform can burrow into the ground, from where it may ambush its prey.

Prey: Herbivores up to twice its size

Assessment: Avoid suspicious sand clouds

Gallery

Overview
Front, close up
Dorsal view
Bioluminescence
Sandshark Model from SketchFab
Sandshark Concept Art

For a more complete gallery, visit Sandshark/Gallery.

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 |Biome/s = [[Caves]], [[Crash Zone]], [[Dunes]], [[Grassy Plateaus]], [[Wrecks]]
 |Active time = [[:Category:Cathemeral|Cathemeral (Day and Night)]]}}
-The '''Sand Shark''' is a large life form belonging to the fauna category.
+The '''Sand Shark''' is an aggressive life form belonging to the fauna category.
+It mainly dwells abundantly in the [[Grassy Plateaus]], and more scarcefully in the [[Dunes]] and the [[Sparse Reef]].
-It is generally [[:Category:Attitude: Aggressive|hostile]] towards the player. The '''Sand Shark''' can be found in the [[Grassy Plateaus]] biome and the [[Dunes]] biome. They appear to be active at both day and night. When it's dark, the '''Sand Shark's''' mouth has a red [[bioluminescent]] glow to it.
 == Appearance ==
+The '''Sand Shark'''<nowiki/>'s body is segmented and completely covered with an exoskeleton, having a steel blue upperside and a dull orange underside, with each of the side sporting a large pectoral fin, and ending with a pointy segment. It also has two rows of small feet under its belly.
-The '''Sand Shark''' has a segmented, blue, dotted back from head to tail with each segment having a tip tag on each joint. The body has sharp edges on the outside. The '''Sand Shark''' has four yellow eyes, which are divided into sets of two on each side. It has a wide, red mouth in front with six rows of sharp teeth. The '''Sand Shark''' has one long pectoral fin on each side of the body. Underneath its golden-orange belly, it features six feet on each side, which are arranged in parallel rows. The tail is short and pointed in one joint.
+The '''Sand Shark'''<nowiki/>'s head features four yellow eyes, which are divided into sets of two on each side, and a large fin-like protrusion on the top. It has a rather large mouth having six rows of sharp, jagged teeth.
 == Behavior ==
-'''Sand Sharks''' commonly stay close to the sea floor. As their name implies, they like to burrow into the sand and wait for unsuspecting prey to swim by so they can attack. The '''Sand Shark''' attracts prey to its location by shuffling around in the sand creating a cloud around itself causing the player to go near it out of curiosity. Once the player is close enough to the '''Sand Shark''', it will emerge from the sand and chase the player. However, if the player swims to the surface, the '''Sand Shark''' will break off the chase and return to the sea floor.
+The '''Sand Shark''' prefers to stay close to the sea floor, rarely wandering near the water surface. As its name implies, the creature tends to burrow into the sand and waits for unsuspecting prey to swim by for an ambush attack. When it does so, sand clouds start to form more and more dense in the surrounding area.
+Once its prey, or the player themselves, has approached close enough, the '''Sand Shark''' will emerge from the sand and chase them.
+However, if the player can reach to the surface, the '''Sand Shark''' will break off the chase and return to its previous location.
 == Data Bank Entry ==