Biter

Template:Infobox:Fauna Flora The Biter is an aggressive life form that can be found around the Grassy Plateaus, Mountains, Mountain Island, in the Mountain Range Caves, Wrecks and the Jelly Shroom Caves.

Appearance

The Biter's body greatly resembles a real life tadpole, albeit having a greater size. It has two eyes on each side of its head, and a small mouth full of razor sharp teeth. Ob its head features many black stripes.

The Biter has no pectoral fins, possessing only dorsal and caudal ones running along its body length. Its upper body is a bright red, while its underbelly is a dull blue.

It also has a small bioluminescent lure on its forehead, which is presumably used to draw in prey during the night.

Behavior

The Biter is an extremely fast and territorial fish. It will attack without hesitation if the player gets too close. Each bite takes 7% of the player's health.

The Biter can attack in shoals or in small groups of two to three individuals.

Data Bank Entry

Small, aggressive specimen. 94% muscle, 4% connective tissue, 2% brain.

Overdeveloped tail fin favors out-pacing and outnumbering their prey over individual maneuverability
Specialized olfactory stalk on its head for detection of bodily fluids in the water
Likely indiscriminate when hunting: anything injured is fair game
Secondary pair of eyes bear similarities to the sand shark's. Likely dedicated to detecting the peripheral movement of larger predators.

Prey: Small herbivors; but according to calculations creatures up to 100% the biter's body weight could succumb to a focused pack.

Assessment: Lethal without proper precautions - Avoid packs - Try not to bleed

Gallery

Overview
Close up shot, showing many sharp teeth inside its mouth
A shoal of angry Biters chasing the player
A Biter in the Jelly Shroom Caves
Biters at night, showing their bioluminescent caudal fin
Biter model labeled as "Red Piranha" can be found on Sketchfab

For a more complete gallery, visit Biter/Gallery.

Trivia

Despite having a closer resemblance to the real life tadpoles, the Biters' aggressiveness strongly associate them with the real life piranhas.
There is a subspecies of the Biter called the Blood Biter that lives in the Blood Kelp Zone and the Blood Kelp Caves.