Hoopfish (Subnautica)
Template:Infobox:Fauna Flora The Hoopfish is a life form belonging to the fauna category. The Cooked Hoopfish has mediocre food properties.
Hoopfish are cathemeral and easy to catch, as they do not retreat from the player and are bioluminescent.
Appearance
The Hoopfish is a small and slim fish slightly smaller than other common fish like Peepers and Airsacks. The Hoopfish is a dark violet color that transitions into blue towards the head while its head is a neon green color. It has two green eyes and a small fin on its back. The Hoopfish's most distinct feature is a neon green bioluminescent hoop that extends from the top and bottom of its head and bends around its tail. It has a small tail fin that extends beyond its hoop.
Uses in Crafting
Data Bank Entry
- Small size, school mentality, prey fish
- Antennae: Rather than swimming this lifeform uses the fine green antennae which encircle its body to alter the composition of the water in front of it, allowing it to 'sail' into the low density space created.
Assessment: Edible but meager
Gallery
Hoopfish data on the PDA
Trivia
- There is a subspecies of the Hoopfish called the Spinefish that lives in the Blood Kelp Zone.