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Template:Class 2 Fauna The Spine Eel is an in-development aggressive life form belonging to the fauna category.

Appearance

The Spine Eel has a thin, elongated body with many protrusions coming from both the top and bottom, a spine-like structure is visible within. The head is fleshy pink in color, featuring two round, yellow eyes, a large maw with many visible sharp teeth, and four tendrils trailing behind its head.

The majority of the Spine Eel's body, along with the organs, is transparent, emitting a faint white bioluminescent glow.

Behavior

The Spine Eel will lash out its tendrils to when attacking, and then pull them back. It will use its tendrils to pull in the prey, and then proceed to mow it down using its large maw.

The Spine Eel will let out ghastly hisses and snarls should anything get too close.

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Spine eel: A fast, agile predator discovered in the lost river biome.

- Powerful jaws used for both savaging prey and warding off larger predators - Its torso is high vulnerable, consisting predominantly of spinal column and cartilage - It will aggressively keep its jaws facing its opponent, but smaller, faster lifeforms may have the advantage

Assessment: Avoid Reliance on visually identifying predators may leave it vulnerable in low-light environments.

Gallery

Developers's screenshot of the Spine Eel
Ditto, taken during night time, showing the creature's bioluminescence
Front view
Dorsal view
A Spine Eel at night
Spine Eel's model from Sketchfab
Lost River's Concept Art, featuring a Spine Eel

Trivia

The in development name for the Spine Eel was "Lost River Bone Shark"
In early development, the Spine Eel used the AI and sounds of the Bone Shark.
Intriguingly, the Spine Eel's eyes, despite being yellow in color during the day, emit a reddish glow during the night.

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