Cuddlefish

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The Cutefish is an in-development passive life form belonging to the fauna category that has yet to be implemented.

Appearance

The Cutefish's body is small, grey in color on the dorsal side, has a white bioluminescent glow on the ventral side, and the white stripe running down its forehead. It has a sightly bloated belly and possesses no dorsal or caudal fins, sporting only a stubby pair of pectoral fins. Its body also features many small, wart-like lumps.

The Cutefish's head has two black, slightly bulging eyes, along with a relatively small mouth.

At the end of the Cutefish's body there are five tentacles that have the same body color pattern. A white bio-luminescent stripe is seen running along the length of its body, from the top of its head to its rear-side.

Behavior

The Cutefish will use its tentacles to propel itself in any direction and will swim around aimlessly on its own, but it will group together with other Cutefish.

The Cutefish seems to have a fear of the Stalker, and can be observed quickly swimming away if it gets close to one. 

The Cutefish will follow the player around, darting in circles and letting out various chirping noises.

The Cutefish is able to interact with the player, able to perform various actions, such as "high fives" or "cuddles". (experimental mode only)

Future Plans

• In the future, the Cutefish will be available as a pet for players having bought the early access version or Special Edition of Subnautica.
• Cutefish eggs may be implemented in the future.

Data Bank Entry

This thing defies categorization. But it seems to like you.

Gallery

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  Front view

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  Side view

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  Dorsal view

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  Bioluminescence

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  Further bioluminescence

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  Size comparison to the player

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  A Cutefish being tickled

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  Cutefish spinning

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  Cutefish high-fiving the player

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  Cutefish being tickled

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  Cutefish eating a treat

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  Cutefish doing a backflip

• Cute fish magic trick

  Potential future petting animation

• CuteFish Combo 02

  Movement animations.

• CuteFish personality anims 02

  Petting animations

• CuteFish personality anims 03

  More petting animations

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  Early Concept Art showing the Cutefish behaving like a Crashfish

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  Cutefish model from Sketchfab

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Trivia

• The sounds of the Cutefish are similar to those of a human baby.
• The Cutefish was originally the first Crashfish, as seen in the Concept Art, however, the developers thought that it was "too cute", and thus, created the Crashfish, and made the Cutefish a special edition pet.
• It may have been inspired by the porcupine fish because of their similar faces, the spines on their bodies, and how the Cutefish puffs up in its concept art.
• On the Sketchfab page, Cutefish is spelled "Qute Fish." This is a result of the modeler misspelling it, as English was not their native language. [1]
• A Cutefish egg can be found on Sketchfab.
• Before it was decided that the Cutefish would be a pet, it was planned to spawn in the Twisty Bridges.
• The name "Cutefish" is likely temporary.
• One of the suggested means for the Early Access buyers to gain the Cutefish in-game is via an egg automatically spawning in the first Alien Containment the players build - this is not final and will be subject to change.