Aleicuda

The Aleicuda is a long creature with features reminiscent of a nothosaur, eel, lancet fish, and flying fish. It has a long neck and narrow head similar to a barracuda's and translucent fins on its head, neck, back, and tail. Three opaque fins line its stomach, while another three adorn the distal tail, resembling shark-like caudal fins. From the torso sprout three pairs of flippers that all have translucent membranes. Short spiked armor plates line its neck and lower body and tail base, while stripes are found on its torso and the tip of its tail. Its color palette consists of green, gold, white, black, brown, and gray.

**Males**: Males have an additional small translucent fin pair on their snout.

Males have an additional small translucent fin pair on their snout.

**Females**: Females have no additional features.

Females have no additional features.

• The Aleicuda is an open ocean, surface/mid-water predator. It can hunt alone or in groups, the latter of which is typically led by one individual who coordinates hunts. The lead Aleicuda can be of either gender. In a group hunt, Aleicudas can coordinate attacks on small schools of fish, with one Aleicuda acting as the main attacker and the others acting as supports to keep the fish in a tight ball. Lone Aleicudas have been observed working with Koipise to hunt fish, but this behavior is rare.
• Aleicudas can occasionally be seen cleaning its six pectoral fins with kelp. Additionally, it often rubs up on rocks and allows smaller creatures to pick parasites from its skin.
• Aleicuda is a vertical migrator that moves closer to the surface at night while staying slightly deeper during the day to avoid predators. Their main and most noteworthy predator is Axothan.
• Aleicuda will die if it fully dries out, which can occur if it accidentally beaches itself while gliding.

• Aleicudas can be seen as a good omen, as they are usually seen when fish stocks and prey are abundant.

• Concept by HappyPoltergeist. Aleicuda was inspired by flying fish, barracuda, lancetfish, tuna, ribbon eels, and marlins. In the concept art of the Glimmer variant, the species is referred to as Alepicuda.
• Aleicuda currently borrows modified calls from Beezu and Lerachu.
• Aleicuda is the first fully-aquatic secret mission creature.
• On Aleicuda's concept art, it is depicted with an extra extension on the tail fin; however, this was never added into the final design.

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