Temperate Biodiversity
&amp;amp;amp;quot;The many oceans of Ashus hold many forms of life, some of which may incite images of animals here on Earth, and others which appear truly alien. As with many species on Ashus, it being an earth-like exoplanet, many have convergently evolved features and body-plans seen here on Earth. Different problems, same solution. No matter which Ashusian ocean you may find yourself in, one thing is for certain, you'll see shoals of Alexander's arrowheads. Small, crimson fish shaped like arrows that vary widely in size and shape depending on where they are found. The most common variation are the &amp;amp;amp;quot;temperate sea&amp;amp;amp;quot; arrowheads; smooth, dorsal spine longer than their pectoral spine, and skittish herbivores. Another species privy to these temperate oceans are silver-sail fins; only a fraction larger than the arrowheads, they are identifiable by their over-exaggerated, sail-like dorsal, pectoral, and tail fins. Males use these, along with strips of sea grass stuck onto the fins, to impress large glimmers of females in the late summer. Two of the larger species native here are the blind-spear jaw, and the pyrious. Blind-spear jaws are the apex-predators of the temperate regions, large marine-reptiles that use their sharp and lengthy bottom to jaw to impale or stab prey. Pyrious are much, much more docile; being large, almost sunfish-like in shape, and slow moving. They are sometimes called &amp;amp;amp;quot;Ashusian Sunfish&amp;amp;amp;quot;. One of the largest species known to frequent these oceans are crimson-fin leviathans; monolithic whale-like fish that migrate through the temperate oceans during spring and fall. Their calls can be heard across the rocky seafloor for miles, a bewitching alien siren-song. These waters carry a stunning biodiversity, yet it is only a mere fraction of the life that inhabits all the oceans on Ashus. And let alone the life we haven't discovered yet. Truly a vibrant, thriving alien world.&amp;amp;amp;quot;
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