Cynopsis ovirapatator

Cynopsis ovirapatator
Creator	D̜͙̟͉ìn̨̹o̬̗C̼̮̣͡óaͅt͜
Information
Status	Extant
Zones	23
Roles	Predator
Classification
Genus	Cynopsis
Species	Cynopsis ovirapatator
Evolution
Date	March 11th, 2019
Ancestor	Cynopsis pyrrhosynopsm
Descendants	No results

This descendant of Cynopsis pyrrhosynopsm has switched up its diet after taking up an available niche. Rather than hunting Oslontus disrentius, Cynopsis ovirapatator will eat the eggs of other cynopsids floating in the water. Their jaws have extended horizontally in order to accommodate these larger targets, and their sizes have reduced to ten centimeters (10cm) in length for females and eight centimeters (8cm) in length for males as their food sources are spread out further and are not as consistent as Oslontus disrentius.

Like as in Cynopsis pyrrhosynopsm, Cynopsis ovirapatator retains a trait that causes it to grow poisonous slimes on its skin. Already being resistant to these poisons, these egg thieves do not risk any side effects consuming the eggs. Their smaller sizes mean that not as much food is required for the body during the weeks that the eggs are not as prominent.

However, these egg predators have also found a way to make sure that they do not accidentally cannibalize their own eggs. When it is time to reproduce, once per month, the male and female will swim to the bottom of Zone 23 once the pair accept eachother. The female will typically lay around fifteen (15) to twenty (20) soft eggs and the male will release his sperm onto the eggs and immediately leave the vicinity. Once the female has finished laying all her eggs, she will promptly kick up mud and bury her eggs in the freshwater mudbanks under the dirt. Both the male and the female separate and return to their instincts afterwards.