Cyclodia cyclopsi

Cyclodia cyclopsi
Creator	Spinoyonyx
Information
Status	Extant
Zones	5, 7, 13
Roles	Base-Consumer
Classification
Genus	Cyclodia
Species	Cyclodia cyclopsi
Evolution
Date	June 29th, 2019
Ancestor	Gendia lastimosa
Descendants	Antartic Cyclops Cod Cyclops Herring Dwarf Cyclops Fish Ornate Cyclops Cod Sailfin Gendia

Evolved from G. lastimosa that moved to zone 25 from wondering to find more food. They evolved to be in larger shoals in order to protect themselves from predators. Their egg baring increased so they do not get wiped out by most predators.

Found zone 25. It lives in schools of 50-100. The males have vibrant colors, ranging from blue-green(for more camouflage), but the females remain a more drab brownish-pale green color. This color is because of intrasexual selection when more blue green ones survive while the more orange ones died off. This eye allows them to have a wide range of view but somewhat poor depth perception. Each individual grows to a length of 6-7cm. When provoked by predators this species dive to the deep part of zone 25 where predators would not go to avoid predation then later arise to feed on their food. They feed on L. cytosol, N. protos, O. kerensis, S. podius, F. foliumegaeus, F. foliumicroeus, and Kelpflotensa species. Their predators are D. ptisipteryx, A. shortatailus, A. tropheus, M. filtertaurus and S. cannibalisii but the abundance numbers and their way of avoiding predators can still increase its population.

When breeding each female can only lay 50 eggs(but only 4-10 survive) in vegetation when counting their numbers they can easily populate 3 times larger from one school breeding. The young fry would then feast on vegetation before going out to open waters when they are 4cm long.