Green Cyclops Dory
Found in zone 2, they evolved from Gendia aggressor from zone 1 that successfully adapted to the harsher environments of zone 2, they grew much larger and reduced their school sizes greatly, females often get much larger than the males. They are opportunistic feeders, eating anything they can stomach, females are more gluttonous due to their larger size.
Gendia viridus are large compared to other members of their family, this size increase arose due to mutations, but it helps keep in body heat. Females are normally 50 – 60 cm in length, with males being around 10 – 30 cm in length. Females produce large amounts of eggs, around 60 – 150 eggs, and grew is size to support this, but this means they need to eat large amounts of food to support the large amounts of eggs they produce, even cannibalizing males or juveniles if they are desperate for food. Due to this, females become solitary when they reach sexual maturity due to males and juveniles avoiding them and females splitting off from schools, only schooling when it is time to breed, males form small groups of 5 – 10 members, often mixing with shoals of juvenile G. viridus, juvenile shoals often have around 15 – 20 members. G. viridus schools numbers decreased due to their increased need for food, and they eat more food due to their larger sizes.
G. viridus often spawn during periods where food is plentiful, forming schools of 30 – 50 individuals, females lay their eggs among the bottom, with males following to fertilise the eggs, after this spawning period, the schools often split, but females stay to protect the eggs until they hatch, females would consume the eggs of other females likes their ancestor, but normally they don't due to being more focused on protecting their eggs. This behaviour developed from individuals that stayed in the general area after spawning, with more juveniles surviving compared to eggs with no adults nearby. they will chase after and attack other creatures that get too close to their eggs, including shoals of male and juvenile G. viridus. they are able to recognise their own eggs via scent, due to the womb slime staying on the eggs when they are laid.
G. viridus are gluttonous fish, eating a lot due to their size and the harshness of the environment. G. viridus preys on S. lamenta, T. electrodontus hatchlings, H. rosea, T. cheetoensis juveniles, S. xanthensis, S. orangesis, R. sheetus, R. fibera, H. purpura, F. ivorae, F. foliumicroeus, females will consume smaller G. viridus if desperate. G. viridus main threats would be T. cheetoensis, T. electrodontus, T. gigantocetus and other G. viridus. G. viridus need for food increased to support their larger sizes.
G. viridus have wider, rounded, paddle like tails, allowing them to move faster to get away from danger, but at the cost of expending a lot of energy, 2 small ridges have developed on their back and underside, very similar to the bumps on G. makari in both their purpose and how they developed, individuals with larger ridges are able to keep stable when cruising. Male G. viridus have a flamboyant array of colours around their eye, these colours have a few uses, breaking up their body shape, luring in prey, or dazzling predators, females don’t have this array of colours around their eye, but for them it would be more detrimental than beneficial, since it would make them more visible to prey and predators.
