Icy Longasan

Icy Longasan
Creator	Gonthor
Information
Status	Extant
Common Name(s)	Icy Longasan
Zones	27
Roles	Predator
Classification
Genus	Longasangnathus
Species	Longasangnathus antarcticus
Evolution
Date	February 21st, 2021
Ancestor	Kelp Eel
Descendants	No results

Longasangnathus antarcticus or the Icy Longasan is a descendant of Longasangnathus kelpapygmis that moved south into zone 27, to avoid intraspecific competition. It has a stouter body shape to reduce heat loss, it is 50 cm long and 5.5 cm thick. Icy Longasans live in and around Kelpflotensa antaritica waiting for prey. They will scavenge carcasses when prey is scarce. The top band is the same shade of green as its body with a lighter underbelly as this makes it less visible than having a white top, as a light underside flattens its shape by counter shading so prey does not see it as easily.

20 Icy Longasans can be found in a single K. antaritica, lying in wait near the top of the polyph. They may surface and gulp air which both aids with bouyancy and provides extra oxygen utilizing their ancestral lung. They are solo hunters but tolerate other members of their species due to the limited space of K. antaritica polyphs. Icy Longasans develop antifreeze proteins, which inhibit the growth of ice crystals in their cells and blood.

Icy Longasans breed during arctic summer, climbing on top of K. antaritica polyphs. A group of 5-20 adults spawn on top of the polyph, a single female may produce as many as 100 eggs at a time. Hatchlings, which are only 1 cm long, instinctively swim away from their birthplace in the hundreds, searching for a new polyph to live in. The juveniles will grow for nearly 5 years or more mostly eating Foliumnympheus foliumicroeus, and they will be vulnerable to predation by the Jelyshelydissulbulla flexiglobulus.