Salty Whalendia

Salty Whalendia
Creator	OviraptorFan
Information
Status	Extant
Common Name(s)	Salty Whalendia
Zones	I1
Roles	Base-Consumer
Classification
Genus	Saldrapus
Species	Saldrapus salsadermis
Evolution
Date	February 2nd, 2022
Ancestor	Saldrapus intentius
Descendants	No results

Competition with the local Sukopods for food forced Saldrapus intentius to adapt. For at least one group of S. intentius, began eating Sectionalfolia podius which lack any predators within the lake. Consuming these polyphs did mean that these groups of S. intentius had to deal with the large amounts of salt present in their tissues. This would lead to the group giving rise to a new species.

6 centimeters long

The Salty Whalendia feeds exclusively upon S. podius, developing a tooth on their lower jaw to help clip off pieces. It deals with the large amounts of salt in two ways: expelling a large amount of salt through their gills and incorporating moderate amounts of salt in their skin for defense. This meant anything that consumes them, like Spinomandrus rostrodontus, will rapidly have their blood pressure rise and become dehydrated, which deters the predator from eating more. This still means an individual Salty Whalendia may still get attacked, so they will use their two teeth to deliver a very painful bite. Having so much salt in the body does mean the Salty Whalendia has naturally high blood pressure, so they have developed a larger heart to pump the blood throughout their bodies with little trouble

Since they spend most of their time at the surface feeding on S. podius, the single eye has grown in size and is better to perceive images. Their small fins help a little bit with steering, but they are still relatively small since the Salty Whalendia does not need to make especially sharp turns to access food. The Salty Whalendia is greyish blue on top and light grey on the underside. The Salty Whalendia lays eggs that then get buried into the sediment, laying about 20-30 of them on average.