Xenocetus

Genus Name: Xenocetus (Foreign Whale)

Common Names: Whale Shiner, Big Mouthed Minnow, Minnow Whale

Species Count: 8

Size: 100 cm (smallest), 600 cm (largest)

Ancestor: Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas)

Diet: Zooplankton, algae, leaves, insects, and small fish that happen to be swallowed

Habitat/Range: Coasts of Sterna and Lepido, Varana Ocean

Creator: @D̜͙̟͉ìn̨̹o̬̗C̼̮̣͡óaͅt͜

Description: The Xenocetus is a descendant of the Golden Shiner which has began acquiring a whale-like niche. With the abundance of small plankton-like organisms, members are beginning to grow to vast sizes. In the right places, some grow to over twenty feet in length! Members of Xenocetus have larger mouths than their ancestors, which are toothless, and their heads already somewhat resemble the Leedsichthy's in shape. Also having a lack of air requirements, some will reside closer to the ocean floor if there is ever a predator or a lack of plankton to hunt.