| European Packfish Whale | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General information | |||
| Universe | Fiction | ||
| Aliases | Packfisherman (long form) | ||
| Classification | Terreocetus rhinophaga | ||
| Scientific synonyms | Cornutacetus europeas (old classification) Garhungus mellocus (oldest classification) | ||
| Homeworld | Earth | ||
| Environment | European forests | ||
| Intelligence | Semi-sapient | ||
| Biochemistry | Carbon-based lifeform | ||
| Discovered | Sep 22nd, 1724 | ||
| Biological information | |||
| Lifespan | 40-70 years | ||
| Reproduction | Sexual; give live birth | ||
| Average height | 7 - 9 feet | ||
| Average weight | 6850 lb (3107 kg) | ||
| Average length | 4.8 m (15 feet) 4 - 6 meters (15 - 18 feet) | ||
| Locomotion | Limbless | ||
| Feeding behavior | Omnivorous / Plant and meat eater | ||
| Prey | Leaves, plants and fish | ||
| Distinctive features | Rhino-like horns and dewlap | ||
| Lineage information | |||
| Ancestor(s) | Khrenon emperor (Praecetus imperator) | ||
| Related species | Humphead Antwhale Wranglerfish | ||
| Cultural information | |||
| Alignment | Chaotic neutral | ||
| Organization | Groups of up to 4 individuals | ||
| Sociocultral characteristics | |||
| Members | 684,393 documented members | ||
| Scientific taxonomy | |||
| Planet | Earth | ||
| Domain | Eukaryota | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia | ||
| Subkingdom | Eumetazoa | ||
| Infrakingdom | Bilateria | ||
| Superphylum | Deuterostomia | ||
| Phylum | Chordata | ||
| Subphylum | Vertebrata | ||
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata | ||
| Superclass | Tetrapoda | ||
| Class | Mammalia | ||
| Subclass | Theria | ||
| Infraclass | Eutheria | ||
| Superorder | Laurasiatheria | ||
| Order | Artiodactyla | ||
| Suborder | Cetacea | ||
| Infraorder | Terrapterae (Land-dwelling whales) | ||
| Superfamily | Mysticeti (Baleen whales) | ||
| Family | Balaenopteridae | ||
| Genus | Terreocetus | ||
| Species | T. rhinophaga | ||
| Other information | |||
| Status | Least concern | ||
| Creator | CharlsonIV | ||
| First sighting | Sep 22nd, 1724 | ||
| Possible population | 700,000 (estimated) | ||
The Packfish is a fictional omnivorous semi-aquatic terracetacean native to Europe and the UK.
Terracetaceans[]
Terrapterae is a small group of land-based baleen whales, composed of three extant species and one extinct species.
European packfish whale (Terreocetus rhinophaga)
Humphead antwhale (Pseudocetus molaricornis)
Wranglerfish whale (Aquillocetus bicornis)
Khrenon emperor (Progeniticetus amphibius)
Biology[]
Intelligence and appearance[]
Packfishes resemble the grandeur of their baleen whale ancestors but they're much smaller, ranging about 3-4 meters long. These cetaceans have a more snake-like body shape and posture, and more features usually found in hoofed animals, their eyes also being lost to evolution to make way for excellent echolocation. They are refered to as semi-sapient as they are very much capable of problem solving of complex tasks by using their prehensile tail as a limb for picking up objects. The baleen of a packfish was fused together during evolution to make teeth-like structures on the upper jaw. There is a visible "fang" near to the front of the two giant plates of baleen.
Sexual dimorphism[]
Male packfishes are covered with dark and light green splotches and stripes, with large rhino-like horns protruding out of the top of their muzzle. Females have slightly smaller front horns and browner and red colors instead, and juveniles have similar coloration to both sex but less saturated, and both genders keep the spots on their side until they reach adolescent stages.
Mutations[]
Like many other animals, there have been recorded discoveries of leucistic, albino and melanistic packfishes.
Prehensile tail[]
Packfishes have evolved to have their tail to be extremely flexible, and the fluke to be somewhat used as a makeshift hand, but on rare occasions do they use it.
Communication and loyalty[]
These animals are very loyal to their family members, spending almost all day with each other, even after a sub-adult packfish separates from their parents, they come and visit each other once or twice every couple of months, especially after they've had a child of their own. Packfishes are one of the many animals that mate for life. Packfishes are also very territorial animals and if they sense a trespasser, which could be another rival packfish or a person, they warn them off by while slapping their tail against the ground while letting out loud low-frequency bellows with their head pointed forward.
Behaviors during seasons[]
During spring, packfishes stay in forest areas to better blend in with their surroundings, feeding off plants such as leaves, plants, fruit and sometimes small animals. When summer arrives, their diet stays the same, but they sometimes go to warmer areas to breed, yet scientists don't know why they breed like this. In autumn, they stop eating leaves and continue eating plants, and more carnivorous hunts begin on land on small animals like rabbits to wild hogs. In winter, packfishes migrate to shoreline and coastal areas to go in water and hunt fish, but due to the effects of climate change, packfishes don't change their diets back to leaves and plants until late spring.
Strange discoveries[]
In 2016, a mature female packfish was observed by cameras pursuing, hunting down and eating a red deer, it was believed that this individual was desperate for food as this video was taken during snowy weather.
In 2018, a male packfish was spotted by cameras breaking into a person's garden and started eating rhubarb leaves that was growing there, but he managed to leave after an hour of ravaging through the rest of the fruits and vegetables that were housed in the garden.
The largest packfish ever recorded was discovered in 2006, a female that was 9 feet tall, this individual has not been discovered since.
Some terracetaceans can communicate with eachother. This was discovered when a European packfish and a humphead antwhale were seen communicating with similar sounds, with both individuals showing understanding and acceptance.
Vocalizations[]
Aggressive or threaten call
Broadcast or mating call
Generic social communication