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Prejek Paddle Fish
ME2 Prejek Paddle Fish
General information
Universe Mass Effect
Classification Chaetodon prejek
Homeworld Prejek (presumed)
Intelligence Non-sapient
Biochemistry Carbon-based lifeform
Biological information
Locomotion Swimming via caudal fin
Eye color Silver
Skin color Light blue
Lineage information
Related species Foureye Butterflyfish, Ice Angel, Prismatic Morey
Cultural information
Alignment True Neutral
Organization Schools
Sociocultral characteristics
Members Commander Shepard's Prejek Paddle Fish(es)
Scientific taxonomy
Planet Prejek (presumed)
Domain Eukaryota (Complex lifeforms)
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Subkingdom Eumetazoa
(Tissues divided into germ layers)
Infrakingdom Bilateria
(Animals with bilateral symmetry)
Superphylum Deuterostomia
(Blastophore becomes anus)
Phylum Chordata
(Animals possessing a notochords)
Subphylum Vertebrata
(Notochord develops into vertebrae)
Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed vertebrates)
Superclass Osteichthyes (Bony fish)
Class Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Subclass Neopterygii
Infraclass Teleostei (Teleosts — Fish which can extend their jaws away from the mouth)
Superorder Acanthopterygii
Order Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Suborder Percoidei
Family Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfish, bannerfish, and coralfish)
Genus Chaetodon
Subgenus Chaetodon
Species C. prejak (Somarinoa, 2022)
Other information
Status Data deficient
Creator BioWare
First sighting 2185 (First occurrence in-game; likely known of well before this)
Last sighting 2186 (First occurrence in-game; possibly exist beyond this time)

"Flat blue fish known for their odd locomotion and feeding habits."
— In-game description, Mass Effect 2 & 3


Prejek Paddle Fish (Chaetodon prejak) are a species of butterflyfish that were occasionally seen as an expensive aquarium fish between the years 2185 and 2186.

Background history[]

ME3 Prejek Paddle Fish

Shepard's prejak paddle fish circa 2186.

In 2185, Commander Shepard was able to purchase a single Prejek Paddle Fish at an asari gift shop on the planet Ilium at a premium price. In 2186, if Shepard had saved Kelly Chambers, she will have rescued the fish, which has since given birth to two new members of the species.

Trivia[]

  • Though they are named seemingly in reference to paddlefishes (Family Polyodontidae), they are actually designed to be a butterflyfish.
  • Prejek Paddle Fish are directly based off of the real life Foureye Butterflyfish.
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