| Leedsichthys | |||
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| Naming | |||
| Binomen | Leedsichthys conviviumbrosia | ||
| Morphology | |||
| Body type | Piscean | ||
| Intelligence | |||
| Sentience | Sentient | ||
| Sapience | Non-Sapient | ||
| Aggressivity | Medium | ||
| Ecology | |||
| Place of origin | ARK Island | ||
| Habitat | Oceans | ||
| Diet | Piscivore: Filter Feeder | ||
| Locomotion | Swimming | ||
| Behind the Scenes | |||
| Universe | ARK | ||
Wild: Leedsichthys conviviumbrosia is probably the largest fish in the waters around the island. Its meat is also extremely succulent, a surprise given its size. It is often traded with the same value as Prime Meat, and colloquially called 'Prime Fish'. Of course, not all of Leedsichthys' meat is this high quality, but most of it is!
Domesticated: Despite its large size, and the fact that it may well be strong enough to carry heavy loads, Leedsichthys does not appear to be intelligent enough to tame. Never the less, some large tribes keep an enormous pen with a few Leedsichthys trapped inside for cultivating purposes, as bits of Prime Fish can be repeatedly scraped off the gargantuan beast without killing it!
Known Information: While the demand for Leedsichthys meat is high, the fish is notoriously difficult to track and hunt. Between its large size, powerful attacks, incredible speed (when it turns to flee), and humankind's general ineptitude on open water, actually killing a Leedsichthys is one of the Island's more difficult tasks. The hunt for an extremely elusive breed of the fish, the fabled 'Great Albino' Leedsichthys has been known to drive otherwise-sensible men and women mad with obsession, as if all evil were visibly personified and made practically assailable in this one creature.
Notes[]
- The fish on which ARK's Leedsichthys is based is Leedsichthys problematicus.
- Leedsichthys problematicus, meaning Leed's fish (problematicus referring to how problematic it is to recognize due to its very fragmentized fossils), is named for Alfred Nicholson Leeds, the fossil collector who contributed greatly to its discovery.
- Leedsichthys problematicus is the only species of Leedsichthys known; another species, Leedsichthys notocetes, was proposed, but determined to be the same as Leedsichthys problematicus.
- Leedsichthys was the largest fish of all time, only rivaled by Carcharodon megalodon.
- Leedsichthys conviviumbrosia translates roughly from Latin as "Leedsichthys with a banquet for everyone."