Devilcish

Devilcish are the first in a family of toothed horrors known as the Diablocephidae, or "Devil heads". Devilcish themselves are facultative ectoparasites, using their large rows of cartilaginous teeth on their four "jaws" to take chunks of flesh out of their victims, leaving behind characteristic "X" shaped wounds. They have been in an evolutionary arms race with the Devorators, evolving stronger teeth and jaws in order to combat the armor plating of these creatures. Devilcish also target other, smaller ectoparasites, consuming them whole.

Devilcish(Diablocephalon primis)
Species Information
Creator	FourEyesIsAFish More by this creator
Week and Generation	2/14
Habitat	LadyM Twilight Zone, LadyM Twilight Slope, LadyM Twilight Floor, LadyM Midnight Zone, LadyM Midnight Slope, LadyM Midnight Floor
Size	4 cm
Support	Unknown
Diet	Parasitic (Midnight Gill, Twilight Gill, Mailclad Devorator, Gulper Cish, Clawface Siluro, Segmolixo, Paralixo), Carnivore (Vampire Litusfoi, Polentling, Geletaventrian Coproworm)
Respiration	Unknown
Thermoregulation	Unknown
Reproduction	Sexual
Taxonomy
Genus	Diablocephalon
Species	Diablocephalon primis
Ancestor	Coral Cish
Descendants	N/A

While these savage creatures certainly live up to their name, they also have another side to them. Devilcish, in order to combat the armor of some of their prey and locate the weak spots of others, on the whole have become some of the smartest Cish yet to evolve. Most Devilcish have social habits and tend to hunt in groups of 3-5, with the largest Devilcish being the leader. Young Devilcish are more developed than their contemporaries, being able to feed straight after getting out of the egg.

Devilcish are closer related to Algae Cish than to basal Coral Cish but are not directly descended from Algae Cish.