[Nodell]

Unlike the angler's carnivorous diet, Spectramal Anglers feed off of different wavelengths. Some feed off X-rays, others radio waves, and on rare occasion, visible light. Only those that can feed off of visible light will consume their's and other's orb lights. This doesn't hurt the creatures at all, it is a commensalism-like relationship.

Spectramal Anglers live mostly in the water and even a bit on land, making them amphibious. A lot of the time they are found in shallow waters or out in the deep. Their orbs are use almost like echolocation, the light bounces off an object and is reflected back into their eyes. This is because of their poor eyesight, and is used mostly to spot potential predators. Their gills are used as both to breath air and get oxygen from the water. They have 8 gills, 4 on each side, 2 of which are to breath on land and the other 2 are used in the water. When a Spectramal Angler is on land the gills that are used underwater close up, vice versa if the Angler in in the water.

As far as coloring goes, most Angler's tend to be on the natural colored spectrum. This is to help them blend in with their environments, which consist mostly of sand, rocks, and dirt. However, if a Angler is native to a coral reef (aka- the majority of their ancestors came from there) they may be brightly colored with really drastic patters. Having bright and unnatural patters is not uncommon, just unheard of for areas other then the reefs.

Their sharp teeth and claws are not for eating/getting food, in fact they can hardly open their mouths at all. These claws and teeth are used purely in self defense, and are there for no other reason. It is believed that Spectramal Anglers's once did use their claws and teeth to get food, however these just became unusable after a major food shortage. Instead of going extinct, somewhere around 70 million years ago they adapted to "eating" viable light. This gene to eat light was slightly knocked out of the gene pool when different forms of wavelengths were introduced to them. They began adapting more to those as they were introduced, and found that these other forms sustained them more.

Rarities
Visible Light Eaters - Extremely Rare
X-ray Eaters - Very Rare
UV Eaters - Rare
Microwave Eaters - Common
Radio Wave Eaters - Common
Long Radio Wave Eaters - Common


Species Rules and Notes
. Species sketch was created by Calix.
. Do not steal the designs or species as a whole.
. Respect everyone on here.
. Do not ask to be part of the staff, I will open forms when needed.
. You may not make your own Angler, and please don't ask for a custom.
. If you no longer want your Angler, PM the artist and they (or you) can make a readoption contest.
. You may own up to 5 Anglers as of now.
. Staff may own up to 7 Anglers.

Breeding Information
. Spectramal Anglers have no genders, and can breed with any other of the same species.
. They may use human-like pronouns to refer to themselves.
. They normally only have one mate in their life times, but several mates (at different times) is not unheard of.
. They generally have 1-2 young per a litter


Artist Notes
. There is no way to distinguish (physically) between what type of wavelength they eat, so please say what they are in the post.
. Staff get up to 2 custom that don't count toward the limit.
. Try to make (at least) 3-4 commons before making a uncommon, and that plus 3-4 uncommon to make a rare.
. Very rare and extremely rare Anglers you must ask me to make, these are normally for special numbers.
. 50s and 100s will be made by a chosen artist or myself.
. They can have up to 2 different colors in their orbs.
. There is no limit to how many body colors they can have.

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Current Staff
-- Nodell - Owner
-- Vox Nihili - Artist

[babyguts]

Username -- Hey! I'm gravity-wolf!
Design examples -- xxxxx, to show a few!
Line art edits examples -- I don't edit much, But when I do.... xx
How often could you make them? -- almost every day, that is, if you're okay with that!
Other? -- thank you so much for a chance to be an artist!! Would you mind checking out my new species? x

[emblo]

ahhh mark!
The lines look amazing :0

[smol ken]

Marking these

[Tatangi]

Marked! I can't wait to adopt one of these! <3

[equine.]

mark

[winkatuck]

mark so hard ewe

[quitting,,]

Marking.

[babyguts]

much mark

[ShadyBro]

Username -- ShadyBro
Design examples -- PTP, Feature, Akan, Kietta, Neravontii 1, Neravontii 2
Line art edits examples -- Minor mane/chin scales, Ear/tail, Lines by Me, Line/Design By Me, Line by Me
How often could you make them? -- Everyday
Other? -- Thanks for the opportunity!