Aerophibian

Aerophibians are a species of manta ray-like aliens from the planet Aeropela, a "watery world" constantly plagued with rain, fog, humidity, and raging hurricanes.

Anatomy
Aerophibians are humanoid manta rays with yellow or orange horns that are connected to their mouths, lizard-like tails, and membranous wings that are yellow in the front and either red or yellow in the back. Their hips have markings that resemble gills, and they have a black zigzag pattern around their upper torso that sometimes has a yellow outline.

Although they traditionally have red skin, Aerophibians can come in other colors. For example, Benjamin Franklin's Jetray has blue skin.

Swift, the only known female Aerophibian, is more humanoid and slimmer than males, though this is technically due to her being half-human.

Powers and abilities
Aerophibians are capable of flying at the several times speed of sound, making them one of the fastest flying species. Using their membranous wings, they can maneuver through the air with little to no flapping. They can accelerate to speeds greater than light with ease, allowing them to enter hyperspace.

Aerophibians can fire powerful laser-like "neuroshock" blasts capable of shutting down an organic being's nervous system from their eyes. These blasts are powerful enough to blow a hole in a car's engine and either knock down or disorient species such as Pyronites, Vaxasaurians, Sonorosians, Amperi, and hybrid Terroranchulas. These blasts come in different colors such as green and red.

An Aerophibian's neuroshock blasts are mostly used to hunt prey and as self-defense. They are also capable of generating fire.

Aerophibians are highly adaptable to the point of being an all-terrain species, as they can breathe underwater and survive in the vacuum of space.

Aerophibians are durable enough to withstand being shot at by a fighter jet. For Omni-Kix and Omni-Naut Aerophibians, their natural durability is increased thanks to their respective armors.

In addition to their eyes, Aerophibians can fire neuroshock blasts from their tails. They can sometimes charge their attacks in a way that leaves a glowing trail while flying.

Aerophibians possess enhanced strength, allowing them to stop a spaceship mid-air and carry Human children on their backs. This strength extends to their prehensile feet and tail, as they can carry a Vaxasaurian at base height without being weighed down.

Aerophibians are immune to electricity, such as that generated by Amperi.

Aerophibians have enhanced balance, as they can land their two feet perfectly once they are finished flying.

Aerophibians are heat resistant, being able to withstand a Pyronite's attacks. Similarly, they can withstand radiation, such as that generated by a Prypiatosian-B.

Omni-Kix Aerophibians can use their metallic wings as melee weapons or battering rams. Their wings can also transform into giant shields.

Omni-Naut Aerophibians gain added protection while in the vacuum of space thanks to their Omni-Naut Armor.

Weaknesses
An Aerophibian's eyesight is very limited, meaning they can only see things properly if they are very close to them.

An Aerophibian's nueroshock blasts are useless against biomechanical species such as Talpaedans, as well as Dimension 12 robots.

Aerophibians can be accidentally harmed by their own neuroshock blasts if they are deflected back at them by a mirror. Their neuroshock blasts can also be absorbed by either a Prypiatosian-B or an Insectoid's plasma balls.

Aerophibians can be trapped in an Arachnichimp's webbing.

Aerophibians are unable to fly in Ledgerdomain because its skies are unparallel to that of a conventional planet's. In general, young Aerophibians may have trouble flying straight at their age as older Aerophibians have no difficulty doing so.

There are limits to both an Aerophibian's conventional durability and electricity immunity, as they can still feel pain from either scenario. Technically speaking, hybrid Aerophibians are less heat resistant than pure-blooded Aerophibians.

Despite their enhanced speed, Aeropbibians are not as fast as Kinecelerans on the ground.

Aerophibians can be easily overpowered by a Galilean's gravity powers or a Celestialsapien's telekinesis.

Aerophibians are vulnerable to being hypnotized.

Culture and society
Aerophibians are classified by their unique capability to thrive in both Aeropela's waters and skies. However, their adaptability excludes them from the other races native to Aeropela. Therefore, Aerophibians have great physical and political leverage over others. They often utilize this leverage to serve as intermediaries and ambassadors between the other species, who would otherwise be forever separated by their environment.

Notable members

 * Jetray: An Omnitrix transformation used by Ben Tennyson
 * Fish Kite: An alternate version of Jetray that would hypothetically used by the Ben Tennyson of Dimension 23. However, his omnitrix does not contain Aerophibian DNA.
 * Jetray (Ben 10 Franklin): An alternate version of Jetray used by the Ben 10 Franklin version of Benjamin Franklin.
 * Negative Jetray: An alternate version of Jetray used by Albedo.
 * Swift ' s Donor: An Aerophibian captured by Servantis for his experiments.

Half-qualifiers

 * Kevin Levin: The Prime Timeline's Kevin Levin was temporarily transformed into an Aerophibian due to an Ultimatrix malfunction.
 * Ultimate Kevin: 17-year-old Kevin Levin of the Prime Timeline transformed into an amalgamation of every alien available in the Ultimatrix prior to traveling to the Forge of Creation, including Jetray.
 * Swift: A member of the Rooters who was mutated with Aerophibian DNA thanks to Servantis' experiments.
 * Ultimate Ben: Aerophibian powers were used by Ultimate Ben.

History
Aeropela is completely covered in water, with not a spot of dry land to be found on the entire planet. Almost all of its inhabitants have evolved to exist either under the sea or in the sky. The only exceptions are the Aerophibians, who are relied on by the others for communication between the two dividing landscapes.

The Aerophibians have also built cities inside the spiral rocks on Aeropela. In prehistoric times, their neuroshock blasts were used to hunt prey. In the present, they mostly use neuroshock blasts as a means of self-defense.