Poon

Poons are a sapient species from the planet Poon. The five continents of their world are nothing but deserts, so they evolved in the seas and build floating cities out of gigantic mats of seaweed.

Biology
Poons stand about 5 ft (~ 1.52 m) in height. They have long torsos, short legs with webbed feet, and round heads with large protruding green eyes and wide lipless mouths. Their faces are colored in patterns of amber and olive, and the interior of the mouth is pink.

Poons breathe oxygen and, despite living in floating mats of seaweed, are not capable of holding their breaths longer than a Human, requiring specialized gear to hunt underwater.

Appearances

 * "The City that Grew in the Sea", by Keith Laumer (1964)