Grinning Devil

The Grinning Devil (Caudocephalichthys misteriosa) is a species of Caudocephaline Paragladioid Ichthyomorph from the Nova Trench, East of the north eastern continent of Gleann Blathànna.

The extremely long lived creature can reach sizes up to 2 meters in length and live at depths of 9.000 m, near the bottom of the trench, making it among the deepest living vertebrates on the planet.

Usually seen idling near hydrothermal vents, the animal hunts by attracting prey in with rhythmic clicking of the jaws, mimicking the sound of Sandcreeper pincers.

The extremely low metabolic rate gives them he ability to survive for long periods of time without feeding.

Most of the information gathered about the ethology of the species comes from the only captive specimen to survive transport, kept in the Watson’s Marine Biology Research Center in South Gleann Blathànna.

In the wild they've been observed communicating through green light flashes in specific frequencies.