Biter

The Biter is a life form that can be found around the Grassy Plateaus, Mountains, Mountain Island, in the Mountain Range Caves, and Jelly Shroom Caves.

The Biter is an extremely fast fish that protects its territory. It will attack without hesitation if the player gets too close. Each bite takes 7% of the player's health. The Biter can attack in shoals or there may only be just one.

Appearance
The Biter is a small fish that strongly resembles a tadpole. It has two blue eyes on each side of its head, and a small mouth full of sharp yellow teeth. The Biter  has no pectoral fins, possessing only dorsal and tail fins. Its body is red on the dorsal side with a light blue underbelly. Black stripes run along the top. It also has a short bioluminescent lure on its forehead, which is presumably used to draw in prey.

Data Bank Entry
Small, aggressive specimen. 94% muscle, 4% connective tissue, 2% brain. Prey: Small herbivors; but according to calculations creatures up to 100% the biter's body weight could succumb to a focused pack.
 * Overdeveloped tail fin favors out-pacing and outnumbering their prey over individual maneuverability
 * Specialized olfactory stalk on its head for detection of bodily fluids in the water
 * Likely indiscriminate when hunting: anything injured is fair game
 * Secondary pair of eyes bear similarities to the sand shark's. Likely dedicated to detecting the peripheral movement of larger predators.

Assessment: Lethal without proper precautions - Avoid packs - Try not to bleed

Gallery
For a more complete gallery, visit Biter/Gallery.

Trivia

 * There is a subspecies of the Biter  called the Blood Biter that lives in the Blood Kelp Zone and the Blood Kelp Caves.