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The Triops is a small, edible fauna species which can be found in the deepest biomes of Sector Zero.

Appearance
The Triops has a pale blue cone-shaped body, with the point at the posterior end. The skin has a scaly texture and appears to be attached to the body as thick plates with sutures between.

The front of the body is occupied by three large eyes, two lower eyes and one upper eye. The three eyes all face slightly different angles and are odd in their design. The surface of the eye that bares the pupil, iris and sclera is flat, whilst the cornea is a large transparent hemispheric structure.

There are three roughly triangular fins with yellow accents situated at 120 degree intervals around the body. On the bottom of the body is a very flattened beak-like structure that is shiny black in colour.

Design
Despite being named after a group of real crustaceans of the same name, the Triops has no similarities to these creatures at all aside from the number of eyes, which is where the name comes from.

However, the three triangular fins, the bottom placed mouth for feeding, and the blade like tail all seem to be very similar to that of the Chimaera.

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Trivia

 * Concept art shows that the Triops was originally meant to have similar behavior to the Sea Monkey in that it would be able to take items from the players hand or surroundings.
 * It was also shown able to move on land
 * Despite being labeled as a Herbivore, it's entry states that it preys on small invertebrates, and is a bottom feeder. This indicates that it is actually a scavenger.