Biter

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

The Biter is an extremely fast and territorial fish. 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 by just one individual.

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 razor sharp teeth.

The Biter has no pectoral fins, possessing only dorsal and caudal ones running along its body length. Its body is red on the dorsal side with a light blue underbelly, with black stripes on its head.

It also has a small bioluminescent lure on its forehead, which is presumably used to draw in prey during the night.

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.