Nibbler Mango

 | Feature | Details | | :--- | :--- |-| **Species** | *Mango tructa* ("Nibbler shark") |+| **Scientific Name** | *Mango tructa* |+| **Common Name** | Nibbler shark | | **Attitude** | Aggressive | | **Type** | Mobile | | **Category** | Predators | | **Biome** | Coral Gardens | | **Biomod** | Slow Metabolism |   ![Nibbler Mango](Nibbler Mango.png)   The **Nibbler Mango** is a mid-sized, aggressive lifeform endemic to the moon Proteus.   ## Appearance   The Nibbler Mango has a sharklike body with a blue dorsal side and grey underside. It has two large pectoral fins and a large dorsal fin with a smaller secondary dorsal fin behind it. The caudal fin is indented, with rounded tips.   Transverse yellow stripes run down the body from head to the tail, each outlined by a pale blue band. The caudal fin is punctated by a pale yellow ring surrounding a yellow spot on both the upper and lower lobes.   The eyes are small and grey, and situated on the lower jaw.   The mouth is stout and lined by corneous dark-grey tissue which forms a pair of backward swept horns on both the upper and lower jaw. Eight teeth also grow from this tissue with four in each jaw. The body has visible muscle definition behind the head, which combined with the short mouth indicates powerful jaws.   ## Behaviour   The Nibbler Mango is mildly aggressive and pursues both humans and Tadpoles. They will often pair up in twos or threes and circle the player before diving in to attack.   If the player is holding a lit Distraction Flare the Nibbler Mango will become passive and focus its attention on the flare whilst rolling in the water playfully. If the flare is thrown the Nibbler will follow it.   ## Databank Entry   **Nibbler mango** (tentatively *Mango tructa*). A pesky omnivore adapted to scrape-feed. It will happily snap at fish, sponges, kelps, and human limbs.   1. **Tooth-rich jaws**: Enormous jaw crests (the upper rhinotheca and lower gnathoteca) crush rocks and dead coral before swallowing. Made of calcium apatite, surfaced in tough vinyl, and loaded with batteries of spare teeth. New teeth push up through the core of old teeth, splitting them open. Likely painful. 2. **Appreciable threat**: Not a dedicated carnivore, but territorial and always hungry. Must maintain powerful jaw muscles and a massive digestive tract on a diet of slime, algae, and trash. Always looking for more to eat. 3. **Problematic digestion**: Grinds its food in an internal gizzard, creating a concrete-like paste. Frequently constipated as a result. 4. **Not an apex predator**: May fear larger predators; startled by bright light or loud sound. 5. **Key ecological role**: Probably a critical recycler in reef ecosystems, breaking down hard debris into free nutrients. Droppings may be metal-rich. 6. **Social organism**: Nibblers may live in family groups, or form small cohorts to defend against larger predators.   **Assessment**: may be dangerous in groups. Distract with flares and avoid pending any developments re: useful behavior or droppings.   *Source: Scan a Nibbler Mango*   ## Gallery   ### In Game  -![A Nibbler Mango in the Plateaus](Nibbler Mango Side.png)-*Note the eyes on the ventral side of the head.*-![Nibbler Mango Front](Nibbler Mango Front.png)-*The top view*-![Nibbler Mango Top](Nibbler Mango Top.png)-*Eye-spot pattern on the tail.*-![Nibbler Mango Back](Nibbler Mango Back.png)+![Nibbler Mango side view.](Nibbler Mango Side.png)+![Front view of a Nibbler Mango.](Nibbler Mango Front.png)+![Top view of the Nibbler Mango.](Nibbler Mango Top.png)+![Back view of a Nibbler Mango.](Nibbler Mango Back.png)  -### Concept Art+### Development   ![Reference sheet](Nibbler Concept Art.jpg)   ## Trivia  -*   "Mango" is derived from "mangō", the Māori word for shark.-*   Mangos usually attack in groups from 2 to 5 individuals.+* "Mango" is derived from "mangō", the Māori word for shark.+* Mangos usually attack in groups from 2 to 5 individuals.