Red Feather Fish

Statistics

Biomes

• Crystal Caves
• Main Crystal Caves
• Deep Purple Vents
• Fabricator Caverns
• Koppa Mining Site
• Tree Spires
• Main Tree Spires
• Large Tree Spire

Location

• Mercury II

Description

The Red Feather Fish is a small, edible fauna species and close relative of the purple Feather Fish.

Appearance

This creature has a compact main body covered in large overlapping scales. The main body is black on the ventral side and red on the dorsal side, with an orange band dividing the two regions. The eyes are bright blue and reasonably large, situated on the side of the body behind a narrow, toothless mouth.

The tail fin is reduced and has twelve longitudinal grooves on each side. With a reduced tail fin the creature instead propels itself through the water using the pair of oversized crescent-shaped fins on the top and bottom of the body, each of these fins being roughly one and a half times the length of the body.

This creature has slight anatomical differences to its close relative aside from coloration, namely its slightly shorter and bulkier fins, more pronounced tail fin and scales being present on both the top and bottom halves of the body.

Databank Entry

The red feather fish is a deep water variant of the more common feather fish. Its coloring helps it blend into the deeper and darker waters where there is less red light penetration. As a result, red and black fish are less visible to predators.

Source: Scan

Consumables

The Red Feather Fish can be harvested for food and water.

Raw Red Feather Fish

• Type: Food & Water
• Description: Small, edible prey fish.
• Size: 1 (1×1)
• Bioreactor Energy: +245 Energy
• Food: +4
• Water: -1

Cooked Red Feather Fish

• Type: Food & Water
• Description: Fluffy with a bit of kick.
• Size: 1 (1×1)
• Bioreactor Energy: +183.75 Energy
• Food: +23
• Water: +3

Cured Red Feather Fish

• Type: Food & Water
• Description: Fluffy with a bit of kick.
• Size: 1 (1×1)
• Bioreactor Energy: +137.9 Energy
• Food: +23
• Water: -2

Sounds

• Death
• Flinch
• Fast swim 1-6
• Slow swim 1-5

Gallery

Side view

Front view

Dorsal view

Size comparison with the player

A Red Feather Fish in the Tree Spires

A Red Feather Fish in the Crystal Caves

A group of Red Feather Fish in the Koppa Mining Site

Red, Blue (Unused), and Purple Feather Fish - by Alex Ries

Early Feather Fish designs - by Alex Ries