Species #13,679 of 42,840
Acantholophius florens
Acantholophius florens xiphidentata is a species of alien fish in Fish of Ganymede: an angler with a spiky dorsal fin, Vent Bloom colouring, a sword tail and a fanged mouth. It lives in the vent floor, 60 km to 100 km under Ganymede’s ice. It was first found by Ganymede Traders on 4 November 2026.
At a glance
| Body plan | Angler |
|---|---|
| Dorsal fin | Spiky |
| Colouring | Vent Bloom |
| Tail | Sword |
| Mouth | Fanged |
| Home depth | The vent floor (60 km–100 km), diving level 40 |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| First fish’s rarity | Legendary |
| First found | 4 November 2026 by Ganymede Traders |
| Players who have found it | 1 |
| Swimming today | 1 fish |
What the name means
Acantholophius florens means roughly “blooming spine-crest”: from acantho- (spine) and lophius (crest), and florens (blooming). Every species name is built from its genes: the dorsal fin and body plan give the genus, the colouring gives the species name, and the tail and mouth the last word.
How to find one
Dive to the vent floor (it opens at diving level 40) and look for an angler with Vent Bloom colouring, or breed for it: you need all five of its traits to show at once, and some of them may be recessive, hidden in a parent’s second gene copy. The breeding screen shows the exact odds. See how fish genetics work.