Species #14,601 of 42,840
Taeniolophius aurorae
Taeniolophius aurorae xiphirostrata is a species of alien fish in Fish of Ganymede: an angler with a ribbon dorsal fin, Aurora colouring, a sword tail and a beak mouth. It lives in hadal trenches, 25 km to 60 km under Ganymede’s ice. It was first found by Ganymede Traders on 6 November 2026.
At a glance
| Body plan | Angler |
|---|---|
| Dorsal fin | Ribbon |
| Colouring | Aurora |
| Tail | Sword |
| Mouth | Beak |
| Home depth | Hadal trenches (25 km–60 km), diving level 28 |
| Diet | Omnivore |
| First fish’s rarity | Epic |
| First found | 6 November 2026 by Ganymede Traders |
| Players who have found it | 1 |
| Swimming today | 1 fish |
What the name means
Taeniolophius aurorae means roughly “of the dawn ribbon-crest”: from taenio- (ribbon) and lophius (crest), and aurorae (of the dawn). 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 hadal trenches (it opens at diving level 28) and look for an angler with Aurora 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.