Species #25,666 of 42,840
Histiosphyraena atramentaria
Histiosphyraena atramentaria flabellitubulata is a species of alien fish in Fish of Ganymede: a barracuda with a sail dorsal fin, Abyss Ink colouring, a fan tail and a tube mouth. It lives in the abyss, 8 km to 25 km under Ganymede’s ice. It was first found by Ganymede Traders on 4 November 2026.
At a glance
| Body plan | Barracuda |
|---|---|
| Dorsal fin | Sail |
| Colouring | Abyss Ink |
| Tail | Fan |
| Mouth | Tube |
| Home depth | The abyss (8 km–25 km), diving level 18 |
| Diet | Omnivore |
| First fish’s rarity | Common |
| First found | 4 November 2026 by Ganymede Traders |
| Players who have found it | 1 |
| Swimming today | 1 fish |
What the name means
Histiosphyraena atramentaria means roughly “inky sail-hammer”: from histio- (sail) and sphyraena (hammer), and atramentaria (inky). 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 abyss (it opens at diving level 18) and look for a barracuda with Abyss Ink 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.