Species #3,361 of 42,840
Acanthodiscus glacialis
Acanthodiscus glacialis flabelliparva is a species of alien fish in Fish of Ganymede: a deep with a spiky dorsal fin, Ice Shelf colouring, a fan tail and a small mouth. It lives in the abyss, 8 km to 25 km under Ganymede’s ice. It was first found by Tide Dreamer 293 on 2 November 2026.
At a glance
| Body plan | Deep |
|---|---|
| Dorsal fin | Spiky |
| Colouring | Ice Shelf |
| Tail | Fan |
| Mouth | Small |
| Home depth | The abyss (8 km–25 km), diving level 18 |
| Diet | Herbivore |
| First fish’s rarity | Common |
| First found | 2 November 2026 by Tide Dreamer 293 |
| Players who have found it | 1 |
| Swimming today | 1 fish |
What the name means
Acanthodiscus glacialis means roughly “icy spine-disc”: from acantho- (spine) and discus (disc), and glacialis (icy). 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 deep with Ice Shelf 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.