The Lochinn

I had to make a new species that had the 7 characteristics of a living thing. So... I just reused a picture from my old sketchbook :3 I had created a species awhile ago, 'cause I thought it'd be fun, but I hadn't named it.

So I slapped together a name. Not totally satified with it, but it's okay. And the drawings are rather old so.. there are a few problems with it.

Oh, this is the original sketch, by the way. I just erased the stray pencil lines around the subjects on Photoshop, then added text and that fun little glow c:
I was told they were creepy, and no one understood that those little things on their heads glow like an Angler Fish's =3

This is the paragraph I wrote: (it's long)
The lochinn (pronounced lock-in), although similar to the plesiosaurus, is actually a species of fish, most closely related to the angler fish. It is made up of cells similar to those found in any other type of fish, which contains the DNA and RNA. An average male lochinn is about 25 feet long, from nose tip to tail tip. Females are slightly smaller. They can be found in almost any ocean in the world, but it is rare to see one, since they spend most of their time deep underwater. Being extremely adaptive, they will eat anything they can catch, but will not touch carrion. Most of the time they are solitary, but will join small pods of 5 to 12 from time to time. A pod tends to go after larger prey than an individual would, and the males will use the poison in their “thumb“ claw to stun the creature. There is even one record of a pack of 15 bringing down a blue whale. In deep waters the glowing anglers located on their heads attract small fish, which the lochinns will devour, much like their cousin the angler fish. They also use echolocation, and by making small clicks and squeaks, the bouncing of the sound alerts them to their surroundings. The large “ears” on their heads are used to pick up the rebounding sound. Lochinns also have very strong jaws, and, interestingly, their teeth are actually jagged edges of bone, and thus cannot fall out, but they will dull with time. Lochinns reproduce in typical fish fashion, where the female lays the eggs and the male then fertilizes them. There is no mating ceremony, just the first male who finds the cache gets the honor. However, males can sense a pheromone released by the eggs from miles away, so many times multiple individuals will be on the scene within minutes. In a series of short skirmishes, the strongest will establish himself as most dominant, and thus gets the right to the eggs. Eggs hatch within 3 months of being fertilized, and small lochinns emerge looking like 3 foot long snakes, lacking the fins, anglers, beards and manes of the adults. They reach maturity within 5 years, at which point their first angler will be full grown and start to emit a glow. Lochinns are cold blooded, and their body temperature is normally only a degree or two different than the water temperature. They prefer warmer places though, and populations are often centered around underwater volcanoes. Their metabolism does produce some heat, but most of it is lost through the gills. Lochinns have eyes unique to any creature on Earth, in that there are two pupils. Scientists have not figured out the purpose of this feature, but many think it has lost its purpose through evolution, as the lochinn relies more on echolocation than it’s eyesight. Their eyes also have an almost matte finish, to reduce the reflection, which could give them away to their prey. Females have a life expectancy of about 25 years, at which point their teeth become too dull to catch anything, and they die of starvation. Males can live about to 40, as they can use their poison to stun something, then swallow it whole. It is theorized that they could live much longer in captivity, but since one has never been successfully captured or bred, it remains just a theory. Many consider the lochinn creepy, due to it’s unnerving “smile.” However, this is just the way the face is built, and, much like a dog panting, it is not an intentional “smile.” The lochinn may also be the origin of many legends of sea monsters and even Eastern dragons (both being long and snake-like), and there are even some records of ships being attacked by a pod of lochinns, however none were ever proven.

And now I have to go eat breakfast. Since I'm missing school to go to the dentist e_e (In the two periods I'm missing, we're doing a lab and a test. Oh joy. why can't I miss the pointless classes?!)