#scales and fins

[protectoursharks]

There are four types of fish scales!

Cycloid scales are thin, overlap, and flexible. They're found on primitive teleosts (like minnows and carp).

Ctenoid scales have small, backwards pointed scales (known as cterns) make the fish more hydrodynamic and faster. They're found on Advanced Ctenoids (like perch and sunfish).

Ganoid scales are thick, diamond-shaped, and mostly non-overlapping. They're found on Chondrostei (like sturgeons and paddlefish).

Placoid scales are spikey and tooth-like with nerves. These are found on Chondrichthyes (like sharks and rays).

Ichthyology Notes 3/?

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 300

Danny squirms and hisses, trying to dig his claws into dark scales as the clouds whistle by. “Wait- Ancients dammit- STOP!” he shrieked, cursing how tiny his own ghost form was compared to his other not-quite-future-self. Wings that could easily dwarf the entire Ops center beat through the air, fast enough to cause his eyes to sting. 

“Dan- bring me back- stop-” he wailed, despite the grip on his scruff not even loosening. Yet the larger dragon didn’t so much as twitch back towards Amity, the city disappearing into the distance like a speck. “We have to go back-” 

The GIW were- were- They had to go back! The portal was gone (exploded, broken and all of Fentonworks a smoldering mess, oh Ancients he’s gonna be sick-), no one could return to the Realms, they were all sitting ducks- 

“Jordan please-” he begged, even though he already knew that between the city, between every other ghost and them, Dan would always choose to keep them safe. But Jazz was hurt, she wasn’t waking up from where she lay limply cradled in Dan’s claws. 

There was so much blood, and he only knew she was still alive from the weak fluttering of her core, growing stronger as her heartbeat faded. She needed help, she needed doctors- he doesn’t know if she would be able to come back, not with how they were leaving the ecto-rich city behind and he didn’t want to lose her- Dan’s blank panic was swamping his own, drowning both of them in the emotion as the dragon tore through the sky. Some part of him knew they couldn’t stay in Amity anymore, but- But Jazz needed help- Danny couldn’t help the tears that dripped from his yes, pretending it was merely the clouds as they flew to places unknown to him.

If you are interested in their designs, here is a link: HERE

Heey mutual @radiance1 Dragon buddy o' mine & @hdgnj u might enjoy

[hollis-exe]

yeah man, i don't know where the fuck we are either. and we're running out of lemo fruit. and it's getting dark. stop looking at me like that, you're freaking me out

[babanasaur]

HEADSHOT redbar

Another head shot, for redbar!

[beatriceportinari]

Koi fish lantern by @yuumei-art, assembled and painted by me. The color pattern is loosely inspired by the kujaku variety of koi, which has a metallic reticulation overlaid with colored spots.

Thank you so much for the fish gift Amy <3

[silusvesuius]

testing out drawing maormer 🪸🐚🪸 and a nelvas 🧣📜🩷 i'll ramble about maormer a bit in the tags

[nightmarearian]

Done (heavy quotation marks) with monster Ody @evergreen292 ;)

tbh I couldn’t for the life of me pick a color palette I liked And Render it so I gave up on color. Enjoy the half assery.

Tbh I’ve just been call it Ithacan Naga, but it’s objectively it’s a mix of snake, owl/bird, and human. So 🤷.

Tbh the wings are supposed to be white/gray-brown, cause owls & Hermes, while his scales are supposed to be an oscillating scale from sea green-blue to purple-tinted gray. Uhm. Evidently that sorta didn’t happen but also did. So.

The purple/grayer scales are gonna be more around with the feathers and wings.

Those fin colors are. Too blue and too bright but I love the colors themselves so they’re staying for now.

Uhm. That’s it for now, ig. I’m sorta on a timer rn and I’m tired so <3

The writing bit with this is still in the works (😭)

[astrolavas]

so in your mermaid au what is belos? is he also a merman

he wears this

[discardead]

··· ··· ··· ✧✦✧ ··· ··· ···　Sleepiness, Dreams, and Nightmares (also Stars & Sheep) themed NPUT list

﹒﹒﹒　Requested by anonymous!

Somniel. Somnier. Somiera. Drowsyne. Dozeo. Dozoresth. Doream. Soresth. Nebulyn(e). Luminesse. Resirift. Ceweste. Starrest. Starisheep. Woolym. Lullastar. Lambstar. Lamby. Lambiett. Lambsiette. Fluffine. Fluffeta. Flufette. Solace. Lamblace. Starlace. Starmien. Lambier. Lambien. Resomnia. Lullamb. Lullaresth. Phantomire. Omenya. Somnyre. Reverine. Revemare. Lucidry. Lucie. Lucidity. Rem. Ram. Dreamie. Dreamine.

som/soms. sle/sleep. re/res. re/rest. la/lamb. la/lala. hu/hum. zzz/zzz's. sta/star. sno/snooze. dre/dream. star/ry/starrys. she/sheep. nap/naps. yaw/yawn. wo/wool. fur/furs. fluff/fuffs. lulla/lullaby. nie/nier. sca/scare. ni/night. fri/fright. re/rem. lu/lucid. plu/plush. baa/baas. ble/bleet. hy/hymn. mur/murmur. mu/mumble. ra/ram. sof/soft.

lucidr-ming. lucidrming. dreamarish. lambstars. starreaming. dreaminstars. lullambsie. lullamby. 123sheeps. phantozed. sleepingme. starleep. starfilled. lambish. softestgf. softestbf. swoftestgf. swoftestbf. softlynow. dreamlike. dreamyboy. dreamygirl. dreamboat. dreamy[noun]. sleepiesse. sleepyn. sleepmare. nightmarish.

Prn* who had a restful sleep. The [noun] of (your) Dreams. Prn* Dreams full of Stars. Prn* who had a Frightening Dream. The [noun] who cause Nightmares. Prn* who counts Sheep. The Shepherd of Stars/Dreams/Starry Dreams. Prn* who's in a dream-like state. Prn* with a Lucid Form. The [noun] walking amongst the Stars. The Cosmic Dreams. Prn* who runs from Nightmares. The [noun] of Nightmares/Dreams. Prn* Bleeting Dreams. The Dreamy [noun]. Prn* Star-filled Nightmare. The Softness of prn* Dream. Prn* who's in a Living Nightmare. The Nightmarish [noun].

[carmeltheslimy]

🪶🐟🔎

[druidonity2]

Jaina of the blue flight and Varian of the black flight

[kitkat578]

whoa he's a fish

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 262

Pondering Ghosts are Dragons, and just rotating each design in my head I have for them. That is the ghosts we see in the show more than just once or twice lol. Just pondering each of them and potential types and descriptions and how the people of Amity see them, as they’re used to the dragons around, vs say someone from Outside, crossover or no, who are Not used to the maybe slightly eldritch undeath interdimensional dragons around everywhere. 

That is not normal for other people. 

To the Amity Parkers? Boxy is simply a chonky dragon with small boxy wings and covered in blue scales. To people just coming into the city, it’s like seeing a giant komodo dragon when you’re just walking home- not something you exactly want to see and something that is dangerous. 

Kitty’s and Johnny’s weekly relationship tussle? Par for the course really. But to visitors? Two giant wyverns tearing into each other, shimmering greens that could be scales, could be tendrils, and shadows lengthening and thrashing like a living beast all its own. 

And this is just the small dragonlings, not even beginning with larger ones like Pandora and Fright Knight, chill as they may be. 

Outsiders don’t understand that they’re more than just animals. Amity is used to this, but people who have no clue what’s going on? They don’t.

They call the police, the heroes, the government, for help, for answers. And that? That the GIW can use. 

[thegoldenavenger]

An alternate mer!lqg design!! I always envision him as a fancy white-scaled fish but I default to sailfish when I usually draw him haha. Decided to try out the angel/flying fish design tho

[babanasaur]

Dragonify Xalius2303

Dragonify for Xalius2303!!! thanks

[bi-ocelot]

hey since it’s pride, have homosexual pride flag merfolk Bryant