Coraleaters
Common Name: Coraleater
Scientific Name: Leviathan locusta
First Discovered: Off the coast of Australia
Coraleaters can be found in any large coral reef system in tropical waters.
They live in small pods and are very dispersed.
Size: An adult coraleater measures about three feet from nose to tail fin.
Food: Despite the misleading name, Coreleaters do not actually consume coral itself. They do however feed on plants and animals living on the coral, such as anenomes, sea urchans, baranacles, crabs and small fish. This "grazing" appearence is what got Coraleaters their name.
Predators: The main predator of Coraleaters is not large animals, but small quick ones like baracuda or cookie-cutter sharks that take chuncks of flesh and running, leaving the Coraleater to bleed and attract larger predators.
Large sharks will scavenge greatly-wounded Coraleaters.
Specific Notes: Coraleaters secrete a powerful toxic from their chest fins. This deters almost all predators. It is impossible for Coraleaters to poison one another, although the poison will slow another Coraleater's wounds from healing.