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Hammerhead

Hammerhead (tentatively Panoplia hammerhead).

The Hammerhead is a large herbivore found in Coral Gardens. It has 10 fixed spawn points. Its bio scan unlocks Homing Sense.

1,000Health
10Spawn points
LargeSize
HerbivoreDiet

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Reference

Found in: Coral Gardens
Spawn depth: 8 to 33 m
Sight range: 18 m
Scan time: 5 s

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Spawn locations

Every fixed spawn point

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Attacks

Damage per hit

Ram · reach 1 m: 15 physical damage

Behaviour

Who it attacks and flees from

Attacks: the Tadpole
Flees from: Nibbler Mango within 10 m

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Hammerhead

Hammerhead (tentatively Panoplia hammerhead). An armored, herd-dwelling, territorial herbivore with a powerful ram. 1. Hammer head Challenges intruders on its territory, especially other hammerheads. Displays its pectoral fins and closes its enamel head shield before attacking. 2. Jet propulsion Spiracles behind the eyes feed into a jet channel with internal gills. The jet drives the hammerhead's sudden rams. 3. Large brain Floats in a protective cyst. The central eye sees color, while two smaller motion-sensitive eyes guide ramming. 4. Grazing jaw The muscular vertical jaw suggests a diet of sponges, kelps, tunicates, and possibly crushed coral. The need to protect a grazing area may have evolved the hammerhead's territoriality. 5. Practice behavior? Hammerheads ram coral domes. The adaptive benefit is unclear - perhaps toughening their shields. Advise caution, especially when piloting vehicles. May have social cognition comparable to Earth’s ungulates, some of which were extremely dangerous to humans. Ramming areas (called leks) are a major source of ocean noise.

Biomods

Unlocked with its bio scan

Homing SensePassive biomod

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