Scissorbeak

The scissorbeak was a huge, dangerous oceanic predator native to Neroth. They were arguably the apex predator species on the planet.

Characteristics
Growing up to forty s in length, scissorbeaks resembled a cross between and sea serpent. Its segmented body was divided into twelve plates. This chitinous exoskeleton was reddish salmon in color, with a beige underbelly. The head of a scissorbeak was large, taking up roughly a third of its body length. The front of the creature is dominated by four long curved blade-like mandibles that "interlock" to form a cage-like jaw. These mandibles are capable of being opened and pulled back, revealing a small beak-like mouth lined with multiple rows of razor sharp teeth. There are a pair of beady black eyes on each side of the creature's head.

A number of thin spines grow from the back of a scissorbeak, with thin and transparent fin membrane between them. They possess a pair of thin partially transparent dorsal fins and a transparent pelvic pin on its underside. Their body ends with a long tail, with a pair of broad fluked fins.

Scissorbeaks were the apex predator on Neroth and very dangerous. They hunted whales and other large aquatic creatures. Their hunting behavior was aggressive and violent, as was the fashion they killed their prey: scissorbeaks have been repeatedly sighted using their mandibles to entrap and hold or literally flay their prey to pieces. While the average sentient would prove to be too small a morsel to be appetizing, scissorbeaks nevertheless rarely attack or ram into ocean vehicles.