Aranoa Dragon 艾拉諾亞龍

資料來源：龍洞百科
發佈時間：2019/12/01
棲息地：海岸、叢林。

The vibrant scales on this egg glisten in the sunlight
陽光下，蛋上豔亮的鱗片閃閃發光。

Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It loves chasing colorful fish.

噢……是個可愛龍寶寶呢。牠熱愛追趕色彩斑斕的魚群。

Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It loves chasing colorful fish.  And look! It’s grown a large fin on its back! It must close to maturing.

噢……是個可愛龍寶寶呢。牠熱愛追趕色彩斑斕的魚群。而且你看！牠背上長出醫面巨大的鰭！牠肯定快要長大成龍了！

The amphibious Aranoas inhabit shallow brackish estuaries, rivers and lagoons. Being adept swimmers, they possess tough, vibrant scales that serve to protect the dragon from superficial physical harm, and double as a means to attract mates. Their large, cavernous maws are adapted to swallowing fish whole, and they have powerful limbs to propel them through the water. When mating, males and females will typically vie for the interest of the individual with the brightest scales and the largest dorsal fin. Due to this attraction, they are also prone to collecting shiny and colorful objects that they come across. With a diet primarily comprised of large freshwater or pelagic fish, they often hunt in groups to encircle schools of fish, making for an easier meal. While not very social, Aranoas will often inhabit areas in close proximity to each other should they require assistance in hunting, or to band together to ward off other species who pose a threat to their territory.

兩棲的艾拉諾亞龍棲息在微鹹的江口、河川及潟湖等地的淺水區。身為游泳高手，牠們那身粗厚的豔亮鱗片能保護牠們不受外來的物理攻擊影響，該鱗片同時兼具了吸引伴侶的功能。牠們大且深的咽喉能直接吞下整條魚，強而有力的四肢則能滑動水波行進。求偶時，不分雄雌都會爭著吸引那些具有最亮眼的鱗片及最巨大背鰭的艾拉諾亞龍的注意；也因此審美觀，牠們只要看見鮮亮多彩的東西就會收集起來。艾拉諾亞龍以淡水魚及遠洋魚為主食，未能減少捕獵的麻煩，牠們會聚集成群後一次包圍好幾個魚群捕獵。牠們不太算是群居性龍種，通常只會居住在能及時支援鄰居的補獵行為的範圍內，或是在棲地內以帶狀的方式分居，共同抵禦他族的威脅。