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The third of my aquatic grimm. This time I went for something more prehistoric. Ichthyosaurus (fish lizard) was one of the smaller ichthyosaurs, so I took inspiration from Shonisaurus instead. Ichthyosaurs were large dolphin like aquatic reptiles that thrived during the Jurassic period. Like dolphins, they gave birth to live young and breathed air. They also got to be freaking huge. And that's what I'm going for here.

Class: Giant
Environment: Open water
Size: 50< ft
Primary Weapon: Teeth

Ichthyos are large aquatic grimm that pose a large threat to small ships and as a result it is recommended that no ship smaller than a navy patrol ship go out in open water alone. The most popular way to deal with Ichthyos is to drop depth charges, as they are simply too big and smart for naval hunters to go after traditionally. They may or may not travel in pods, depending on their size, and have been known to leap out of the water and snatch people off decks as well as trick sailors into thinking it is in one spot in the water by knocking on the boat, only to catch them off guard afterwards.

Interestingly, Ichthyos numbers have decreased in recent years, despite human success rate at killing them remaining as poor as usual. This may be due to more effective predators out-competing them and evolution weeding them out, but scientists are not entirely sure.

Description
The third of my aquatic grimm. This time I went for something more prehistoric. Ichthyosaurus (fish lizard) was one of the smaller ichthyosaurs, so I took inspiration from Shonisaurus instead. Ichthyosaurs were large dolphin like aquatic reptiles that thrived during the Jurassic period. Like dolphins, they gave birth to live young and breathed air. They also got to be freaking huge. And that's what I'm going for here.

Class: Giant
Environment: Open water
Size: 50< ft
Primary Weapon: Teeth

Ichthyos are large aquatic grimm that pose a large threat to small ships and as a result it is recommended that no ship smaller than a navy patrol ship go out in open water alone. The most popular way to deal with Ichthyos is to drop depth charges, as they are simply too big and smart for naval hunters to go after traditionally. They may or may not travel in pods, depending on their size, and have been known to leap out of the water and snatch people off decks as well as trick sailors into thinking it is in one spot in the water by knocking on the boat, only to catch them off guard afterwards.

Interestingly, Ichthyos numbers have decreased in recent years, despite human success rate at killing them remaining as poor as usual. This may be due to more effective predators out-competing them and evolution weeding them out, but scientists are not entirely sure.