Ghariwhale

I apologize for the botched coloring job, I really couldnt bother being as OCD as I usually am. Also, wow, I did not expect this guy to be so popular. Thanks for all the favorites!

Named for its resemblance to the gharial and prehistoric whales on Earth, it is actually most comparable to sharks. They are medium sized, ocean dwelling predators with vertical tails and seven fins.

They have two sets of teeth. The outer row is only on the tips of the jaws. They are long, but not very sharp, and are designed for grabbing and holding prey. The inner row of teeth work like those of an anaconda; they are long, thin, sharp, and pointed towards the throat, ensuring that caught prey can do nothing but get eaten.

They will eat fish, but seem to prefer snatching things from the air. They hunt by getting as close to the prey (a flock of low flying birds, a school of fish, etc), then lashing their head to the side and clamping their jaws, snatching anything unlucky enough to get caught in the middle. They then work their lower jaw to push the prey toward the throat for consumption.

Unlike Earths fishes, these have a thick, membranous eyelid type structure that it slides over its eyes before thrashing, protecting the eye from hitting the water or anything else that happens to be in the way.

They are typically deep ocean dwellers, and come in various shades of brown and gray, though some of the more tropical ones may be smaller and come closer to shore and develop patterns to help them hide in shadows of reefs and shore plants. Shown is the more common open ocean variant, which comes in light to dark gray. Regardless of where they live, they all have certain coloring in common: Dark on top, light on bottom, teeth and eyes are cream to yellow, not true white, and their color darkens at extremities.