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Description
Cephalaspis (pronounced SEFF-ah-LASS-pis) means "head shield", which fits this genus of fish quite well. Although their heads was covered in armour these fish were jawless, and are assumed to have played a role similar to the modern catfish, feeding on small organisms on the bottom of freshwater streams. The head plate had three indentations, which could have housed sensory organs sensitive to vibrations or even primitive electric organs. They lived in Devonian Europe, and it is believed their head shield served to protect them from the carnivorous placoderms around at the time.

This little guy is about six and a half centimetres long, and like the original animals, completely toothless. Apart from his fins and the edges of his head shield he's pretty firm, so he won't squish if you pinch him. His fins can move if you wish to move them, and he does have limited movement in his tail. he can survive being dropped and you can hold him tightly without damaging him, but if you bend parts of him repeatedly or pull at him too hard the wire might snap, which isn't good for him.

He's on sale here: [link]

Description
Cephalaspis (pronounced SEFF-ah-LASS-pis) means "head shield", which fits this genus of fish quite well. Although their heads was covered in armour these fish were jawless, and are assumed to have played a role similar to the modern catfish, feeding on small organisms on the bottom of freshwater streams. The head plate had three indentations, which could have housed sensory organs sensitive to vibrations or even primitive electric organs. They lived in Devonian Europe, and it is believed their head shield served to protect them from the carnivorous placoderms around at the time.

This little guy is about six and a half centimetres long, and like the original animals, completely toothless. Apart from his fins and the edges of his head shield he's pretty firm, so he won't squish if you pinch him. His fins can move if you wish to move them, and he does have limited movement in his tail. he can survive being dropped and you can hold him tightly without damaging him, but if you bend parts of him repeatedly or pull at him too hard the wire might snap, which isn't good for him.

He's on sale here: [link]