Desc: Silver-colored fish (?). Smaller than a man's forearm.
Known Location: Nerat Bay, Big Bay.
Edible: Yes
SNAKE:
Desc: Turtle like faces, poisonous, and can grow up to elephantine size.
Known Location: Rivers and Seas.
Edible: No.
SPIDERCLAW:
Desc: 'Crab-like' animal with many pairs of jointed legs. About the size of a person's open palm.
Known Location: Coastal Beaches
Edible: Yes.
TUNNEL SNAKE:
Desc: Water-dwelling kinds. The bite is venomous and very dangerous. 2 to 4 feet in length. Closely resembles the more common breeds of tunnel snakes.
Known Location: Found largely in uninhabited caves. Some species have been found in large bodies of water of both fresh and salt.
Edible: No, nor are any of the reptiles to be found on Pern considered to be edible. Tunnel Snakes and their water loving cousins are highly toxic even when cooked. The only animals known to eat said snakes are fire lizards.
WHITEFISH:
Desc: Think Terran white fish. A white fish by definition is any fish that has a silvery to white tint to their scales. Cod is a white fish, and therefore would fall under this Pernese classification. Size-Medium to large in size, the flesh should be firm and almost translucent in appearance.
Known Location: Whitefish prefer the colder waters off the Northern continent, but can be found off the Southern continent during the Northern Summer months.
Edible: Yes -a rare delicacy.
YELLOWFISH:
Desc: closely resembling the yellow fin tuna; Size-small to medium.
Known Location: Warmer waters of the southern portions of the Northern continent, and Southern continent during the winter months while the summer months they can be found almost anywhere.
Edible: Yes.
(?) = not known for sure, but can be guessed at.
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