USF Progenitor & Crew: Adventures in Cosmos 01

AoT1P: [PI] The Terraform: Celium (WIP)

The ice planet, Celium, was comprised mostly of snow, ice, tundra, glaciers, and small to large bodies of water, proving a solid candidate for the formation of life. Early on, the planet was discovered by the CSF and seen as a lesser choice for terraforming and colonizing. The USF, UNF, AUC (Arabian Uniform Colonials,) RSF, GSFF (Galactic Space Frontier Federation,) FIRE (First Indian Republic Empire,) and IRoSE (Intergalactic Republic of Space Explorers) raced to the planet to gain a foothold in that quadrant of space, nearly 17.5 AUs from the planet Earth.
After the successful setup of USTRs (Universal Space Timing Relays) spanning to distances unimaginably far away from Earth, Cesium and its star system, VRa-Ecce, were included in the GCSM (Galactic Communications Standards Model) allowing people as far as Earth and everywhere within the USTR's time bending capabilities to communicate with each other at an extremely low latency.
Five other planets orbited the star, Ecceriam, aside from Cesium. From closest to furthest, the planets were Sedmanta, Nehesalam, Prueriya, Cesium, Marhudnunium, and Droiv-Jazmium.
Cesium was recorded to have around twenty different animal lifeforms present, mostly aquatic, herbivores that fed on the wild, algae-like growth underwater, or on each other as omnivores. The five species identified and classed as being capable of a semblance of sentience were the Wenuwenarwati fish, Indian Enatfekalum fish, Seismibrione sponge-fish, Ralucaprimid shellfish, and the Slelophavnimate fish.
The Wenuwenanarwati fish, Wenar fish, or weiner fish, were small with black stripes on orange and red scales, had tentacles for mouths, and floated in the water vertically. They would idle until feeding time, then lowering themselves with their strong, inner propulsion muscles, down toward the underwater vegetation to feed on the nutrients. Scientists discovered that their bodies, after open examination, were rich in unknown vitamins, and the effects of their consumption went untested, and therefore were undeclared.
The Enatfekalum fish--also called the oval sucker, or the bloody Indian--was plump and round, shaped like an oval. They were considerably small, weighing on average around 15.7 lbs when fully matured. One main, noticeable feature was its sharktooth-like appendages that rested along its body on four sides like a spine. It would latch onto the underwater vegetation and absorb the nutrients until its 'teeth' were free of the vegetation. It was able to eat the toughest of fauna, and could even break down solid ice to clear pathways for its movement. There were no visible organs like eyes, nor ears, so they were assumed to be unintelligent creatures, until scientists discovered from recordings that their behaviors were collective and had a distinctive pattern, similar to Earth's whales and other social sea creatures.
The Seismibrione sponge-fish, or the Cesium sponge-fish, was noteable for its healthy levels of multiple vitamins, and could grow remarkably large, weighing up to 89 lbs. It ranged in color from leafy greens, to brownish and navy blue colors, possessing a shining glow in the light of Ecceriam. The heat from the star would increase the movement of the sponge-fish, causing it to become more buoyant, as well. When the sponge-fish wanted to breathe underwater, it would simply absorb more water and make itself heavier in its water weight, dropping it down like a slow anchor into its habitat.
The Ralucaprimid shellfish--more popularly referred to as the tumble stone--varied in appearance looking like smooth, grey-colored stones, sometimes with faint, ring-shaped patches on their most Ecceriam exposed sides. Its carapace was hard and slimy, and could easily be shattered with one hit from a hammer. They would rest on the bottoms of the water bodies and wait for small creatures to fall, then they would launch themselves at their prey and latch on with centipede-like legs. Their behaviors were very parasitic, eating only some amounts of their prey then returning to their habitat at the floors of the water bodies.
The Slelophavnimate fish, abbr. Animated fish, looked the most normal of all the underwater animals, with a clear front face and an obvious rear side. It swam in schools, and were still relatively small creatures, weighing 34 lbs on average at full maturation. Unlike normal fish from Earth, their bodies would swim like eels, giving them snake-like appearances from overhead. Also, their mouth was wrapped all around their head, making them appear to have spiked necklaces. They would latch onto their prey by sliding their teeth outward at nearly 100mph and stopping at approximately 4 inches, stabbing and holding onto their prey, absorbing the nutrients through the 'gums' that would climb their way up the teeth like worms. The Animated fish were given their name due to the way their movements looked alive and therefore animated.