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The Avem Piscis is a mixture of both bird and fish species. It is found in the coastal waters along the Gulf of Thailand. A relatively small bird, males grow to 40-50 cm weighing 350-400 grams at maturity. The females are slightly smaller weighing 310 grams on average. According to a 2010 article in the Thai Journal of Science, the lifespan of the Avem Piscis is between 10-15 years. The birds reach sexual maturity at 4 years of age and typically produce 10 offspring every two years. They are a wading bird and can't fly long distances. Most of their flight is to the Mangrove canopy and throughout the forest.

The Avem Piscis has several predators. The two major ones being alligators and tiger sharks.

The species faces several numerous ecological challenges such as the deforestation of their Mangrove home. It is considered a vulnerable species and is protected by Thai law against hunting.

Taxonomy
The Avem Piscis was first discovered in 2018 by Chac Campos whilst on a snorkeling vacation in the Bay of Thailand. The Avem Piscis was later given a species name in 2019. It is under the domain Eukaryote, in the phylum Chordata, within the class Aves.

Habitat
The Avem Piscis lives in South East Asian mangrove forests along the coast of the Gulf of Thailand and Bay of Bengal. This species of bird cannot be found where Mangroves don't exist. It can be found foraging through Mangrove roots and mudflats during low tide and rests and eats mangrove leaves in the canopy during high tide.

Physical Description
The Avem Piscis is a small, creature with a fish like head containing tough skin and large rubbery lips. It has long legs with feet adapted to wading and grasping Mangrove roots. They grow to be approximately 40-50 cm high, with a wing span of around 80-90 cm. It’s jaws contain blunt, rounded teeth with sharper flat front teeth used for grazing algae. It has a webbed, venomous spines.

Diet
Avem Piscis is an omnivorous organism and will consume whatever is available to it in the Mangroves; crabs, clams, barnacles, algae, mangrove leaves,etc. The Aven Piscis has also been know as a scavenger, eating recently deceased flesh of other animals. Basically it eats whatever organic matter that is deemed edible to it.

Behaviour
The Avem Piscis's behaviour is not well understood as it has only recently been discovered. Thus far it appears as a largely peaceful creature, and is somewhat gregarious, forming loose fluid groups of around 5 to 10 individuals. It has a venomous skirt of webbed spines that it flares up when threatened. Much like the Lion Fish's spiny fins, these spines deter help in deterring predators. They also have a use in mating rituals with the size of the spines attracting mates.