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Papilio
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Name:
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Papiliomonstrus opico
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Abilities and Weapons:
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swimming skills, mouth, teeth
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Occupation:
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Ambush mesopredator
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Home:
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Skull Island
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First Appearance:
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"The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island" (from 2005)
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Diet:
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Insectivore
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Size:
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Length: 1.2-1.5 meters
Weight Estimated: 55-72 kilograms |
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Status:
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Unknown. Presumably rescued by expeditions.
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Papilio (Papiliomonstrus opico) (meaning "barbarous butterfly-monster") is a 4-5 feet long (1.2-1.5 meters) species of fish.
Facts[]
Elaborate Papilio was easily distinguished from the similar-habited Sepulcro by its array of fanlike limbs and fins. In most respects the fish resembled its competitor, though it tended to favor invertebrate prey over fish.
In the breeding season males would engage in graceful displays of their wide fans to impress potential mates. The broad fins were also used to stir up bottom muck in which the fish would conceal itself and await the approach of prey.
Trivia[]
- Like Sepulcro, Papilio was most likely a species of anglerfish adapted for the shallow freshwater environment of Skull Island.
- Like all animals from Skull Island. It is unknown what they faced during the sinking of the island. Given the multiple expeditions, there may be a chance that a few surviving populations was saved off-land to a more stable enclosure.