From Zoo Sim Central
Pelagic (id: pelagic) is a biome in Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania. The biome is used in the official game for extant animals and foliage from oceans worldwide. User-made additions include extinct animals from Triassic and Jurassic oceans, cryptid animals from the Mediterranean Sea and fictional animals from Europe.
Contents
Exhibit Animals (four official + five user-made)
- Blue Marlin (Marine Mania)
- Humpback Whale (Forgotten Animals)
- Ichthyosaurus (Papapanda download)
- Leatherback Sea Turtle) (Marine Mania)
- Leviathan (Paranoia!)
- Metallic Leopard (Fake Animals)
- Scalloped Hammerhead (Marine Mania)
- Short-finned Pilot Whale (Marine Mania) (show animal)
- Shortfin Mako Shark (Forgotten Animals)
Ambient Animals (four official + two user-made)
- Atlantic Mackerel (Marine Mania) (appears in small, medium or large schools)
- Capelin (Marine Mania) (appears in small, medium or large schools)
- Coho Salmon (North America Pack) (appears individually or in medium or large schools)
- Herring (Marine Mania) (appears in small, medium or large schools)
- Rainbow Trout (North America Pack) (appears individually or in medium or large schools)
- Remora (Marine Mania)
Plants (two user-made)
- Broad-toothed Gulfweed (Forgotten Animals)
- Sargassum (Penguika download)
Zoopedia Entry
Far from any land, the pelagic biome is the open ocean. The pelagic biome is generally cold; however, there is some variance in temperature due to thermal stratification, with the constant mixing of warm and cold ocean currents. Surface seaweeds thrive in the pelagic biome, as do many species of fish and some mammals, such as whales and dolphins.