Field record
It never rises more than a hand's width off the silt, hugging the very bottom of the deepest dark water where the floor itself seems to hold what little warmth is left. Disturb the silt ahead of it and the whole ray flattens further still, becoming for a moment indistinguishable from the sediment it just stirred.
Marginal note: “flattens until it is only more silt”
Habitat
ZoneMidnight Zone
Depth range1,300–2,100 m
DiscoveryFound only in full darkness, well below where sunlight reaches — real depth, no lamp of your own to help you spot it first.
Catching it
A Midnight-tier catch needs at least a Braided Net— anything under that rating can never hold it, whatever the throw. Bought at the Quartermaster’s counter for 300 crystals. A held net inks this entry for good and pays its ledger bonus on the spot.
Ledger bonus on capture+7 Luck
Full capture mechanics — sighting vs. capture, the aim ring, why a net below a creature’s tier always bursts — in The Ledger.
Sharing this water
Other species catalogued in Midnight Zone: