Snow Skips

How in the world did this fish get up here?

Snow Skips

Looking like any other fish, the Snow Skips have somehow found a way to swim and burrow through deep snow as if it were actual water. Snow skips have thin white scales that cover their cylindrical body with fins on either side, a dorsal fin on the top, and larger fins at its back. They get their name from their inclination to jump out of the snow to grab air and find out where they are. 
Snow Skips are typically very small. They live in the Northern regions of Navilon and travel in schools of five to eight. One of the Snow Skips' largest natural threats is unknowingly swimming/burrowing into snow that is too shallow to escape. This has led to more temperate versions of Snow Skips migrating into freshwater streams during the warmer months of the year.

Movement

Snow Skips are able to burrow through the snow at incredible speed. They don't have the strength to navigate the cold soil, but have a full range of movement in the snow. Snow Skips are always on the move. Gaining speed is very difficult for Snow Skips, so they try and maintain momentum by doing everything (except for sleeping) without stopping.

Diet

Snow Skips like to eat the nutrient rich roots of shrubs that they find on their paths. They may swim circles around larger clusters of plants and eat away at them until the root system can't support the plant. This makes Snow Skips the worst nightmare of Arctic farmers and gardeners, as the Snow Skips can kill an entire garden without even popping above the surface.
Snow Skips offer little nutritional value themselves, but some cultures view them as a delicacy. The Skips are viewed as an invasive species, so local adventures find themselves hunting the Skips for sport, or relocating them to the freshwater streams that suit their lifestyle better.

Mating

Snow Skips mate in the Winter months where they are able to move comfortably above ground. Skips don't nest, and don't care for their offspring. Typically, they will lay eggs close to a gathering of rocks underneath deep snow. When the eggs eventually hatch, baby Skips immediately begin burrowing. The offspring tend to stick together, forming the aforementioned schools of five to eight.