Not to be confused with the brine shrimp of the genus Artemia, which are known as sea-monkeys.
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The sea monkey (Aquapithecus marinus) is a species of almost fully-aquatic New World monkey, most closely related to the capuchin monkeys, that originally did not existed, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the coastlines of Central America and South America to help boost biodiversity. The sea monkeys average in length of about 1.6 meters or 6 feet, they are close in size to an average human, and are covered in thick gray fur with darker, almost black coloration on top for countershading. Sea monkeys are shy omnivores that feed on kelp and shellfish. They are rarely sighted in busy waters and avoid places where they have had bad experiences. Like their terrestrial cousins, sea monkeys live in groups of a few dozen individuals. Males are usually larger than the females and it is their job to protect the troop from predators. Some sea monkeys go to the extreme of dragging victims to the depths of the water to drown them. Thanks to their streamlined body shape and strong seal-like flippers, sea monkeys are extremely fast swimmers and are not to be underestimated when it comes to agility. Like many aquatic or semi aquatic mammals, sea monkeys need to come ashore to breed. Young are raised in shallow pools where they can practice swimming until they are ready for the deep waters of kelp forests. The sea monkeys' humanoid hands and facial features also causes an illusion that these animals are aquatic humanoids, however, sea monkeys are only very distantly related to humans. The conservation status of the sea monkey is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the sea monkey's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.