what the hell was this?

[Lionoob]

I saw something HUGE on distance, near to the surface. It was giant and was moving very slow, it was horizontally divided in half, with two long things on the right-bottom side that looked like tails. It looked like a mix of a brain and a nut, or just a bloop. I'm new in the game so I don't know most of the creatures.

[Nullcrosser]

Where exaclty did you see the big thing? Because it's wise to stay away from it and its kind.

[Storm]

Originally posted by Nullcrosser:

Where exaclty did you see the big thing? Because it's wise to stay away from it and its kind.

Sta away from a reefback?

[Nullcrosser]

Originally posted by JSDF - Thus They Fought There!:

Originally posted by Nullcrosser:

Where exaclty did you see the big thing? Because it's wise to stay away from it and its kind.

Sta away from a reefback?

I thought it was a certain long fish, besides, reefbacks can have hazards on them so keeping your distance isn't such a bad idea.

[Cougarific]

Yeah sounds like a Reefback - they're harmless - think of them as big cows.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=834690134

If fact they're better than harmless, they can be beneficial - you can harvest materials off their backs.

[TigrSix]

Anything large aside from those reefbacks is predatory, do not approach without proper shielding/paralysis systems.

[Amanoob105]

Agreed, sounds like a reefback. First time I saw one (all those years ago...) I also "nope-ed" away from it.

Other then their bad habbit of humping your base if you build it to close, they are harmless.
And even if they do try to mate with it they can't damage it.

[Storm]

The best part of finding a reefback is that you can knife it to death...

[Shinzor]

Scan it

[Fishkeeper]

A Reefback has barnacles on its back that can be harvested for a couple of different materials. They're totally harmless, but they do occasionally have plants on their back that shoot thorns at you.
If you see something long, thin, and huge, avoid as much as possible. Reefbacks are the only docile thing of that size that you encounter in the wild.
Reefbacks make a long, low bellowing noise. Find some and learn what they sound like so you know not to be worried about that sound. Also, look for babies, the babies are cute as heck but still pretty big. Just swim right up to 'em and take a look around for the blue-topped barnacles, just watch out for the tiger plant thorns. Tiger plants can be hacked to death, stasis-rifled, or just avoided. They also won't shoot at Prawns, though good luck getting a Prawn on the back of a Reefback.
They're pelagic- they live in open water. Usually near the surface. There's some over the areas with red grass most of the time.

[Lionoob]

Originally posted by Fishkeeper:

A Reefback has barnacles on its back that can be harvested for a couple of different materials. They're totally harmless, but they do occasionally have plants on their back that shoot thorns at you.
If you see something long, thin, and huge, avoid as much as possible. Reefbacks are the only docile thing of that size that you encounter in the wild.
Reefbacks make a long, low bellowing noise. Find some and learn what they sound like so you know not to be worried about that sound. Also, look for babies, the babies are cute as heck but still pretty big. Just swim right up to 'em and take a look around for the blue-topped barnacles, just watch out for the tiger plant thorns. Tiger plants can be hacked to death, stasis-rifled, or just avoided. They also won't shoot at Prawns, though good luck getting a Prawn on the back of a Reefback.
They're pelagic- they live in open water. Usually near the surface. There's some over the areas with red grass most of the time.

theres babies? I'm starting to like these guys. Like, is hard to not have an affection with any passive thing in a game that 90% of the entire planet is trying to kill you.

[DJ Febrezee]

Have you tried grappling a Reefback and holding on for a while? It's like an alien planet submarine Uber.