Cephalos

The Cephalos are younger forms of the sand wyvern Cephadrome. These minions hunt alone but swim together in colonies. They are aggressive, and can become a nuisance when fighting other monsters. The Guild rewards hunters who retrieve Piscine Livers from these monsters.

Cephalos are vulnerable to loud noises, and will emerge from the sand if a sonic bomb is used. Though it takes precision and timing, a hammer's fully charged swing will disrupt their hearing as well. Sometimes they will jump out of the sand if you attack their fins while they are swimming toward you. An emerged Cephalos can attack with hipchecks, tailswipes, and sand blasts. While swimming in the sand, they will either dive at you or jump up and blast sand at you. A good strategy to defeat this monster is to attack it while it is surfacing. This will flush it out and make it fight you on the surface.

See also Giaprey