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Japanese | シャークハコガメ |
Romanized | Shark Hakogame |
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Type | Reptile |
Capture Level | 32 |
Habitat | Megamori Island |
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Anime | Episode 42 |
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Shark Box Turtles are breed of land-dwelling reptilian turtle beasts with the characteristics of a shark. At least one resides on Megamori Island.
Anatomy[]

Full view of the Shark Box Turtle.
The Shark Box Turtle is a large green-skinned hybrid of a land shark and a box turtle, having the limbs, shell and hide of a tortoise, but the head and tail of a shark. On its dark green shell it has several yellow patterns and a large dorsal fin-liked formation on its top. The top half of its body has a darker shade of green while its under half has a lighter shade of yellowish green. Its limbs are quite thick and covered with numerous tendril-like formations. Its tail has a somewhat spiky ridge. It has notably large gills and veiny black eyes with pink pupils. Its tongue is a light shade of red and quite long and it has a forked tip.
Behavior[]
They are extremely aggressive and territorial beasts that attack anything that enters its habitat. They are relentless and persistent when attacking. However, when its weakness is discovered, it will proceed to flee from battle. It mainly lives underground and needs to stay in constant motion in order to breath.
Powers and Abilities[]

The Shark Box Turtle in its "swimming" form.
The Shark Box Turtle is a fearsome beast with a powerful defense as well as offense. It is capable of "swimming" beneath the ground at incredible speed, but needs to stay in constant motion in order to breath, as it absorbs oxygen by passing air through its "gills". It is also able to cover its feet and legs completely with the tendril-like appendages on its forelegs and give them the shape of fins which give it a more shark-like appearance when "swimming".
However, if it is removed from the ground and then flipped over onto its back it will become weakened due its lack of movement which impairs its breathing, allowing a hunter for an opening to attack.
Its thick outer shell is very sturdy and can withstand powerful blows, such as a direct strike from Toriko's "Flying Knife" or an attack from a young Battle Wolf like Terry Cloth.
History[]
Gourmet King Deciding Battle Arc[]
Toriko, Komatsu and Terry encountered one on Megamori Island during their search for the Grand Berries which they wanted to give to the Seven-Color Nessie, Chris in order to win the Gourmet King Deciding Battle Arc. The Grand Berry plant was in the territory of the Shark Box Turtle which immediately attacked Toriko and his group upon them getting close to the tree. It proved to be a strong and relentless fighter who that was able to move at a fast pace underground and deal heavy blows while taking hits to its shell from Toriko and Terry. In the end, Toriko was able to figure out that if he were to be able to temporarily render it immobile it would suffocate and hopefully flee. He then used his Kugi Punch on the ground which created a shockwave which blasted the Shark Box Turtle into the air, allowing him to deal a direct hit which sent it falling on its back. Damaged unable to breath, the beast quickly regained its balanced and burrowed down to flee and regain its breathing pace. With the beast gone, the trio was able to get the Grand Berries and bring them back to the Gourmet King Deciding Battle.
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Merchandise[]
The Shark Box Turtle has been featured as a collectible trading card within the anime's merchandise.
Trivia[]
- The Shark Box Turtle was created by PN Kamecchi(かめっち)from Mie for the anime's Gourmet Monsters Contest.