My foray into the species contest...

Okay, here's my species.  I don't have a name for it.  I appear to have ran into some sort of writer's block on that.  I had Gargglelglglge, but it just didn't roll off the tongue like one would hope.

Anyway, it's a fish-like species that comes from a hydrogen rich water planet.  They have nostrils that allow them to breath on land, but it is very uncomfortable for them.  They usually have specialized suits that insert into the gills and circulates the hydrogen rich water from their home planet.  Their spaceships are actually totally filled with the substance, which requires visitors to keep on their environmentally sealed space suits when visiting, although there are tales of the security cells being oxygenated.

As for color, they vary depending on where they come from.  Those from the equatorial section of the planet are very colorful, while those from the poles are a very deep bluish gray, with all the ranges of color inbetween, equal to the distance from the equator, i.e., the farther you are from the equator, the less vibrant color variations one will find.

They are very smart, and fast, and when in water are very strong, but their strength and speed are reduced significantly when on land.  They can, however, increase their strength and speed on dry ground by spending more time on the surface.  There are rumors of a species from the South Pole that lives almost entirely above the ice caps.  This species is extremely fast and does not lose any strength when out of the water.  Also, tests have shown that the adaptation to land doesn't take long at all before a change can be seen in the strength and speed of the individual.

They live in a very open social structure, with a matriarchal and patriarchal figure that together watch over their "school" of young.  These are not  necessarily the birth parents, but simply a group who enjoy being together.  The individuals are not pressured to stay in any school, and can and often do move about to various schools throughout their lifetimes.  This open social structure allows the society to be very free, but also instills in all the community a very family-like bond.  All will come to the aid of one, and vice versa.  

Anyway, as for a name, you guys give me a good suggestion, maybe I'll snap out of the writer's block and come up with something... like... Flargfelnoven.

Nope.