Styrafoam

Styrafoam is a small semi-aquatic algae eating animal. It enjoys bathing & swimming in marshlands, and its color blend it in with that environment quite well. It has a quite intimidating defense though, and it can electrocute many predators with its electrically charged tail tip, and its squishy fat coated body allows for great protection most of its vital organs.

History
The Styrafoam doesn't have much of a history, as its not a very well-known or celebrated species. The only thing to note about its past is how the name came to be in the first place. A Space Explorer trudging through thick marshy waters stepped on something oddly squishy. He told his crew that he thought that he stepped on a piece of styrofoam. He stopped walking and tried to grab it, but upon attempting to grab said "styrofoam" he was shocked by a massive surge of electricity, and the Styrafoam responsible quickly swam off. The explorer was escorted back to their base & survived. In his documentation of the incident, while writing about that story he misspelled styrofoam, thus creating the animal's name.

Famous Examples
Well, other than the anonymous Styrafoam that nearly killed its discoverer & gave it its quirky name, there are no famous examples.

Abilities/Personality
The wild Styrafoam has no distinctive personality, but it does have many abilities & defenses when it feels threatened. For one, as mentioned earlier, Styrafoams are coated in the thick sheet of fat around almost the entire body, making them very squishy, and making it difficult for predators to chew on, or damage vital organs. The Styrafoam's long legs also help it run swiftly in or out of water. In worse case scenarios though, it doesn't just have fat or running to rely on. The Styrafoam also has a weapon. The tip of its tail can conduct electricity similarly to how Earth's "Electric Eels" can. It uses the large bulbous tip to store energy, & one full shock can electrocute a majority of any predators who attempt to eat it.