Fish Encyclopedia

Note: Click on a picture or name in the listings below to go directly to that fish in the information table. Click on any picture in the table to be taken back to the listings.

Alphabetical Listing
Angelfish	Arapaima	Arowana	Barbel Steed	Barred Knifejaw	Bitterling
Black Bass	Blowfish	Bluegill	Blue Marlin	Butterfly Fish	Carp
Catfish	Char	Cherry Salmon	Clown Fish	Coelacanth	Crawfish
Crucian Carp	Dab	Dace	Dorado	Eel	Football Fish
Freshwater Goby	Frog	Gar	Giant Snakehead	Giant Trevally	Goldfish
Guppy	Hammerhead Shark	Horse Mackerel	Killifish	King Salmon	Koi
Loach	Mitten Crab	Moray Eel	Napoleonfish	Neon Tetra	Nibble Fish
Oarfish	Ocean Sunfish	Olive Flounder	Pale Chub	Pike	Piranha
Pond Smelt	Pop-eyed Goldfish	Puffer Fish	Rainbow Trout	Ray	Red Snapper
Ribbon Eel	Saddled Bichir	Salmon	Saw Shark	Sea Bass	Sea Buttefly
Sea Horse	Shark	Soft-shelled Turtle	Squid	Stringfish	Surgeonfish
Sweetfish	Tadpole	Tuna	Whale Shark	Yellow Perch	Zebra Turkeyfish

Encyclopedia Listing

	Location	River	Shadow	Tiny
	Months & Times Available	Nov-Feb: All day	Peak	Dec-Feb: 4am-9pm
	Selling Price	900 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	3.15 in
Bitterling	Catch phrase	I caught a bitterling! What's it so bitter about?

	Location	River	Shadow	Tiny
	Months & Times Available	All year: 9am-4pm	Peak	Mar-Jun Aug-Nov
	Selling Price	200 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	5.91 in
Pale Chub	Catch phrase	I caught a pale chub! It could use some sun!

	Location	River	Shadow	Small
	Months & Times Available	All year: All day	Peak	9am-4pm
	Selling Price	120 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	7.87 in
Crucian Carp	Catch phrase	I caught a crucian carp! What a crucial catch!

	Location	River	Shadow	Medium
	Months & Times Available	All year: 4pm-9am	Peak	Nov-Mar
	Selling Price	200 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	13.78 in
Dace	Catch phrase	I caught a dace! Wrong place, Mr. Dace!

	Location	River	Shadow	Medium
	Months & Times Available	All year: All day	Peak	Mar Oct-Nov
	Selling Price	200 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	19.69 in
Barbel Steed	Catch phrase	I caught a barbel steed! It just needs a barbel saddle!

	Location	River	Shadow	Large
	Months & Times Available	All year: All day	Peak	Apr-Jul: 4pm-9am Oct-Nov: 4pm-9am
	Selling Price	300 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	23.62 in
Carp	Catch phrase	I caught a carp! I really seized the diem!

	Location	River	Shadow	Large
	Months & Times Available	All year: 4pm-9am	Peak	-
	Selling Price	4,000 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	23.62 in
Koi	Catch phrase	I caught a koi! Can't play koi with me!

	Location	River	Shadow	Tiny
	Months & Times Available	All year: All day	Peak	-
	Selling Price	1,300 Bells	Tank Size	Bowl	Average Size	5.91 in
Goldfish	Catch phrase	I caught a goldfish! It's worth its weight in gold!

	Location	River	Shadow	Tiny
	Months & Times Available	All year: 9am-4pm	Peak	-
	Selling Price	1,300 Bells	Tank Size	Bowl	Average Size	5.91 in
Pop-eyed Goldfish	Catch phrase	I caught a pop-eyed goldfish! It should have eaten its spinach!

	Location	Pond	Shadow	Tiny
	Months & Times Available	Apr-Aug: All day	Peak	-
	Selling Price	300 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	1.57 in
Killifish	Catch phrase	I caught a killifish! Maybe I'll put it in a chili dish!

	Location	Pond	Shadow	Small
	Months & Times Available	Apr-Sep(1st half): All day	Peak	-
	Selling Price	200 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	4.72 in
Crawfish	Catch phrase	I caught a crawfish! Watch those pinchers!

	Location	River	Shadow	Medium
	Months & Times Available	Aug-Sep: 4pm-9am	Peak	-
	Selling Price	3,750 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	11.81 in
Soft-shelled Turtle	Catch phrase	I caught a soft-shelled turtle! Don't suffer shell shock!

	Location	Pond	Shadow	Tiny
	Months & Times Available	Mar-Jul: All day	Peak	-
	Selling Price	100 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	1.57 in
Tadpole	Catch phrase	I caught a tadpole... I'm sure it will grow on me.

	Location	Pond	Shadow	Small
	Months & Times Available	May-Aug: All day	Peak	-
	Selling Price	120 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	4.72 in
Frog	Catch phrase	I caught a frog! Hop to it, froggie!

	Location	River	Shadow	Small
	Months & Times Available	All year: 4pm-9am	Peak	-
	Selling Price	300 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	5.91 in
Freshwater Goby	Catch phrase	I caught a freshwater goby! You fresh, goby!

	Location	River	Shadow	Small
	Months & Times Available	Mar-May: All day	Peak	Mar-Apr: 9am-4pm
	Selling Price	300 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	7.87 in
Loach	Catch phrase	I caught a loach! It wasn't hard to approach!

	Location	Lake	Shadow	Large
	Months & Times Available	May-Oct: 4pm-9am	Peak	9pm-4am
	Selling Price	800 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	23.62 in
Catfish	Catch phrase	I caught a catfish! Do you think it has 9 lives?

	Location	River	Shadow	Long, thin
	Months & Times Available	Jun-Sep(1st half): 4pm-9am	Peak	Jun-Aug: 9pm-4am
	Selling Price	2,000 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	39.37 in
Eel	Catch phrase	I caught an eel! Things just got REAL!

	Location	Lake	Shadow	Very large
	Months & Times Available	Jun-Aug: 9am-4pm	Peak	-
	Selling Price	5,500 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	33.46 in
Giant Snakehead	Catch phrase	I caught a giant snakehead! But where's the rest of the snake?

	Location	River	Shadow	Small
	Months & Times Available	All year: 9am-4pm	Peak	Mar-Nov
	Selling Price	120 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	9.84 in
Bluegill	Catch phrase	I caught a bluegill! There's a lot in this ville!

	Location	River	Shadow	Medium
	Months & Times Available	Oct-Mar: All day	Peak	Nov-Feb
	Selling Price	240 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	13.78 in
Yellow Perch	Catch phrase	I caught a yellow perch! I wonder if birds usually stand on it!

	Location	River	Shadow	Large
	Months & Times Available	All year: All day	Peak	Mar-Nov
	Selling Price	300 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	19.69 in
Black Bass	Catch phrase	I caught a black bass! I've got some class!

	Location	River	Shadow	Very large
	Months & Times Available	Sep-Dec: 4am-9pm	Peak	-
	Selling Price	1,800 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	47.24 in
Pike	Catch phrase	I caught a pike! Oh, yes, I like!

	Location	River	Shadow	Small
	Months & Times Available	Dec-Feb: All day	Peak	-
	Selling Price	300 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	5.91 in
Pond Smelt	Catch phrase	I caught a pond smelt! It could sure use a bath!

	Location	River	Shadow	Medium
	Months & Times Available	Jul-Sep(1st half): All day	Peak	9am-4pm
	Selling Price	900 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	9.84 in
Sweetfish	Catch phrase	I caught a sweetfish! Hmmm. I've had sweeter!

	Location	River	Shadow	Medium
	Months & Times Available	Mar-Jun: 4am-9am, 4pm-9pm Sep-Nov: 4am-9pm	Peak	Mar-Apr, Oct
	Selling Price	1,000 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	13.78 in
Cherry Salmon	Catch phrase	I caught a cherry salmon! Now for a cherry-salmon pie!

	Location	River (near waterfall)	Shadow	Medium
	Months & Times Available	Mar-Jun: 4am-9am, 4pm-9pm Sep-Nov: 4am-9pm	Peak	-
	Selling Price	3,800 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	19.69 in
Char	Catch phrase	I caught a char! How bizarre!

	Location	River	Shadow	Large
	Months & Times Available	Mar-Jun: 4am-9am, 4pm-9pm Sep-Nov: 4am-9pm	Peak	Mar-May, Oct
	Selling Price	800 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	23.62 in
Rainbow Trout	Catch phrase	I caught a rainbow trout! That's what I'm talking about!

	Location	River	Shadow	Huge
	Months & Times Available	Dec-Feb: 4pm-9am	Peak	-
	Selling Price	15,000 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	55.12 in
Stringfish	Catch phrase	OH MY GOSH! I caught a stringfish! My theory really paid off!

	Location	River mouth	Shadow	Large
	Months & Times Available	Sep: All day	Peak	-
	Selling Price	700 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	35.43 in
Salmon	Catch phrase	I caught a salmon! Oh, that's slammin'!

	Location	River mouth	Shadow	Huge
	Months & Times Available	Sep: All day	Peak	Sep(1st half)
	Selling Price	1,800 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	55.12 in
King Salmon	Catch phrase	Woohoo! Woohoo! I caught a king salmon! Where are his horses and men?

	Location	River	Shadow	Small
	Months & Times Available	Sep(2nd half)-Nov: 4pm-9am	Peak	-
	Selling Price	2,000 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	3.15 in
Mitten Crab	Catch phrase	I caught a mitten crab! I'm smitten, crab!

	Location	River	Shadow	Tiny
	Months & Times Available	Apr-Nov: 9am-4pm	Peak	-
	Selling Price	1,300 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	1.57 in
Guppy	Catch phrase	I caught a guppy! I gotta show off this puppy!

	Location	River	Shadow	Small
	Months & Times Available	May-Sep: 9am-4pm	Peak	-
	Selling Price	1,500 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	3.15 in
Nibble Fish	Catch phrase	I caught a nibble fish! Do you regret nibbling now?

	Location	River	Shadow	Small
	Months & Times Available	May-Oct: 4pm-9am	Peak	-
	Selling Price	3,000 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	4.72 in
Angelfish	Catch phrase	I caught an angelfish! Now where's its harp?

	Location	River	Shadow	Tiny
	Months & Times Available	Apr-Nov: 9am-4pm	Peak	-
	Selling Price	500 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	0.79 in
Neon Tetra	Catch phrase	I caught a neon tetra! Wow, that's far out, man!

	Location	River	Shadow	Small
	Months & Times Available	Jun-Sep(1st half): 9am-4pm, 9pm-4am	Peak	-
	Selling Price	2,500 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	11.81 in
Piranha	Catch phrase	I caught a piranha! Or did it catch ME?!

	Location	River	Shadow	Large
	Months & Times Available	Jun-Sep(1st half): 4pm-9am	Peak	-
	Selling Price	10,000 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	27.56 in
Arowana	Catch phrase	I caught an arowana! But where's its bow?

	Location	River	Shadow	Very large
	Months & Times Available	Jun-Sep: 4am-9pm	Peak	-
	Selling Price	15,000 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	39.37 in
Dorado	Catch phrase	I caught a dorado! I should make that my motto!

	Location	Lake	Shadow	Huge
	Months & Times Available	Jun-Sep: 4pm-9am	Peak	-
	Selling Price	6,000 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	74.80 in
Gar	Catch phrase	I caught a gar! It ain't gettin' too far!

	Location	River	Shadow	Huge
	Months & Times Available	Jul-Sep: 4pm-9am	Peak	-
	Selling Price	10,000 Bells	Tank Size	Large	Average Size	118.11 in
Arapaima	Catch phrase	I caught an arapaima! And it looks like it's in its prime-a!

	Location	River	Shadow	Large
	Months & Times Available	Jun-Sep: 9pm-4am	Peak	-
	Selling Price	4,000 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	23.62in
Saddled Bichir	Catch phrase	Wow! A saddled bichir! Now I'm saddled with guilt!

	Location	Ocean (town)	Shadow	Tiny
	Months & Times Available	Dec-Feb: All day	Peak	9pm-4am
	Selling Price	1,000 Bells	Tank Size	Cylinder	Average Size	1.18 in
Sea Butterfly	Catch phrase	I caught a sea butterfly! I didn't even use a net!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Tiny
	Months & Times Available	Apr-Nov: All day	Peak	May-Oct: 4am-9pm
	Selling Price	1,100 Bells	Tank Size	Cylinder	Average Size	3.15 in
Sea Horse	Catch phrase	I caught a sea horse! I meant to, of course!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Tiny
	Months & Times Available	Apr-Sep: All day	Peak	May-Aug(1st half)
	Selling Price	650 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	5.91 in
Clown Fish	Catch phrase	I caught a clown fish! Who's laughing now?

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Small
	Months & Times Available	Apr-Sep: All day	Peak	-
	Selling Price	1,000 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	12.20 in
Surgeonfish	Catch phrase	I caught a surgeonfish! It was a simple operation, though!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Small
	Months & Times Available	Apr-Sep: All day	Peak	May-Jun
	Selling Price	1,000 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	7.09 in
Butterfly Fish	Catch phrase	I caught a butterfly fish! As mayor, welcome to my pockets!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Huge
	Months & Times Available	Jul-Aug: 4am-9pm	Peak	-
	Selling Price	10,000 Bells	Tank Size	Large	Average Size	70.87 in
Napoleonfish	Catch phrase	I caught a Napoleonfish! Vive la me!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Medium
	Months & Times Available	Apr-Nov: All day	Peak	May-Oct
	Selling Price	400 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	23.62 in
Zebra Turkeyfish	Catch phrase	I caught a zebra turkeyfish! What are you? Make up your mind!

	Location	Ocean (town)	Shadow	Medium
	Months & Times Available	Nov-Feb: 9pm-4am	Peak	-
	Selling Price	125 Bells (5,000 Bells WA)	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	9.84 in
Blowfish	Catch phrase	I caught a blowfish! And that's not just hot air!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Medium
	Months & Times Available	Jul-Sep: All day	Peak	Aug
	Selling Price	240 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	13.78 in
Puffer Fish	Catch phrase	I caught a puffer fish! Ouch!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Small
	Months & Times Available	All year: All day	Peak	-
	Selling Price	150 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	15.75 in
Horse Mackerel	Catch phrase	I caught a horse mackerel! Holy mackerel!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Medium
	Months & Times Available	Mar-Nov: All day	Peak	-
	Selling Price	5,000 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	23.62 in
Barred Knifejaw	Catch phrase	I caught a barred knifejaw! I'll have to use it to cut veggies!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Very large
	Months & Times Available	All year: All day	Peak	-
	Selling Price	200 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	39.37 in
Sea Bass	Catch phrase	I caught a sea bass! What?! You again?!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Medium
	Months & Times Available	All year: All day	Peak	Mar-Oct
	Selling Price	3,000 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	35.43 in
Red Snapper	Catch phrase	I caught a red snapper! I just snapped it up!

	Location	Ocean (town)	Shadow	Medium
	Months & Times Available	Oct-Apr: All day	Peak	Nov-Mar
	Selling Price	300 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	19.69 in
Dab	Catch phrase	I caught a dab! I'm not just dabbling anymore!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Large
	Months & Times Available	All year: All day	Peak	Nov-Mar
	Selling Price	800 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	31.50 in
Olive Flounder	Catch phrase	I caught a dab... Huh? Just kidding! It's an olive flounder! Make up your mind, fishy!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Medium
	Months & Times Available	Dec-Aug(1st half): All day	Peak	-
	Selling Price	400 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	13.78 in
Squid	Catch phrase	I caught a squid! Yes, I did!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Very large
	Months & Times Available	Aug-Oct: All day	Peak	-
	Selling Price	2,000 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	31.50 in
Moray Eel	Catch phrase	I caught a moray eel! And I was like, "No way! Deal!"

	Location	Ocean (island)	Shadow	Long, thin
	Months & Times Available	-	Peak	-
	Selling Price	600 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	47.24 in
Ribbon Eel	Catch phrase	I caught a ribbon eel! Good for tying on to presents!

	Location	Ocean (town)	Shadow	Large
	Months & Times Available	Nov-Mar: 4pm-9am	Peak	Dec-Feb
	Selling Price	2,500 Bells	Tank Size	Small	Average Size	23.62 in
Football Fish	Catch phrase	I caught a football fish! Thanks to my fishing tackle!

	Location	Ocean (town)	Shadow	Huge
	Months & Times Available	Nov-Mar: All day	Peak	-
	Selling Price	7,000 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	90.55 in
Tuna	Catch phrase	I caught a tuna! And now it's stuck in my head!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Huge
	Months & Times Available	Jul-Sep: All day	Peak	-
	Selling Price	10,000 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	86.61 in
Blue Marlin	Catch phrase	I caught a blue marlin! What a true darlin'!

	Location	Ocean (island)	Shadow	Very large
	Months & Times Available	-	Peak	-
	Selling Price	4,500 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	70.87 in
Giant Trevally	Catch phrase	I caught a giant trevally! Pfff. I've seen bigger!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Very large
	Months & Times Available	Aug-Nov: 4am-9pm	Peak	-
	Selling Price	3,000 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	47.24 in
Ray	Catch phrase	I caught a ray! That made my day!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Huge with fin
	Months & Times Available	Jun-Sep: 4am-9pm	Peak	-
	Selling Price	4,000 Bells	Tank Size	Large	Average Size	118.11 in
Ocean Sunfish	Catch phrase	I caught an ocean sunfish! My day is brighter already!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Huge with fin
	Months & Times Available	Jun-Sep: 4am-9pm	Peak	-
	Selling Price	8,000 Bells	Tank Size	Large	Average Size	98.43 in
Hammerhead Shark	Catch phrase	I caught a hammerhead shark! I really nailed it!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Huge with fin
	Months & Times Available	Jun-Sep: 4pm-9am	Peak	-
	Selling Price	15,000 Bells	Tank Size	Large	Average Size	212.60 in
Shark	Catch phrase	I caught a shark! GAH! Why am I holding it?!

	Location	Ocean (town/island)	Shadow	Huge with fin
	Months & Times Available	Jun-Sep: 4pm-9am	Peak	-
	Selling Price	12,000 Bells	Tank Size	Large	Average Size	59.06 in
Saw Shark	Catch phrase	I caught a saw shark! And yet it didn't see me coming!

	Location	Ocean (island)	Shadow	Huge with fin
	Months & Times Available	-	Peak	-
	Selling Price	13,000 Bells	Tank Size	Large	Average Size	236.22 in
Whale Shark	Catch phrase	I caught a whale shark! It could have swallowed me up!

	Location	Ocean (town)	Shadow	Huge
	Months & Times Available	Dec-May: All day	Peak	-
	Selling Price	9,000 Bells	Tank Size	Large	Average Size	228.35 in
Oarfish	Catch phrase	I caught an oarfish! Good, I needed a paddle!

	Location	Ocean (town)	Shadow	Huge
	Months & Times Available	All year: 4pm-9am (during rain/snow)	Peak	-
	Selling Price	15,000 Bells	Tank Size	Long	Average Size	59.06 in
Coelacanth	Catch phrase	Holy fish sticks! I caught a coelacanth! Am I saying it right?