Fish list
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All 72 fishes are found in this section with all the helpful details regarding them. The list is sorted by alphabetically. Take note that some of animals listed here are obviously not fishes but they belong to this category nonetheless.
Angelfish
Selling Price: 3000
Rarity: Rare
Location: River
Silhouette: Small
Months: May to October
Time: 4PM-9AM
This is an uncommon catch so you’ll have to hang near the riverside a bit during the recommended months and time.
Arapaima
Selling Price: 10000
Rarity: Rare
Location: River
Silhouette: Large
Months: July – September
Time: 4PM-9AM
Arowana
Selling Price: 10000
Rarity: Rare
Location: River
Silhouette: Large
Months: June- September
Time: 4PM-9AM
Barbel Steed
Selling Price: 160
Rarity:Common
Location: River
Silhouette: Medium
Months: All year
Time: All Day
Barred Knifejaw
Selling Price: 5000
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Medium
Months: March to November
Time: All Day
Bitterling
Selling Price: 900
Rarity: Common
Location: River
Silhouette: Smallest
Months: December - February
Time: All Day
Black Bass
Selling Price: 240
Rarity: Common
Location: River
Silhouette: Medium
Months: All year
Time: All day
Blue Marlin
Selling Price: 10000
Rarity: Rare
Location: Ocean, Tropical Island
Silhouette: Large
Months: July to September
Time: All Day
Bluegill
Selling Price: 120
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: River
Silhouette: Small
Months: All year
Time: 9AM-4PM
Butterfly Fish
Selling Price: 1000
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: ocean
Silhouette: Small
Months: April - September
Time: All Day
Carp
Selling Price: 300
Rarity: Common
Location: River
Silhouette: Large
Months: All year
Time: All Day
Catfish
Selling Price: 800
Rarity: Common
Location: Pond, river
Silhouette: Large
Months: May to October
Time: 4PM-9AM
Char
Selling Price: 3800
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: Waterfall
Silhouette: Medium
Months: March to June, September to November
Time: 4AM-9AM, 4PM-9PM (Mar to Jun) / 4AM-9PM (Sep-Nov)
Cherry Salmon
Selling Price: 1000
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: River
Silhouette: Small
Months: March to June, September to November
Time: 4AM-9AM, 4PM-9PM (Mar to Jun) / 4AM-9PM (Sep-Nov)
Clown Fish
Selling Price: 650
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Smallest
Months: April – Sepember
Time: All Day
Coelacanth
Selling Price: 15000
Rarity: Very rare
Location: Ocean (when raining or snowing)
Silhouette: Very large
Months: All Year
Time: 4PM-9AM
Crawfish
Selling Price: 200
Rarity: Common
Location: Pond
Silhouette: Small
Months: April to September
Time: All Day
Crucian Carp
Selling Price: 120
Rarity: Common
Location: River
Silhouette: Small
Months: All year
Time: All day
Dab
Selling Price: 300
Rarity: Common
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Medium
Months: October – April
Time: All Day
Dace
Selling Price: 200
Rarity: Common
Location: River
Silhouette: Medium
Months: All year
Time: 4PM-9AM
Dorado
Selling Price: 15000
Rarity: Very rare
Location: River
Silhouette: Large
Months: June - September
Time: 4AM-9PM
Eel
Selling Price: 2000
Rarity: Common
Location: River
Silhouette: Large, slender
Months: June - September
Time: 4PM-9AM
Football Fish
Selling Price: 2500
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Large
Months: November - March
Time: 4PM-9AM
Freshwater Goby
Selling Price: 300
Rarity: Rare
Location: River
Silhouette: Smallest
Months: All year
Time: 4PM-9AM
Frog
Selling Price: 250
Rarity: Common
Location: Pond
Silhouette: Small
Months: May - August
Time: All Day
Gar
Selling Price: 6000
Rarity: Rare
Location: Pond
Silhouette: Very Large
Months: June- September
Time: 4PM-9AM
Giant Snakehead
Selling Price: 5500
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: Pond
Silhouette: Very Large
Months: June-August
Time: 9AM-4PM
Giant Trevally
Selling Price: 4500
Rarity: Rare
Location: Tropical Island
Silhouette: Very Large
Months: All Year
Time: All Day
Goldfish
Selling Price: 1300
Rarity: Rare
Location: River
Silhouette: Smallest
Months: All year
Time: All Day
Guppy
Selling Price: 1300
Rarity: Rare
Location: River
Silhouette: Smallest
Months: April-November
Time: 9AM-4PM
Hammerhead Shark
Selling Price: 8000
Rarity: Rare
Location: Ocean, Tropical Island
Silhouette: Large, with fin
Months: June-September
Time: 4PM-9AM
Horse Mackerel
Selling Price: 150
Rarity: Common
Location: Ocean, River
Silhouette: Medium
Months: All year
Time: All Day
Killifish
Selling Price: 300
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: River, pond
Silhouette: Smallest
Months: April - August
Time: All Day
King Salmon
Selling Price: 1800
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: River mouth
Silhouette: Very Large
Months: September
Time: All day
Koi
Selling Price: 4000
Rarity: Rare
Location: River
Silhouette: Large
Months: All Year
Time: 4PM-9AM
Loach
Selling Price: 300
Rarity: Common
Location: River
Silhouette: Smallest
Months: March - May
Time: All day
Moray Eel
Selling Price: 2000
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: ocean
Silhouette: Very large
Months: June-October
Time: All day
Napoleonfish
Selling Price: 10000
Rarity: Rare
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Large
Months: July-August
Time: All Day
Neon Tetra
Selling Price: 500
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: River
Silhouette: Smallest
Months: April - November
Time: 9AM-4PM
Nibble Fish
Selling Price: 1200
Rarity: Rare
Location: River
Silhouette: Small
Months: June-early September
Time: 9AM-4PM
Oarfish
Selling Price: 9000
Rarity: Rare
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Large
Months: December-May
Time: All day
Ocean Sunfish
Selling Price: 4000
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Large (with fin)
Months: June - September
Time: 4AM-9PM
Olive Flounder
Selling Price: 800
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Large
Months: All Year
Time: All day
Pale Chub
Selling Price: 160
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: River
Silhouette: Smallest
Months: All year
Time: 9AM-4PM
Pike
Selling Price: 1800
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: River
Silhouette: Very Large
Months: September - December
Time: 4AM-9PM
Piranha
Selling Price: 2500
Rarity: Rare
Location: River
Silhouette: Small
Months: June- September
Time: 9AM-4PM, 9PM-4AM
Pond Smelt
Selling Price: 300
Rarity: Common
Location: River
Silhouette: Small
Months: December - Feb
Time: All Day
Pop-eyed Goldfish
Selling Price: 1300
Rarity: Rare
Location: River
Silhouette: Smallest
Months: All Year
Time: 9AM-4PM
Puffer Fish
Selling Price: 240
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Small
Months: July-September
Time: All Day
Rainbow Trout
Selling Price: 800
Rarity: Common
Location: River
Silhouette: Large
Months: March-June, September-November
Time: 4AM-9PM, 4PM-9PM (Mar-Jun) / 4AM-9PM (Sep-Nov)
Ray
Selling Price: 3000
Rarity: Rare
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Very large
Months: August-December
Time: 4AM-9PM
Red Snapper
Selling Price: 3000
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Large
Months: All year
Time: All day
Ribbon Eel
Selling Price: 600
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: Tropical Island
Silhouette: Long, slender
Months: All year
Time: All day
Saddled Bichir
Selling Price: 4000
Rarity: Rare
Location: River
Silhouette: Medium
Months: June-September
Time: 9PM-4AM
Salmon
Selling Price: 700
Rarity: Common
Location: River/Ocean
Silhouette: Large
Months: September
Time: All Day
Saw Shark
Selling Price: 12000
Rarity: Rare
Location: Tropical Island, Ocean
Silhouette: Large (with fin)
Months: June-September
Time: 4PM-9AM
Sea Bass
Selling Price: 160
Rarity: Common
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Very Large
Months: All Year
Time: All Day
Sea Butterfly
Selling Price: 1000
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Smallest
Months: December-February
Time: All day
Sea Horse
Selling Price: 1100
Rarity: Common
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Smallest
Months: April-November
Time: All day
Shanghai / Mitten Crab
Selling Price: 2000
Rarity: Rare
Location: River
Silhouette: Small
Months: September(mid) - November
Time: 4PM-9AM
Shark
Selling Price: 15000
Rarity: Rare
Location: Ocean, Tropical Island
Silhouette: Large (with fin)
Months: June - September
Time: 4PM-9AM
Softshell Turtle
Selling Price: 3750
Rarity: Rare
Location: River
Silhouette: Medium
Months: August - September
Time: 4PM-9AM
Squid
Selling Price: 400
Rarity: Common
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Small
Months: December- August (Mid)*
Time: All Day
(*I was still able to get catch this in June and July)
Stringfish
Selling Price: 15000
Rarity: Very Rare
Location: River
Silhouette: Large
Months: December - February
Time: 4PM-9AM
Surgeonfish
Selling Price: 1000
Rarity: Uncommon
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Small
Months: April – September
Time: All Day
Sweetfish
Selling Price: 900
Rarity: Common
Location: River
Silhouette: Medium
Months: July-(Mid) September
Time: 4AM-9PM
Tadpole
Selling Price: 100
Rarity: Common
Location: Pond
Silhouette: Very small
Months: March - July
Time: All Day
Tuna
Selling Price: 7000
Rarity: Rare
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Large
Months: November - March
Time: All Day
Whale Shark
Selling Price: 13000
Rarity: Rare
Location: Tropical Island
Silhouette: Very large (with fin)
Months: All year
Time: All Day
Yellow Perch
Selling Price: 240
Rarity: common
Location: River
Silhouette: small
Months: October - March
Time: All Day
Zebra Turkeyfish
Selling Price: 400
Rarity: Common
Location: Ocean
Silhouette: Medium
Months: April - November
Time: All Day
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Thank u so much for this guide
is there a special way to catch a shark?
For the hammerhead shark and saw shark I think the months are wrong bc I've caught them and it's January. Just wanted to point that out.
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Where is the blow fish
there are only 71 listed here, Blowfish is missing