Eel
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Real-world info
Name:Anguilla japonica (Japanese eel) Family:Anguillidae(freshwater eels)
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  ウナギ  장어  anguilla  Aal  N/A  anguille  anguila  Paling  鰻魚  anguille  anguila  Угорь

Theeel (ウナギ,Unagi) is a uniqueriverfish in theAnimal Crossing series. It is one of only three fish (the others being theribbon eel andmoray eel) with a long and thinshadow. It is a rather expensive fish. Like manyAnimal Crossing series fish, the Eel is asummer fish, and appears in the evening and night, between 4 PM and 9 AM.

Catch details[edit]

InAnimal Crossing[edit]

#17

"I caught an eel! I've been told they're rEELy tough to catch! (I'm sorry...)"

DnM /iQue

DnM+

AC

DnMe+

Time of year[nb 1]	Jun – Sep
Time of day	4 PM – 9 AM
Location	River
Shadow size	Medium
Selling price	2,000Bells
Feng shui	None
Furniture size

InWild World[edit]

#16

"I caught an eel! Slippery little sucker!"

Description	They are actually born in the ocean. They have scales that are too small to be seen.
Time of year	Jun – Sep
Time of day	4 PM – 9 AM
Peak times	Jun – Aug
Location	River
Shadow size	Long
Fish size	100 cm
Selling price	2,000Bells
Furniture size

InCity Folk[edit]

#16

"I caught an eel! I'm just eel-lated!"

Description	Since they can breathe through their skin as long as it's wet, these can live on land.
Time of year	Jun – Aug
Time of day	4 PM – 9 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	River
Shadow size	Long
Fish size	About 40 in.
Selling price	2,000Bells
Furniture size

InNew Leaf[edit]

#18

"I caught an eel! Things just got REAL!"

Time of year	Jun – Sep 15
Time of day	4 PM – 9 AM
Peak times	Jun – Aug: 9 PM – 4 AM
Location	River
Shadow size	Long
Fish size	100cm
Selling price	2,000Bells
Furniture size

InPocket Camp[edit]

#49

Availability (Pocket Camp Complete)	FallUnknown
Availability (Pocket Camp)	Not currently available 2019-08-13 – 2019-08-19(Fishing Tourney: Fireworks) 2020-06-29 – 2020-09-09 2021-06-29 – 2021-08-29 2022-06-23 – 2022-09-19 2023-09-15 – 2023-12-26
Location	Lost Lure Creek
Shadow size	Long
Size	52.2 cm – 137.8 cm
Rarity	★★
Selling price	1,200Bells
Version added	Unknown
Villager gift data	Tier: 3 (Uncommon+) Rewards:  1,500Bells Fortune cookie (20%) +3 Friendship points

Donating to the museum[edit]

InAnimal Crossing[edit]

InWild World[edit]

The eel can be found swimming close to the bottom and occasionally hiding behind the rocks in the river aquarium in the first fish room.

InCity Folk[edit]

The eel can be found in the right tank in themuseum as a brown colored line moving across the bottom.

InNew Leaf[edit]

Fishing Tourney[edit]

InNew Leaf[edit]

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  Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Trivia[edit]

• The eel appeared in a toy set along withPurrl, a cat villager, aKoi and a fish tank.

ThePurrl figurine set that includes an Eel figurine

Real-world information[edit]

The American eel,Anguilla rostrata is a fish that spawns insalt water. After hatching, the baby eels make their way to North America, on the east coast. The eels, if hungry enough, may eat their own family to survive the trip to America. They prefer to hunt at night, which is referenced by the time it appears at in Animal Crossing.

Names in other languages[edit]

	ウナギ Unagi	Eel
	장어 jang-eo	Eel
	鳗鱼 Mányú	Eel
	鰻魚 maan6jyu4	Eel
	Угорь Ugor'	Eel
	Paling	Eel
	Aal	Eel
	Anguila	Eel
	Anguille	Eel
	Anguilla	Eel

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