Moon jellyfish

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	Moon jellyfish

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Real-world info

Name:Aurelia aurita
Family:Ulmaridae

Main appearances

Other appearances

Names in other languages

ミズクラゲ

海月水母

Méduse lune

Medusa luna

Medusa aurelia

Ушастая аурелия

보름달물해파리

海月水母

Méduse lune

Medusa luna

Ohrenqualle

Oorkwal

Themoon jellyfish (known as thejellyfish prior toNew Horizons) is a critter in theAnimal Crossing series introduced inDoubutsu no Mori+. In games prior toAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, it is afish, and inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, it is asea creature.

Prior toNew Leaf, the jellyfish is unique in that it has the shortest availability of any fish, only being available inAugust from the 16th through the 31st. While not catchable inNew Leaf, jellyfish appear as obstacles while swimming that stun theplayer if swam into. InNew Horizons, it returns as a catchable sea creature, now called the moon jellyfish, appearing all day long as a small, very slow shadow from midsummer to earlyfall.

Catch details[edit]

InAnimal Crossing[edit]

#36

"I caught a jellyfish! I wonder how it would taste on some toast..."

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Time of year^{[nb 1]}	Aug 16 – 31
Time of day	All day
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Medium
Selling price	100Bells
Feng shui	None
Furniture size

InWild World[edit]

#37

"I caught a jellyfish! I'm in some kind of jam!"

Description	These plankton have a vicious sting!
Time of year	Aug 16 – 31
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Small
Fish size	25 cm
Selling price	100Bells
Furniture size

InCity Folk[edit]

#39

"I caught a jellyfish! Now all I need is a peanut-butter fish."

Description	Watch out for the second sting of this type of plankton!
Time of year	Aug 16 – 31
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Small
Fish size	About 10 in.
Selling price	100Bells
Furniture size

InNew Horizons[edit]

As with all sea creatures inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, the moon jellyfish was added in the1.3.0 Free Summer Update (Wave 1).

"I got a moon jellyfish! Now to find a sun peanutbutterfish."

Time of year	North: Jul – Sep South: Jan – Mar
Time of day	All day
Shadow size	Small
Shadow movement	Very slow
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling price	600Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum[edit]

As with allfish,bugs, andsea creatures in theAnimal Crossing series, the moon jellyfish can be donated to themuseum by talking toBlathers. He will tell the player the following upon donation:

InAnimal Crossing[edit]

"Jellyfish and other gelatinous creatures are some of the ocean's most beautiful animal life. Some of them do pack a painful sting, but you'll be fine if you observe them from a respectful distance. Now than, let's get this one squared away in it's new home, eh wot?"

InWild World[edit]

"You can actually find these in restaurants, though which ones I do not know. Jellyfish can grow to be almost three feet long, did you know that?! That crunchy texture... It takes rather an open mind to enjoy, eh wot?"

InCity Folk[edit]

"...Hoo, are you aware that the jellyfish is completely without bones? There's a legend that says the jellyfish had bones long ago, but they were taken away by a sea deity. ...Yes, the reason was that the jellyfish was quite the gossip and was eventually punished for it... Getting boneless... Rather a stiff punishment, eh wot?"

The jellyfish appears in the museum's right circular tank. It just hovers in the same place, occasionally jumping forward a bit.

InNew Horizons[edit]

When donating to the museum,Blathers will say the following:

"Ah, themoon jellyfish...what's not to love about this pretty floating flower of the sea... Well, I suppose its tentacles do give a sting when touched...but it's only a mild thing to the likes of us. Other creatures may not be so fond of this translucent beauty. Though who can blame them, really?Moon jellyfish have stinging cells called cnidocytes that kill fish and other small critters that float by. And they use their "oral arms" to pull these morsels into their mouths and stomachs. Indeed, one need but observe themoon jellyfish to see how brutal AND beautiful nature can be."

After being donated, it will be visible in a large swarm under a floorglass by thesea butterfly's tank.

Fishing Tourney[edit]

InCity Folk[edit]

During aFishing Tourney, when given a Jellyfish,Chip will say the following:

"I've heard of jellyfish being used in Chinese food, but it's also great in burritos! Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

Gallery[edit]

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Real-world information[edit]

A real-life moon jellyfish

The moon jellyfish is almost entirely translucent, usually about 25–40 cm (10–16 in) in diameter. It feeds by collecting medusae, plankton, and mollusks with its tentacles, and bringing them into its body for digestion. It is capable of only limited motion, and drifts with the current, even when swimming.
More information on this topic is available atWikipedia.

Names in other languages[edit]

	ミズクラゲ mizu-kurage	Moon jellyfish, lit. "water jellyfish"

	보름달물해파리 boreumdalmulhaepari	Moon jellyfish, lit. "full moon water jellyfish"

	海月水母 hǎiyuè shuǐmǔ	Moon jellyfish, lit. "sea moon jellyfish"

	Ушастая аурелия Ushastaya aureliya	Moon jellyfish, lit. "big-earedAurelia"

	Oorkwal	Moon jellyfish, lit. "ear jellyfish"

	Ohrenqualle	Moon jellyfish, lit. "ear jellyfish"

	Medusa luna	Moon jellyfish

	Méduse lune	Moon jellyfish

	Medusa aurelia	Aurelia jellyfish

Notes[edit]

↑All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.

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