Puffer fish
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| Name:Diodon holocanthus (long-spined porcupinefish) Family:Diodontidae(porcupinefishes) | ||||||||
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Names in other languages ハリセンボン 刺豚 Poisson-porc-épic Pez erizo Pesce istrice Еж-рыба 가시복 刺河豚 Poisson-porc-épic Pez erizo Igelfisch Egelvis | ||||||||
Thepuffer fish is afish in theAnimal Crossing series introduced inDoubutsu no Mori e+ and appearing in all subsequent games. It appears as a medium shadow (small inWild World andCity Folk) in thesea all day from midsummer to earlyfall.
Catch details[edit]
InDoubutsu no Mori e+[edit]
InWild World[edit]
InCity Folk[edit]
InNew Leaf[edit]
"I caught a puffer fish! Ouch!"
| Time of year | Jul – Sep All year (Tortimer Island) |
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| Time of day | All day |
| Peak times | August |
| Location | Sea Tortimer Island |
| Shadow size | Medium |
| Fish size | 35 cm |
| Rarity | Unknown |
| Selling price |  240Bells |
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InPocket Camp[edit]
| Availability (Pocket Camp Complete) | Summer |
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| Availability (Pocket Camp) | Not currently available
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| Location |  Saltwater Shores |
| Shadow size | Medium |
| Size | 29.5 cm – 40.8 cm |
| Rarity | ★★ |
| Selling price | 100Bells |
| Version added | Unknown |
| Villager gift data | Tier: 3 (Uncommon+) Rewards:
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Friendship pointsInNew Horizons[edit]
"I caught a puffer fish! I thought you would be tougher, fish!"
| Time of year | North: Jul – Sep South: Jan – Mar |
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| Time of day | All day |
| Location | Sea |
| Shadow size | Medium |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
| Selling prices |  Nook's Cranny: 250Bells C.J.: 375Bells |
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Donating to the museum[edit]
InDoubutsu no Mori e+[edit]
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InWild World[edit]
Upon donating the puffer fish toBlathers in themuseum, he will say this:
As the puffer fish is donated to the museum, Blathers will say this dialogue.
InCity Folk[edit]
It can be found in the back sea tank, with other sea fish. It spends time as the non-puffed fish, then will puff up and show its spines when another fish comes too close.
InNew Leaf[edit]
An information board in the aquarium displays this description of the puffer fish upon donation:
InNew Horizons[edit]
When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" inNew Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:
Fishing Tourney[edit]
During aFishing Tourney, when given a puffer fish,Chip will say the following dialogue.
InCity Folk[edit]
InNew Leaf[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Doubutsu no Mori e+
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information[edit]
As a defense mechanism, puffers have the ability to inflate rapidly, filling their extremely elastic stomachs with water (or air when outside the water) until they are almost spherical. Thus, a predator stalking the puffers may suddenly find itself facing what seems to be a much larger fish and pause, giving the puffers an opportunity to retreat to safety. When the fish is lifted out of water, there is a risk that puffers may inflate with air. This may result in problems deflating again afterward. When this happens with aquarium specimens, the recommended course of action for fish keepers is to hold the puffer underwater by the tail, head upwards, and shake the fish gently until the air escapes out of the mouth.
Names in other languages[edit]
 | ハリセンボン hari-senbon | Porcupinefish, lit. "thousand needles" |
 | 가시복 gasibok | Long-spine porcupinefish, lit. "spiny porcupinefish" |
 | 刺豚 cìtún / cìhétún | Lit. "spiny (river) pig". From Japanese 河豚,fugu, a delicacy prepared from poisonous pufferfish |
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 | Еж-рыба Yezh-ryba | Porcupinefish, lit. "hedgehog fish" |
 | Egelvis | Porcupinefish, lit. "hedgehog fish" |
 | Igelfisch | Porcupinefish, lit. "hedgehog fish" |
 | Pez erizo | Porcupinefish, lit. "hedgehog fish" |
 | Poisson-porc-épic | Porcupinefish |
 | Pesce istrice | Porcupinefish |
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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