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Ray
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Real-world info
Name: Hemitrygon akajei (red stingray) Family: Dasyatidae (whiptail stingrays)
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  エイ  가오리  Razza  Rochen  鳐鱼  Raie  Raya  Rog  魟魚  Raie  Raya  Красный хвостокол

The ray is a fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: City Folk and appearing in all subsequent games. It appears as a very large shadow (huge in City Folk) in the sea from 4 AM to 9 PM from late summer to the end of fall.

Catch details

In City Folk

#60

"I caught a ray! Hip hip HOORAY!"

Description	Freshwater types of these relatives of sharks are popular pets.
Time of year	Aug – Nov
Time of day	4 AM – 9 PM
Peak times	N/A
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Huge
Fish size	About 48 in.
Selling price	3,000 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#65

"I caught a ray! That made my day!"

Time of year	Aug – Nov All year (Tortimer Island)
Time of day	4 AM – 9 PM
Peak times	N/A
Location	Sea Tortimer Island
Shadow size	Very large
Fish size	120 cm
Selling price	3,000 Bells
Furniture size

In New Horizons

#71

"I caught a ray! A few more and I'll have a tan!"

Time of year	North: Aug – Nov South: Feb – May
Time of day	4 AM – 9 PM
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Very large
Rarity	Uncommon
Spawn requirement	Catch 20 total fish
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  3,000 Bells  C.J.:  4,500 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

As with all fish in the Animal Crossing series, the ray can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, who will give a small talk about it. It can be found in the back sea tank, with other sea fish.

In City Folk

"Many theorize that rays are distant relatives to the sharks... But unlike their fearsome theoretical cousins, rays, with their little grins, are simply adorable, wot wot!"

In New Leaf

After donating a ray to Blathers, it will appear in the section for fish and sea creatures, specifically in the top-right most tank in the north-eastern room.

"Beating their large fins up and down to move through the water almost gives rays the impression of flying. If viewed from below, rays appear to have their mouths curled up into a sort of smile. Some varieties have poisonous spikes at the base of their long tail fins that can be fatal to humans. This, combined with the ability to hide in sand at the bottom of the sea, can make them very dangerous."

In New Horizons

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"The ray is an unusually shaped fish with a flat body and a long body, somewhat related to sharks. Seen from the bottom, the mouth on its stomach appears to be smiling, which is objectively adorable. But be cautious—unlike most cute animals, some rays are extremely venomous. BEWARE THE SMILE."

Fishing Tourney

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a ray, Chip will say the following dialogue.

In City Folk

"The secret to cooking a ray is not overcooking it. It needs to be light and flaky! Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf

"When you're talking rays, stewing or deep frying is OK, but sashimi is totally where it's at! Of course, I'm just eating this fishy the way nature cooked him: RAW! Nyuk nyuk nyuk! YUM!"

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  Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Real-world information

A real-life red stingray

The red stingray is one of over 600 species of rays in the world. This ray is from the waters of Asia, where it favors shallow waters. Like most rays, it is a saltwater creature although it has been known to inhabit brackish waters. The red stingray gets its name from its bright orange-red underside and other orange markings that can appear on the creature. In Japan, it is valued as a food-source...which unfortunately has caused it to go to "near threatened" status.

Names in other languages

	エイ ei	ray(fish) (literally stingray)
	가오리 gaoli	Stingray
	鳐鱼 Yáo yú	Ray (literally "skate")
	魟魚 Unknown
	красный хвостокол krasnyy khvostokol	red stingray
	rog	ray (literally "skate")
	Rochen	Ray (literally "skate")
	Raya	Line or stripe
	raie	stingray (literally "ray")
	razza	Ray

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