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Blue marlin
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Real-world info
Name: Makaira nigricans (blue marlin) Family: Istiophoridae (spearfishes and marlins)
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  カジキ  旗鱼  Marlin bleu  Pez espada  Marlin blu  Голубой марлин  청새치  旗魚  Marlin bleu  Pez espada  Marlin  Blauwe marlijn

The blue marlin is a rare fish with a huge shadow size in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori e+ and appearing in all subsequent games. It is one of the most expensive sea fish, selling for  10,000 Bells.

In all games it appears in, the blue marlin can be caught all day with a huge shadow size. In the first-generation games, it can only be caught off the coast of Animal Island, but appears year-round. In Wild World, it appears in the sea from summer to early fall - this was cut to mid summer to early fall in City Folk and New Leaf. In New Horizons, it instead appears exclusively off the pier from mid summer to early fall, and appears again from late fall to mid spring.

Catch details

In Doubutsu no Mori e+

#47

"力ジキマグロを　釣り上げた! ちよー　大物だ!!"
Translation: "I caught a blue marlin! What a big one!!"

DnM / iQue

DnM+

AC

DnMe+

Time of year	All year
Time of day	All day
Location	Animal Island
Shadow size	Huge
Selling price	10,000 Bells
Feng shui	None
Furniture size

In Wild World

#52

"I caught a blue marlin! Why so blue, marlin?"

Description	They attack prey with a sharp horn before eating it.
Time of year	Jul – Sep
Time of day	All day
Peak times	Jul – Sep
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Huge
Fish size	220 cm
Selling price	10,000 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

#59

"I caught a blue marlin! Hey there, little darlin'!"

Description	These attack their prey using their spearlike snouts.
Time of year	Jul – Sep
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Huge
Fish size	About 88 in.
Selling price	10,000 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#63

"I caught a blue marlin! What a true darlin'!"

Time of year	Jul – Sep All year (Tortimer Island)
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	Sea Tortimer Island
Shadow size	Huge
Fish size	220 cm
Selling price	10,000 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

#51

Availability	Not currently available 2019-08-17 – 2019-08-20 2020-06-29 – 2020-09-09 2020-12-28 – 2021-03-26 2021-06-29 – 2021-08-29 2021-12-24 – 2022-03-24 2022-12-26 – 2023-03-23 2023-06-28 – 2023-09-15 2023-12-26 – 2024-03-26
Location	Saltwater Shores
Shadow size	Huge
Size	183.8 cm – 256.2 cm
Rarity	★★★
Selling price	6,000 Bells
Version added	Unknown
Villager gift data	Tier: 4 (Rare) Rewards:  2,000 Bells Fortune cookie Sparkle stones (1.6%) +4 Friendship points

In New Horizons

#67

"I caught a blue marlin! Listen to this fish. It's got a point."

Time of year	North: Nov – Apr; Jul – Sep South: Jan – Mar; May – Oct
Time of day	All day
Location	Pier
Shadow size	Huge
Rarity	Rare
Spawn requirement	Catch 50 total fish
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  10,000 Bells  C.J.:  15,000 Bells
Furniture size

Use in cooking

Blue Marlin is used as a cooking ingredient in the cooking recipes for the following items:

Recipes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Item	Image	Type	Buy price	Available from	Materials
848	Carpaccio di marlin blu		Savory	Not for sale	Fishing	1× Blue marlin

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Donating to the museum

When placed in the museum in all games, the fish goes in the very back tank and zips around very quickly.

In Wild World

Blathers says this about the blue marlin when donated:

"To be honest, this is the first time that I've seen a proper blue marlin, wot wot! As you can see, its bill is quite dangerous. Every year people are injured by them. Still, how can one complain? If you were to drag me out of the museum one night... I assure you, I would give you a pecking you'd not soon forget, hoo!"

Blathers will talk about the blue marlin when donated dialogue.

In City Folk

"Hootie hoo, what a magnificent fish! Look at that sleek, hornlike bill! This fish is quite fast, said to be capable of reaching speeds of up to 62 miles (100 kilometers) per hour... A regular oceanic speed demon, wot? If you get in its way, beware! It might not be able to stop in time!"

In New Leaf

"Blue marlins are famous for their long, swordlike noses that give them the nickname 'swordfish.' They use their 'swords' to knock out their prey before capture, not skewering it as you'd think. Able to swim at speeds above 60 mph, their speed and power make them a true test for any angler."

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 blue marlin has a distinctive angular shape and no scales. It is an unusual relative of the tuna. These mighty fish can exceed 13 feet from bill to tail. Some accounts even have it fighting with whales! No wonder it's a popular target for sport fishing: unlike most fish, it seems like a worthy opponent."

The Blue Marlin can be found in the large, vertical fish tank in the rightmost room in the aquarium.

Fishing Tourney

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

In City Folk

"Boy, I don't care what color blue marlin is as long as it's in my belly! Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf

"Of course, blue marlin are a bit too big to grill in just one piece. Unless you're experienced like me. Well, I think I'm just gonna tuck into this guy, no preparation needed! Behold my fish-eating skill! YUM!"

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Real-world information

A real-life blue marlin

In the wild, it uses its big spear-like snout to attack fish and cephalopods that it may eat, such as tuna and squid. Represented in-game by the fact that it only appears in summer, the Atlantic blue marlin generally stays in the area of ocean south of Spain but north of South Africa. There are many names for this fish such as billfish, ocean guard, and Cuban black marlin.

Names in other languages

	カジキ kajiki	Marlin (lit. "oar wood")
	청새치 jeongsaeji	Striped marlin
	旗鱼 qíyú	Sailfish/marlin
	旗魚 Unknown
	Голубой марлин Goluboy marlin	-
	Blauwe marlijn	—
	Marlin	Marlin
	Pez espada	Swordfish
	Marlin bleu	—
	Marlin blu	-

Notes

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