Barbel steed

Barbel Steed
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Real-world info
Name: Hemibarbus labeo (barbel steed) Family: Cyprinidae (carps and minnows)
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  ニゴイ  누치  barbo  Barbe  N/A  barbeau  barbo  N/A  N/A  barbeau  barbo  N/A

The Barbel Steed is a freshwater fish in the Animal Crossing series. It first appeared in Doubutsu no Mori and has appeared in all subsequent games except Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It is found in the river all day and all year round. It is common and sells for 200 Bells. Its shadow size is between small and medium, the same size as a Carp.

Catch details

In Animal Crossing

#5

"I caught a barbel steed! That's funny... It looks more like a fish than a horse."

DnM / iQue

DnM+

AC

DnMe+

Time of year	All year
Time of day	All day
Location	River
Shadow size	Large
Selling price	200 Bells
Feng shui	None
Furniture size

In Wild World

#5

"I caught a barbel steed! I'm not horsin' around!"

Description	Related to the carp. "Barbel" refers to whiskers.
Time of year	Unknown
Time of day	Unknown
Peak times	October - March
Location	River
Shadow size	Medium
Fish size	50 cm
Selling price	200 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

#5

"I caught a barbel steed! What a noble steed, indeed!"

Description	These are often compared to carp. Up close, the difference is clear.
Time of year	All year
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	River
Shadow size	Medium
Fish size	About 20 in.
Selling price	200 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#5

"I caught a barbel steed! It just needs a barbel saddle!"

Time of year	All year
Time of day	All day
Peak times	Mar; Oct - Nov
Location	River
Shadow size	Medium
Fish size	50 cm
Selling price	200 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

Event availability	None
Location	Lost Lure Creek
Shadow size	Medium
Fish size	42.0 cm – 58.2 cm
Rarity	★
Catch rate
Selling price	100 Bells
Request reward	1,500 Bells, 3 Friendship Points

Donating to the museum

As with all fish and bugs in the Animal Crossing series, the Barbel Steed can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, who will tell the player about it.

In Animal Crossing

Blathers will give this speech upon donation:

"Even run-of-the-mill, common fish are valuable resources, you see. All part of the grand tapestry, wot! We will take excellent care of this fellow, oh yes. You can rest assured. Excellent care, indeed."

In Wild World

When the barbel steed is given to Blathers, he will comment:

"This might look like a carp, but I heard it doesn't taste like one, eh wot? Indeed, I should think this fish is more suited to catching than to eating."

It can be found in the first tank.

In City Folk

Blathers will say this upon donation:

"While barbel steeds have many of the same features as carp, they're a bit less exciting, to my mind. For example, both have whiskers, wot? Yet the barbel steed's are just a hair shorter... It's rather like a fan doing an imiation of his or her favorite actor, or something to that effect."

It can be found in the middle-left tank in the aquarium, in the museum.

In New Leaf

An information board in the aquarium will display a description of the barbel steed after donation.

"Barbel steeds have a longer distance between their eyes and mouths than carp do. This makes them look almost like they're averting their eyes downward in embarrassment. Their whiskers aren't as long as carp whiskers, so the resemblance is still only minor. They are full of bones, but they're edible nonetheless and actually taste similar to flounder."

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Real-world information

A real life Barbel Steed

The Hemibarbus labeo or 'Barbel Steed' is a harmless fish that lives in the rocky, fast flowing bottoms of rivers. It is carp-like in appearance. The name 'barbel' is derived from the Latin Barba, meaning beard which is a reference to the two pairs of barbs by its mouth. There are different types of Barbels scattered across the world- they can be found in Europe, Asia and Africa. The Barbel Steed however, is an Asian fish, found in the Amur basin where it is locally referred to as the Amur barbel (Barbel Steed). More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.

Names in other languages

	Barbe	Barbel
	Barbo	Barbel
	Barbeau	Barbel
	Barbo	Barbel