Football fish
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| Name: Himantolophus groenlandicus (Atlantic footballfish) Family: Himantolophidae (footballfishes) | ||||||||
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Names in other languages
チョウチンアンコウ
灯笼鱼 Poisson lanterne Pez balón Pesce abissale Гимантолоф
초롱아귀 燈籠魚 Poisson-lanterne Pez balón Anglerfisch Voetbalvis | ||||||||
The football fish (チョウチンアンコウ, chouchin'ankou) is an uncommon fish introduced in Animal Crossing: Wild World. It can be found as a large shadow (medium prior to New Leaf) in the sea from 4 PM to 9 AM from late fall to early spring.
Catch details
In Wild World
"I caught a football fish! Well, well... you've came a long way!"
In City Folk
"AWESOME! I caught a football fish! TOUCHDOWN!"
In New Leaf
In Pocket Camp
The football fish is one of the seven fish in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp that has been in the game since its release.
| Availability | Not currently available
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| Location |  Saltwater Shores
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| Shadow size | Large |
| Size | 50.1 cm – 69.8 cm |
| Rarity | ★★★ |
| Selling price |  3,000 Bells
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| Version added | 0.9.0 |
| Villager gift data | Tier: 3 (Uncommon+)
Rewards:
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Friendship points
In New Horizons
"I caught a football fish! Some countries call it a soccer fish!"
| Time of year | North: Nov – Mar South: May – Sep |
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| Time of day | 4 PM – 9 AM |
| Location | Sea |
| Shadow size | Large |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Spawn requirement | Catch 20 total fish |
| Selling prices |  Nook's Cranny: 2,500 Bells C.J.: 3,750 Bells
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Donating to the museum
In Wild World
In City Folk
In New Leaf
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:
When donated, the football fish can be found in the north-eastern-most room of the fish exhibit, in the "deep sea" tank which is near the submersible and diving suit. It shares this tank with the barreleye, coelacanth, and oarfish.
Fishing Tourney
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a football fish, Chip will say the following dialogue.
In City Folk
In New Leaf
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Real-world information
The Himantolophus or 'football fish' is a type of 'anglerfish' found in tropical and sub-tropical waters in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. They live deep underwater. Both genders have a gelatinous flesh which thickens in the females, the bacteria on their body also gives them a "glowing" appearance. Females are a lot bigger than males and they also have an esca (which is the growth coming from their head) which they use as a lure to catch other fish. The males lose their digestive system as they grow older, so therefore need to find a female before they die. Once they have found a female, they undergo a peculiar mating ceremony, where the male bites and latches onto the female and deteriorates while it is still attached to the female, once the mating is complete. Hence, only adult female football fish are ever found. The males and females were once thought to be two different species.
Trivia
- In New Horizons, a male football fish can be seen attached at the rear of the female Football Fish, while the Football Fish Model that can be obtained from C.J. features the male and the female separated from one another.
- In real life, the football fish is one of the few anglerfish genera whose males actually do not attach to the female. Male football fish are still relatively tiny to females, though they are considered the largest of all male anglerfish.
Names in other languages
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チョウチンアンコウ chouchin'ankou |
(Atlantic) footballfish (lit. "light-carrying goosefish") |
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초롱아귀 chorong-agwi |
(Atlantic) footballfish |
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灯笼鱼 dēnglóngyú |
Lanternfish (likely mistranslation) |
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燈籠魚 Unknown |
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Гимантолоф Gimantolof |
Footballfish |
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Voetbalvis | Footballfish |
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Anglerfisch | Anglerfish |
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Pez balón | Footballfish |
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Poisson lanterne | Lanternfish (likely mistranslation) |
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Poisson-lanterne | Lanternfish (likely mistranslation) |
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Pesce abissale | Sea fish |
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