Olive flounder

"I caught a dab! Oh wait... Are you an olive flounder? Oh, yeah, you are, aren't you?" —Wild World

"I caught an olive flounder! Hey, flatty bo batty!" —City Folk

"I caught a dab... Huh? Just kidding! It's an olive flounder! Make up your mind, fishy!" —New Leaf

Olive Flounder
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Name: Paralichthys olivaceus Family: Paralicthydae - Large-tooth flounders
Main appearances
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Other appearances
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The Olive Flounder is an uncommon fish that can be found in the ocean. It appears all day at any time during the year. It is a member of the flatfish group. This fish is a lighter brown than the dab and also shows two eyes. It sells for 800 Bells at Tom Nook's store.

Donating to the Museum

As with all bugs and fish in Animal Crossing series, the Olive Flounder can be donated to the Museum by talking to Blathers. During a donation, Blathers will tell the player a bit about the donation. Below is what he has to say;

In Wild World

Blathers has this to say about the olive flounder in Animal Crossing: Wild World;

"For some time, I was convinced that olive flounder tasted of olives. It turned out that it was a rather elaborate joke played upon me... I should have known there are no such things as flounder olives, either!"

In City Folk

Upon donating the olive flounder in Animal Crossing: City Folk, Blathers will say:

"Olive flounders are masters of self-transformation... who, I'm told, can grow to almost 40 inches long. That's like some sort of underwater bath mat! It's a good thing you caught this one while it's still young!"

It can be found in the tank at the back of the aquarium, hiding underneath sand, with other ocean fish.

Encyclopedia Information

Once the player has caught a particular fish or bug, they can find information about it in the bug or fish menus. Once the olive flounder has been caught, the following information can be found in the fish menu:

Further Information

This fish can be found in the north-west Pacific Ocean, close to Japan. It is the most common flatfish raised in aquaculture in Korea, Japan, and China.