Black bass
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| Name: Micropterus salmoides (largemouth bass) Family: Centrarchidae (freshwater sunfishes) | ||||||
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Names in other languages
ブラックバス
黑鲈鱼 Bar Perca Boccalone Большеротый окунь
큰입배스 黑鱸魚 Bar Perca Barsch Forelbaars | ||||||
The Black Bass[nb 1] is a freshwater fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: Wild World.
The Black Bass is the most common river fish in all games it appears in, making up 21% of all river fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. 1 in 5 river fish are Black Bass.
A variant of the Black Bass, the Platinum Black Bass, appears exclusively in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp as an event fish.
Catch details
In Wild World
In City Folk
In New Leaf
In Pocket Camp
Friendship Points
In New Horizons
"I caught a black bass! The most metal of all fish!"
| Time of year | North: All year South: All year |
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| Time of day | All day |
| Location | River |
| Shadow size | Large |
| Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
| Selling prices |  Nook's Cranny:  400 Bells C.J.: 600 Bells
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Donating to the museum
As all fish in the Animal Crossing series, the black bass can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, who will give some information on it.
In Wild World
When the player donates a Black Bass, Blathers will say this about it before thanking the player for their donation:
"In sport-fishing, the black bass is very often the main quarry... It's apparently a delicious fish, so I'd imagine some sport-cooking follows! Indeed, I suppose they would call that a catch-and-eat program! Hoo hoo!"
In City Folk
When the player donates a Black Bass, Blathers will say this about it before thanking the player for their donation:
"The black bass sports tremendous strength for its size, making it a popular catch in sportfishing. The bass is so popular that there are even fishermen who specialize exclusively in catching bass, eh wot? There are concerns about the effect of fishing on its habitat...but even so, this fish remains a favorite."
In New Leaf
Once the fish is donated, Blathers writes the information on it on a corresponding board in the museum.
"They get their name from their somewhat blackish bodies, though they have a green tint. They usually hide in weeds and wait until other fish approach before forcefully striking. Many people use lures to catch black bass because they are such strong fish. Black bass have a fierce image, as the males will scare off other fish to protect the fry in the nest. They are related to sea bass, so they make for a tasty dinner, though their skin has a very strong odor."
In New Horizons
When the player donates a Black Bass, Blathers will say this about it before thanking the player for their donation:
"The black bass is a formidably strong fish and, as such is a common target for sport anglers. In some areas, there are even those who professionally catch just black bass! Yet in other areas where they are NOT native, they are considered an ecological nuisance. Invasive, even. One cannot help but wonder who is to blame for their invasion, hoo."
Once donated to the museum, the Black Bass can be found in the recessed tank in the first fish exhibit room with the Koi and Carp.
Gallery
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information
The black bass is native to the Southern United States and comes in three varieties, by frequency: the largemouth bass and smallmouth bass followed by the rarer spotted bass. It has become one of the most popular fish for fishing as a sport, especially in the US, but around the world, it has been stocked and have been noted to grow to be over 3 feet (1 meter) long. The average one can expect to catch is up to 5 pounds (2 kilograms).
More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.
Names in other languages
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ブラックバス burakkubasu |
Black Bass |
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큰입배스 keunipbaeseu |
From 큰입우럭 keuniburak (the usual name for black bass) and 배스 baeseu (from English "bass") |
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黑鲈鱼 hēi lúyú |
Black Bass |
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黑鱸魚 Unknown |
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Большеротый окунь Bol'sherotyy okun' |
"Largemouth bass", another name for the black bass |
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Forelbaars | Black Bass |
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Barsch | Perch |
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Perca | Perch |
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Bar | Bass |
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Boccalone | Black Bass |
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