Pond smelt
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Name: Hypomesus nipponensis (Japanese pond smelt) Family: Osmeridae (smelts) | ||||||
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Names in other languages
ワカサギ
빙어 Pingo Stint
西太公鱼
Éperlan Eperlano Spiering
西太公魚 Éperlan Eperlano Малая корюшка |
The Pond Smelt (ワカサギ, Wakasagi), is a relatively common winter fish found in the river (Lake in Animal Crossing: Wild World) at any time of the day between December and February. It cannot be found in holding ponds, despite its name and the characteristics it has in real life.
Catch details
In Animal Crossing
In Wild World
In City Folk
In New Leaf
In Pocket Camp
In New Horizons
Time of year | North: Dec – Feb South: Jun – Aug |
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Time of day | All day |
Location | River |
Shadow size | Small |
Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
Selling prices | Nook's Cranny: 400 Bells C.J.: 600 Bells |
Furniture size |
Donating to the museum
In Animal Crossing
In City Folk
Blathers will give his usual short speech on the player's donation. His words are as follows:
Upon donating it to the museum, it can be found in the middle/right tank in the Aquarium.
In New Leaf
An information board in the aquarium will display this description of the Pond Smelt after donation:
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:
Once donated to the museum, the Pond Smelt can be found in the lower level of the waterfall tank with the Salmon and King Salmon.
Fishing Tourney
New Leaf
Chip will say this when given a Pond Smelt:
"Ya know, with pond smelt, deep frying 'em is tasty. But grilling 'em up right is pretty good too! Not that I mind having this guy raw. Nope, not me! Happy to!"
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Real-world information
The pond smelt is a type of harmless commercially-caught fish found in middle to surface waters in lakes, rivers, and ponds. It can be found across the world in the Arctic, Northwest to Northeast of the Pacific, Canada, Alaska, Korea, and Japan. They feed off plankton, small insects, and algae. Adults can be found spawning in in-shore areas between spring and summer.
Names in other languages
ワカサギ Wakasagi |
Smelt | |
빙어 bing-eo |
Smelt | |
西太公鱼 Xī tàigōng yú |
Western Taigong Fish | |
西太公魚 Unknown |
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Малая корюшка Malaya Koryushka |
Small smelt | |
Spiering | Smelt | |
Stint | ||
Eperlano | Smelt | |
Éperlan | Smelt | |
Pingo |
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