Anchovy (fish)

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This article is about the fish. For the villager, see Anchovy.

Anchovy
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Real-world info
Name: Engraulis japonicus (Japanese anchovy) Family: Engraulidae (anchovies)
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
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Names in other languages  アンチョビ  멸치  Acciuga  Sardelle  凤尾鱼  Anchois  Boquerón  Ansjovis  鳳尾魚  Anchois  Boquerón  Хамса

The anchovy is a fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It appears as a small shadow in the sea from 4 AM to 9 PM year-round.

Catch details

In Pocket Camp

#112

Event availability	None
Location	Saltwater Shores
Shadow size	Small
Fish size	12.4 cm - 17.1 cm
Rarity	★
Catch rate	13.0095%
Selling price	10 Bells
Request reward	100 Bells, 2 Friendship Points

In New Horizons

#56

"I caught an anchovy! Stay away from my pizza!"

Time of year	North: All year South: All year
Time of day	4 AM – 9 PM
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Small
Rarity	Uncommon
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  200 Bells  C.J.:  300 Bells
Furniture size

Use in cooking

Anchovy is used as a cooking ingredient in the cooking recipes for the following items:

Recipes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Item	Image	Type	Buy price	Available from	Materials
822	Anchoas al ajillo		Savory	Not for sale	Fishing	2× Anchovy
865	Sardines in oil		Savory	Not for sale	Fishing	1× Anchovy

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Donating to the museum

Like all fish, bugs, and sea creatures in the Animal Crossing series, the anchovy can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, the curator. He will tell the player some information about it when the player donates it.

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:

"There are more than 140 species of anchovy, but they do all have some things in common. They are all small and feed by simply swimming with their mouths open to filter food particles from the sea. In my sleepier moments, I sometimes wish I could do that..."

When donated, the anchovy can be found in the north-east room of the fish exhibit, in the large central tank with the porthole windows. It swims in circles in a school of upwards of 100 or so of its kind, and is one of the few fish which the museum will have multiple of upon its donation. It shares the tank with the horse mackerel, as well as a number of predatory fish that occasionally attack the school, including the blue marlin, tuna, giant trevally, and mahi-mahi.

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Names in other languages

	アンチョビ anchobi	Anchovy
	멸치 myeolchi	Anchovy
	凤尾鱼 fèngwěiyú	Anchovy
	鳳尾魚 Unknown
	Хамса Khamsa	(European) anchovy
	Ansjovis	Anchovy
	Sardelle	Anchovy
	Boquerón	Anchovy
	Anchois	Anchovy
	Acciuga	Anchovy

Pocket Camp fish

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