Blue marlin

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Blue Marlin NH Icon.png Blue marlin  
Artwork of blue marlin
Real-world info
Name: Makaira nigricans
(blue marlin)

Family: Istiophoridae (spearfishes and marlins)
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 カジキ
 旗鱼
 Marlin bleu
 Pez espada
 Marlin blu
 Голубой марлин
 청새치
 旗魚
 Marlin bleu
 Pez espada
 Marlin
 Blauwe marlijn

The blue marlin is a rare fish with a huge shadow size in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori e+ and appearing in all subsequent games. It is one of the most expensive sea fish, selling for  10,000 Bells.

In all games it appears in, the blue marlin can be caught all day with a huge shadow size. In the first-generation games, it can only be caught off the coast of Animal Island, but appears year-round. In Wild World, it appears in the sea from summer to early fall - this was cut to mid summer to early fall in City Folk and New Leaf. In New Horizons, it instead appears exclusively off the pier from mid summer to early fall, and appears again from late fall to mid spring.

Catch details[edit]

In Doubutsu no Mori e+[edit]

#47
Blue marlin
"力ジキマグロを 釣り上げた! ちよー 大物だ!!"
Translation: "I caught a blue marlin! What a big one!!"
Blue marlin
Time of year[nb 1] All year
Time of day All day
Location Animal Island
Shadow size Huge
Selling price  10,000 Bells
Feng shui None
Furniture size 2.0 x 1.0


In Wild World[edit]

#52

Blue marlin
"I caught a blue marlin! Why so blue, marlin?"

Description They attack prey with a sharp horn before eating it.
Time of year Jun – Sep
Time of day All day
Peak times Jul – Sep
Location Sea
Shadow size Huge
Fish size 220 cm
Selling price  10,000 Bells
Furniture size 2.0 x 1.0


In City Folk[edit]

#59

Blue marlin
"I caught a blue marlin! Hey there, little darlin'!"

Description These attack their prey using their spearlike snouts.
Time of year Jul – Sep
Time of day All day
Peak times N/A
Location Sea
Shadow size Huge
Fish size About 88 in.
Selling price  10,000 Bells
Furniture size 2.0 x 1.0


In New Leaf[edit]

#63

Blue marlin
"I caught a blue marlin! What a true darlin'!"

Time of year Jul – Sep
All year (Tortimer Island)
Time of day All day
Peak times N/A
Location Sea
Tortimer Island
Shadow size Huge
Fish size 220 cm
Selling price  10,000 Bells
Furniture size 2.0 x 1.0


In Pocket Camp[edit]

#51

Blue marlin

Event availability What a Catch! Fish Goals
Location Saltwater Shores
Shadow size Huge
Fish size 187.1 cm - 255.8 cm
Rarity ★★★
Catch rate 2.3417%
Selling price  6,000 Bells
Request reward  2,000 Bells, 4 Heart PC Icon.png Friendship Points
Fortune Cookie, Bronze Treats, Sparkle Stones (1.6%)


In New Horizons[edit]

#67

Blue marlin
"I caught a blue marlin! Listen to this fish. It's got a point."

Time of year North: Nov – Apr; Jul – Sep
South: Jan – Mar; May – Oct
Time of day All day
Location Pier
Shadow size Huge
Rarity Rare
Spawn requirement Catch 50 total fish
Selling prices  Nook's Cranny 10,000 Bells
 C.J. 15,000 Bells
Furniture size 2.0 x 1.0


Use in cooking[edit]

Blue Marlin 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
848 Carpaccio di marlin blu carpaccio di marlin blu Savory Not for sale  Fishing
Blue marlin
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Donating to the museum[edit]

When placed in the museum in all games, the fish goes in the very back tank and zips around very quickly.

In Doubutsu no Mori e+[edit]


In Wild World[edit]

Blathers says this about the blue marlin when donated:

"To be honest, this is the first time that I've seen a proper blue marlin, wot wot! As you can see, its bill is quite dangerous. Every year people are injured by them. Still, how can one complain? If you were to drag me out of the museum one night... I assure you, I would give you a pecking you'd not soon forget, hoo!"

Blathers will talk about the blue marlin when donated dialogue.

In City Folk[edit]

"Hootie hoo, what a magnificent fish! Look at that sleek, hornlike bill! This fish is quite fast, said to be capable of reaching speeds of up to 62 miles (100 kilometers) per hour... A regular oceanic speed demon, wot? If you get in its way, beware! It might not be able to stop in time!"

In New Leaf[edit]

"Blue marlins are famous for their long, swordlike noses that give them the nickname 'swordfish.' They use their 'swords' to knock out their prey before capture, not skewering it as you'd think. Able to swim at speeds above 60 mph, their speed and power make them a true test for any angler."

In New Horizons[edit]

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"The blue marlin has a distinctive angular shape and no scales. It is an unusual relative of the tuna. These mighty fish can exceed 13 feet from bill to tail. Some accounts even have it fighting with whales! No wonder it's a popular target for sport fishing: unlike most fish, it seems like a worthy opponent."

The Blue Marlin can be found in the large, vertical fish tank in the rightmost room in the aquarium.

Fishing Tourney[edit]

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a blue marlin, Chip will say the following dialogue.

In City Folk[edit]

"Boy, I don't care what color blue marlin is as long as it's in my belly! Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf[edit]

"Of course, blue marlin are a bit too big to grill in just one piece. Unless you're experienced like me. Well, I think I'm just gonna tuck into this guy, no preparation needed! Behold my fish-eating skill! YUM!"

Gallery[edit]

Real-world information[edit]

A real-life blue marlin

In the wild, it uses its big spear-like snout to attack fish and cephalopods that it may eat, such as tuna and squid. Represented in-game by the fact that it only appears in summer, the Atlantic blue marlin generally stays in the area of ocean south of Spain but north of South Africa. There are many names for this fish such as billfish, ocean guard, and Cuban black marlin.

Names in other languages[edit]

Japanese カジキ
kajiki
Marlin (lit. "oar wood")

Korean 청새치
jeongsaeji
Striped marlin

Simplified Chinese 旗鱼
qíyú
Sailfish/marlin

Traditional Chinese 旗魚
Unknown

Russian Голубой марлин
Goluboy marlin
-

Dutch Blauwe marlijn

German Marlin Marlin

European Spanish Pez espada Swordfish

European French Marlin bleu

Italian Marlin blu -

Notes[edit]

  1. All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.