Barred knifejaw

The barred knifejaw (イシダイ, Ishidai) is a saltwater fish in the introduced in.

In
In, a barred knifejaw is used for the Barred Knifejaw Sauté dish during the Harvest Festival.

In
In, a barred knifejaw is the secret ingredient for Franklin to use in the Fish Meunière dish on Turkey Day.

Use in cooking
Barred knifejaw is used as a cooking ingredient in the cooking recipes for the following items:

Donation to the museum
As with all fish caught in the, the barred knifejaw can be donated to the museum in each game by talking to Blathers, who will also give some information on it.

In
Blathers will give this speech upon donation:

In
When the player donates this fish, Blathers will say this:

When the player donates the barred knifejaw, Blathers will say this dialogue.

In
An information board in the aquarium will display this description of the barred knifejaw after donation:

Fishing Tourney
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a barred knifejaw, Chip will say the following dialogue.

Real-world information
The striped beakfish, also known as the barred knifejaw, is a tropical fish, generally found in coral reefs and around Japan. It has been seen in Hawaii, but only once. It normally eats invertebrates.