Barbel steed

The Barbel Steed is a relatively common grey fish found in all versions of. It is found in the river all day and all year round. It is an inexpensive fish, as it sells for 200 Bells. Its shadow size is between small-medium, the same size as a Carp.

Donating to the Museum
As with all fish and bugs in, the barbel steed can be donated to the Museum by talking to Blathers, who will tell the player a little bit about it.

In Wild World
When you give the barbel steed to Blathers, he will comment:

"This might look like a carp, but I heard it doesn't taste like one, eh wot? Indeed, I should think this fish is more suited to catching than to eating."

It will go into the first tank.

In City Folk
"While barbel steeds have many of the same features as carp, they're a bit less exciting, to my mind. For example, both have whiskers, wot? Yet the barbel steed's are just a hair shorter... It's rather like a fan doing an imiation of his or her favorite actor, or something to that effect."

It can be found in the middle-left tank in the aquarium, in the museum.

Encyclopedia Information
Once the player has caught a particular fish or bug, they can find information about it in the bug or fish menus. Once the barbel steed has been caught, the following information can be found in the fish menu:

Wild World

 * Size: 19.5 inches
 * Habitat: Rivers
 * Season: All year
 * Related to the carp. "Barbel" refers to whiskers.

City Folk

 * Size: About 20 in.
 * Habitat: Rivers
 * Season: All Year
 * These are often compared to carp. Up close, the difference is clear.



Further Information
The Hemibarbus labeo or 'Barbel Steed' is a harmless fish that lives in the rocky, fast flowing bottoms of rivers. It is carp-like in appearance. The name 'barbel' is derived from the Latin Barba, meaning beard which is a reference to the two pairs of barbs by its mouth. There are different types of Barbels scattered across the world- they can be found in Europe, Asia and Africa. The Barbel Steed however, is an Asian fish, found in the Amur basin where it is locally refered to as the Amur barbel (Barbel Steed).