Editing Sea butterfly

{{Caught|I caught a sea butterfly! I didn't even use a net!|Wild World and New Leaf}}

{{Caught|I caught a sea butterfly! I wonder if it used to be a sea caterpillar?|City Folk}}

{{Caught|I caught a sea butterfly! Try not to confuse it for a sea moth!|New Horizons}}

|name= Sea Butterfly

|j-name= クリオネ

|k-name= 클리오네

|c-name= 海蝴蝶

|f-name= Clione

|i-name= Cavolinia

|s-name= Mariposa marina

|g-name= See-Engel

|d-name= Zeevlinder

|r-name= Морской ангел

|image= Sea Butterfly NH.png

|scientific name= {{wp|Clione limacina}}<br><small>(naked sea butterfly)</small>

|family= {{wp|Clionidae}} <small>(sea butterflies)</small>

|appearances= {{WW}},<br>{{CF}},<br>{{NL}},<br>{{NH}},<br>{{PC}} <small>(Tourney only)</small>

The '''Sea Butterfly''' (クリオネ, ''Kurione'') is a [[fish]] introduced in {{WW}}. They can be caught in the [[ocean]] during [[winter]] and are the only winter fish that cast such a small shadow in the sea and so, can be identified easily.

==Donating to the museum==

The Sea Butterfly can be donated to the [[Museum]] by talking to [[Blathers]]. Below is what he says during the donation:

===In ''Wild World''===

:"''The sea butterfly is in the same family as snails, as you may or may not know. You might think it's strange to have a snail without a shell, eh wot? Indeed, well, slugs are also snails without shells! I must admit, being lumped in with slugs probably angers the sea butterfly''.

The Sea Butterfly is placed in the large ocean tank in the aquatic display in the back room.

===In ''City Folk''===

It occupies a large glass tube in the lower-right corner of the fish exhibition, with other small oceanic fish.

===In ''New Leaf''===

Upon donation, the information board outside the tank that houses the Sea Butterfly says:

:"''Sea butterflies go with the flow, as they'll drift in cold winter waters along the ice floes. They are called "ice-floe angels" because of the mysterious way they swim with their winglike arms. Their heads will open up when they make an attempt to catch their helpless prey. Once its head is opened, it grabs its prey with six special feelers called "buccal cones". The only place you'll find both cold-water and tropical sea butterflies swimming together is in this game.''"

:''Such mystery! Such grace! Did you know that the '''sea butterfly''''s scientific name is '''Thecosomata'''? A very rough translation of that is "shell body." Indeed, this illustrious creature is related to snails! However, it reminds me much more of an elegant feathered friend, the way it flies through the water. With such grace in flying, one shouldn't wonder if it's related to the owl, hoo hoo!''

When the Sea Butterfly is donated, six of them will appear in the northern room of the fish exhibit, in a tall tubular tank with a light blue crystal. It is one of the few fish which the museum will have multiple of upon its donation.

==Encyclopedia information==

|quote = A type of snail, it eats plankton and shellfish. It navigates the water by flapping its "wings."

|size = 1.2 inches (3 cm)

|habitat = Ocean

|season= Winter

}}

===''City Folk''===

{{FishInfoCF

|habitat = Ocean

|season= Winter

}}

[[Image:Sea Butterfly.jpg|150px|left|thumb|A real-life ''Clione limacina''.]]

==Further information==

The sea butterfly that appears in the series is specifically the [[Wikipedia:Clione limacina|''Clione limacina'']], also known as the naked sea butterfly, sea angel, and common clione. They can be found in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean, Antarctic Ocean and in the North Atlantic; mirrored, in-game, by their appearance during the winter months. They can grow up to 5 centimeters in length.

|Jap= クリオネ

|JapR= kurione

|JapM= Clione

|Spa=Mariposa marina

|SpaM=Sea butterfly

|FraA=Papillon de mer

|FraAM=Sea butterfly

|FraE=Clione

|FraEM=Clione

|Dut= Zeevlinder

|DutM= Sea butterfly

|Ger= See-Engel

|GerM= Sea angel

|Ita= Cavolinia

|ItaM= A different genus of sea butterfly

|Kor= 클리오네

|KorR= keullione

|KorM= Clione

|ChiS= 海蝴蝶

|ChiT= 海天使

|ChiTR= hǎi tiānshí

|ChiTM= Sea angel

|Rus=Морской ангел

|RusR=Morskoy angel

|RusM=Sea angel

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