Whale shark
- "Thar she blows! I caught a whale shark! I'm tellin' ya, it was thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis big!" —New Horizons
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Name: Rhincodon typus (whale shark) Family: Rhincodontidae (whale sharks) | ||||||
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Names in other languages
ジンベエザメ
鲸鲨 Requin-baleine Tiburón ballena Squalo balena Китовая акула
고래상어 鲸鲨 Requin-baleine Tiburón ballena Walhai Walvishaai |
The Whale Shark (ジンベエザメ, Jinbēzame) is a very rare sea fish introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. The Whale Shark has a "huge (with fin)" shadow size when seen in the water.
Catch details
In New Leaf
Time of year | Unknown |
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Time of day | All Year: All Day |
Peak times | - |
Location | [[Tortimer Island]] |
Shadow size | Huge (with fin) |
Fish size | 600cm |
Selling price | 13,000 Bells |
Furniture size |
In Pocket Camp
In New Horizons
Time of year | North: Jun – Sep South: Dec – Mar |
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Time of day | All day |
Location | Sea |
Shadow size | Large w/Fin |
Spawn requirement | Unknown |
Selling prices | Nook's Cranny: 13,000 Bells C.J.: 19,500 Bells |
Furniture size |
Donating to the museum
In New Leaf
After players donate a Whale Shark to Blathers, it will appear in the section for fish and sea creatures, specifically in the large tank in the north-eastern room. The exhibit has this to say about the whale shark:
"Whale sharks are the world's largest fish, but they're surprisingly some of the gentlest. They can swim at only three mph, so although they're large and very imposing, they're not really a threat. They swim with their mouths open to swallow vast quantities of tiny creatures and seawater. As they expel the water through their gills, they will eat what then remains. Since they don't have to bite prey, their teeth are file-like and number about 10,000 in multiple rows."
In New Horizons
"The mighty whale shark is the largest species of fish in the world with specimens up to 60 feet long! Unlike many of their kin in the shark family, whale sharks are nonviolent, eating only plankton and such. They grow slowly and live long, relaxed lives of filter feeding and leisure in warm waters. So if you ever have to choose a fish as a roommate, you could do worse than the whale shark.
Unless you can't swim."
Fishing Tourney
New Leaf
Chip will say this when given a Whale Shark:
- "Hmm. I wonder, do whale sharks taste much like regular sharks? Or are they a bit more blubbery? Obviously, even if I tried to eat this all in one bite—and I did try once—I couldn't do it! Just not happening!"
Further Information
The whale shark is the largest extant fish species, feeding primarily on plankton and other small organisms.
Gallery
- Whale Shark NL.png
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Icon in Pocket Camp
Names in other languages
ジンベエザメ jinbeezame |
Whale shark | |
고래상어 goraesang-eo |
Whale shark | |
鲸鲨 jīngshā |
Whale shark | |
鯨鯊 Unknown |
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Китовая акула Kitovaya akula |
Whale shark | |
Walvishaai | Whale shark | |
Walhai | Whale shark | |
Tiburón ballena | Whale shark | |
Requin-baleine | Whale shark | |
Squalo balena | Whale shark |
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