Barred knifejaw

"I caught a barred knifejaw! I'm really cut up over how to turn that into a pun..." —Animal Crossing (GCN)

"I caught a barred knifejaw! With that jaw, it SHOULD be barred!" —Wild World

"I caught a barred knifejaw! Did you do something bad?" —City Folk

"I caught a barred knifejaw! I'll have to use it to cut veggies!" —New Leaf

Barred Knifejaw
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Real-world info
Name: Oplegnathus fasciatus Family: Oplegnathidae - Beakfish and knifejaws
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
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The Barred Knifejaw is a rare fish found in the ocean. This fish can be sold for 5,000 Bells at Tom Nook's store. It appears all day from the months of March to November. A Barred Knifejaw has black and white stripes and, while in the water, has a shadow withing the range of small and medium; the shadow resembles the squid, octopus, and the dab.

The City Folk fish encyclopedia description says the fish has seven white stripes. The information given from the fish encyclopedia gives an official color to the fish: black with white stripes. Along with the other ocean fish, the Barred Knifejaw appears in the back tank when it is donated to the Museum. When the player donates the fish, Blathers lets them now that it is a hard fish to catch.

Donation to the Museum

In Wild World

When the player donates this fish in Animal Crossing: Wild World, Blathers will say:

"<Player>, the very fact that you caught this tells me that you are quite a fisher! Oh, a recipe for Barred Knifejaw? I'd recommend putting it in a broth. Grilling makes the flesh rather tough, eh wot?"

In City Folk

When the player donates this fish in City Folk, Blathers will say:

"Hootie hoo, look at you! You've hauled in a star catch this time! Indeed, simply marvelous work!' The Barred Knifejaw is a clever fish that, it's said, requires some rather fancy fishing to catch. Their monotone color scheme certainly paints them as smart, sensible fish in my eyes, eh wot?"

Encyclopedia Information

Once the player has caught a particular fish or bug, they can find information about it in the bug or fish menus in Wild World and City Folk. Once the barred knifekaw has been caught, the following information can be found in the fish menu:

Further information

A real life Barred Knifejaw

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.