Bluegill

Bluegill
Bluegill
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Real-world info
	Name: Lepomis macrochirus (bluegill); Family: Centrarchidae (freshwater sunfishes)
Main appearances
	DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue; WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
	Film HHD aF PC
	Names in other languages ブルーギル; 蓝腮太阳鱼; Crapet; Pez sol; Pesce persico; Солнечник 블루길; 藍鰓太陽魚; Crapet; Pez sol; Sonnenbarsch; Zonnebaars

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The Bluegill (ブルーギル, Burūgiru) is a very inexpensive fish found in rivers. Despite being uncommon it has the second lowest selling price for any fish, at 120 Bells, losing only to the Jellyfish. Unlike the Crucian Carp, it only appears from 9 AM – 4 PM.

Catch details

In Animal Crossing

#12

"I caught a bluegill! Don't worry! I caught the rest of the fish, too!"

DnM / iQue

DnM+

AC

DnMe+

Time of year^{[nb 1]}	All year
Time of day	9 AM – 4 PM
Location	River
Shadow size	Small
Selling price	120 Bells
Feng shui	None
Furniture size

In Wild World

#18

"I caught a bluegill! Why is this little guy so sad?"

Description	Their name comes from their blue gills. The spines on their backs serve as protection.
Time of year	Unknown
Time of day	Unknown
Peak times	Mar – Nov
Location	River
Shadow size	Small
Fish size	25 cm
Selling price	120 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

#18

"I caught a bluegill! Now that takes some skill!"

Description	Their blue gills give these their name. The spines on their backs protect them.
Time of year	All year
Time of day	9 AM – 4 PM
Peak times	N/A
Location	River
Shadow size	Small
Fish size	About 10 in.
Selling price	120 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#20

"I caught a bluegill! There's a lot in this ville!"

Time of year	All year
Time of day	9 AM – 4 PM
Peak times	Mar – Nov
Location	River
Shadow size	Small
Fish size	25cm
Selling price	120 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

#53

Event availability	Fishing Tourney #3
Location	Lost Lure Creek
Shadow size	Small
Fish size	20.9 cm – 29.1 cm
Rarity	★
Catch rate	20.0180%
Selling price	10 Bells
Request reward	100 Bells, 2 Friendship Points

In New Horizons

#20

"I caught a bluegill! Do you think it calls me "pinklung"?"

Time of year	North: All year South: All year
Time of day	9 AM – 4 PM
Location	River
Shadow size	Small
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny: 180 Bells C.J.: 270 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

Blathers will give a speech on the Bluegill when it is donated to the museum:

In Animal Crossing

"Even run-of-the-mill, common fish are valuable resources, you see. All part of the grand tapestry, wot! We will take excellent care of this fellow, oh yes. You can rest assured. Excellent care, indeed."

In Wild World

"Bluegills are a type of whitefish and they are most definitely edible, wot! Even so, I would avoid the skinny ones. They look rather full of bones..."

In City Folk

"...Ah, hoo, the bluegill, scourge of fishermen everywhere. Once introduced to an area, this fish will eat up many of the indigenous breeds, eh wot? But with a face like that, it's hard to believe our wee fishy friend here has any bad intentions..."

In New Leaf

Blathers gives no specific speeches once the Bluegill is donated, but he posts a description for it.

"Bluegills have spikes on their dorsal fins to help protect them from enemies and harm. Their offspring actually have a fairly high survival rate when compared to other fish. The males chase away the females and take over protecting the eggs and babies in the nest. Although bluegills are small, they are actually related quite closely to the black bass."

In New Horizons

The bluegill is incredibly common. A bit too common, depending upon where you are. They eat anything that fits in their mouths and are highly adaptable. The bane of fishermen in some areas, bluegill is often the only fish to be caught! But looking in its wee beady eyes, I must say I see no ill will in it...

Fishing Tourney

In New Leaf

Chip will say this when given a Bluegill:

"Bluegills are definitely the sort of fish you wanna deep fry. No doubt! With some warm bread on the side... Or, you know, just slurp 'em down raw like I do."

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Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Real-world information

A real life bluegill

Of tropical sunfish body shape, the bluegill's most notable feature is the blue or black "ear", actually an extension of the gill cover called the opercular flap. Its name, however, comes from the bright blue edging visible on its gill rakers. Also called the bream, this fish tastes nice. It is very common and often fished. Catfish, bass and turtles prey on the bluegill.
More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.

Names in other languages

	ブルーギル burūgiru	Bluegill

	블루길 beullugil	Bluegill

	蓝腮太阳鱼 lánsāi tàiyángyú	Bluegill (lit. "blue-gilled sunfish")

	藍腮太陽魚 Unknown

	Солнечник Solnechnik

	Zonnebaars	Sunfish

	Sonnenbarsch	Sunfish

	Pez sol	Literally, "sun fish".

	Crapet	Lepomis

	Pesce persico	Bluegill