Bluegill

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Bluegill NH Icon.png Bluegill  
Artwork of bluegill
Real-world info
Name: Lepomis macrochirus (bluegill)
Family: Centrarchidae (freshwater sunfishes)
Main appearances

Other appearances
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

The bluegill is a fish in the Animal Crossing series that appears in all games. It appears as a small shadow that can be found in rivers from 9 AM to 4 PM all year round.

Catch details

In Animal Crossing

#12
Bluegill
"I caught a bluegill! Don't worry! I caught the rest of the fish, too!"
Bluegill
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 1.0 x 1.0


In Wild World

#18

Bluegill
"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 All year
Time of day 4 AM – 9 PM
Peak times Mar – Nov
Location River
Shadow size Small
Fish size 25 cm
Selling price  120 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In City Folk

#18

Bluegill
"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 1.0 x 1.0


In New Leaf

#20

Bluegill
"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 1.0 x 1.0


In Pocket Camp

#53

Bluegill

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 Heart PC Icon.png Friendship Points


In New Horizons

#20

Bluegill
"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
Rarity Common
Spawn requirement Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices  Nook's Cranny 180 Bells
 C.J. 270 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


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

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"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..."

Once donated to the museum, the bluegill can be found in the recessed tank in the main exhibit room with the black bass and koi.

Fishing Tourney

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a bluegill, Chip will say the following dialogue.

In City Folk

"But, oh, can I see it now! Breaded bluegill straight outta the pan! Nummers! Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf

"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. YUM!"

Gallery

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

Japanese ブルーギル
burūgiru
Bluegill

Korean 블루길
beullugil
Bluegill

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

Traditional Chinese 藍腮太陽魚
Unknown

Russian Солнечник
Solnechnik

Dutch Zonnebaars Sunfish

German Sonnenbarsch Sunfish

European Spanish Pez sol Literally, "sun fish".

European French Crapet Lepomis

Italian Pesce persico Bluegill

Notes

  1. All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.