Char

"I caught a char! Ready, set, Char...ge!" —Wild World

"I caught a char! Now I'm all charged up!" —City Folk

"I caught a char! How bizarre!" —New Leaf

Char
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Real-world info
Name: Salvelinus alpinus Family: Salmonidae - Salmon
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown

Not to be confused with the Large char.

The Char is a rare member of the salmon family. It can be found by the waterfall at different times of the year and at different times of the day, between 4am to 9am and 4pm to 9pm from March to June, and 4am to 9pm from September to November. Its shadow size is between small-medium, about the same size as Crucian Carp and Rainbow Trout. It can be sold for 3,800 bells. The fish is called the Large Char, but the 'Fish' window states otherwise. In the 'Bugs and Fish' window in City Folk, it says "Popular among mountain-stream fisherfolk, these can thrive in cold water."

Donating to the museum

In City Folk

Upon donating it to the museum, Blathers will say the following:

"Char are certainly not named for the method people use to cook them. That would be rather daft... Since they aren't the best of swimmers, they often take refuge from rushing waters in rock crevices... When feeding, they merely stick their faces into the rushing water and let food fly in, wot wot? No one's sure if it's lazy or brilliant...but it certainly is quite hard to dislike!"

The Char appears in the middle, left tank of the aquarium.

Further information

A real life Char

The Salvelinus alpinus or arctic char is closely related to the salmon and trout, sharing characteristics from both. It is native to arctic, sub-Arctic and alpine lakes. No other freshwater fish can be found as far north as this fish. It is a rare fish in Britain, only found in glacial lakes but can be the only fish to be found in lakes around the Canada Arctic. In Scandinavia, it is extremely common and fished extensively. The color of the fish varies between pale pink and bright red. It is an alternative fishing solution to Rainbow Trout for a farming fish because it uses very little resources. Char feed mainly on insects, but can feed on fish and small crustaceans. It is a small Large Char, species-wise.