Coelacanth
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Name: Latimeria chalumnae (West Indian Ocean coelacanth) Family: Latimeriidae (coelacanths) | ||||||
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Names in other languages
シーラカンス
矛尾鱼 Cœlacanthe Celacanto Celacanto Латимерия
실러캔스 矛尾魚 Cœlacanthe Celacanto Quastenflosser Coelacant |
The Coelacanth (pronounced ˈsiː.lə.kænθ, "seel-uh-canth") is a sea fish in the Animal Crossing series that appears in all games. It appears year-round, but only while it is raining or snowing. The Coelacanth is very rare and sells for 15,000 Bells; its rarity is noted by the player in the catch quotes for all games.
Catch details
In Animal Crossing
In Doubutsu no Mori, the Coelacanth is the only saltwater fish. It is also available at different times (4 AM to 9 AM and 4 PM to 9 PM) than in Animal Crossing or Doubutsu no Mori e+.
In Doubutsu no Mori e+, the Coelacanth can only be encountered once per play session, even if the player fails to catch it. Saving and quitting and/or restarting the console will allow another encounter.
In Wild World
In City Folk
In New Leaf
In Pocket Camp
In New Horizons
Time of year | North: All year South: All year |
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Time of day | All day |
Location | Sea (raining) |
Shadow size | Huge |
Spawn requirement | Catch 100 total fish |
Selling prices | Nook's Cranny: 15,000 Bells C.J.: 22,500 Bells |
Furniture size |
Donating to the museum
As with all fish in the Animal Crossing series, the Coelacanth can be donated to the museum, followed by a small talk by Blathers about it.
In Animal Crossing
In Wild World
In City Folk
In New Leaf
- Once the Coelacanth is donated, there is information on the board in front of the tank that houses it.
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:
When donated, the Coelacanth can be found in the north-eastern-most room of the fish exhibit, in the "sea" tank which is near the submersible and diving suit. It shares this tank with the Barreleye, Football Fish, and Oarfish.
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Real-world information
The coelacanth is an ancient order of fish that was, for a long time, believed to be extinct, due to their disappearance from the fossil record 66 million years ago. The first ever live one was caught in 1938. It can grow up to two meters in length and lives for an average of forty-eight years. Coelacanths are found off the south coast of Africa, living in steep rocky shores, sheltering in caves during the day. It can travel around eight kilometers a night in search for food, passively swimming with the current, making it a "slow-moving" fish that only uses its fins to adjust its position. It preys on fish and squid, but some have been known to eat eels, skates, and even sharks. Its main predator is likely to be large sharks. More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.
Trivia
- In Animal Crossing: City Folk, if the player gives a Coelacanth to Wendell, he refuses to take it, saying his mother told him to not eat them. This could be due to their rarity, or due to the fact that they are inedible fish in the real world.
Names in other languages
シーラカンス Shīrakansu |
Coelacanth | |
실러캔스 Silleokaenseu |
Coelacanth | |
矛尾鱼 máowěiyú |
Coelacanth (lit. "spear-tailed fish") | |
矛尾魚 Unknown |
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Латимерия Latimeriya |
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Coelacant | Coelacanth | |
Quastenflosser | Coelacanth | |
Celacanto | Coelacanth | |
Cœlacanthe | Coelacanth | |
Coelacante Celacanto (NL) |
Coelacanth |
Notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4 AM – 9 AM; 4 PM – 9 PM in Doubutsu no Mori.
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