Horse mackerel

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Horse mackerel
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Real-world info
Name: Trachurus japonicus (Japanese horse mackerel) Family: Carangidae (jacks)
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  アジ  전갱이  Sgombro  Makrele  竹荚鱼  Chinchard  Jurel  Horsmakreel  竹筴魚  Chinchard  Jurel  Ставрида

The horse mackerel is a fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori e+ and appearing in all subsequent games. It appears as a small shadow in the sea all day and year-round.

Catch details

In Doubutsu no Mori e+

#38

"アジを つりあげた! あじも よさそー!"
Translation: "I caught a horse mackerel! It looks tasty!"

DnM / iQue

DnM+

AC

DnMe+

Time of year	All year
Time of day	All day
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Medium
Selling price	120 Bells
Feng shui	None
Furniture size

In Wild World

#42

"I caught a horse mackerel! Nay!? Yay!"

Description	They have hard scales called "scutes."
Time of year	All year
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Small
Fish size	40 cm
Selling price	150 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, Wendell gives the player the horizontal track design when given a horse mackerel.

#47

"I caught a horse mackerel! But it sounds fine to me!"

Description	They have hard scales called "scutes".
Time of year	All year
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Small
Fish size	About 16 in.
Selling price	150 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the horse mackerel is used in the Fish Salad recipe during the Harvest Festival.

#52

"I caught a horse mackerel! Holy mackerel!"

Time of year	All year
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	Sea Tortimer Island
Shadow size	Small
Fish size	40 cm
Selling price	150 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

#1

Event availability	None
Location	Saltwater Shores
Shadow size	Small
Fish size	33.4 cm - 46.5 cm
Rarity	★
Catch rate	13.0095%
Selling price	10 Bells
Request reward	100 Bells, 2 Friendship Points

In New Horizons

#57

"I caught a horse mackerel! Of course, mack...er...el."

Time of year	North: All year South: All year
Time of day	All day
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Small
Rarity	Common
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  150 Bells  C.J.:  225 Bells
Furniture size

Use in cooking

Horse mackerel is used as a cooking ingredient in the cooking recipes for the following items:

Recipes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Item	Image	Type	Buy price	Available from	Materials
851	Aji fry		Savory	Not for sale	Fishing	1× Horse mackerel 1× Flour

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Donating to the museum

In Wild World

"How do you like to eat your fried horse mackerel? With tartar sauce? Vinegar? ...Ah! Cocktail sauce?! Hoo, I see. Fascinating."

In City Folk

"Horse mackerel are not at all related to horses... Rather obvious, I should think... It's quite a strange name, given how many fish are related to this one, like yellowtail and amberjack."

In New Leaf

The plaque by the tank in which the fish is housed says the following:

"With their appealing flavor, horse mackerel have long been a cheap and common food source. However, in certain regions, they have actually been branded as something of a luxury dish. They have tough scales on both sides of their bodies that must be removed before preparing. Though small, they are formidable carnivores. Since they go after bait, they are popular with fishers."

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:

"Supposedly the horse mackerel derives its name from a-false-myth about its strength as a swimmer. The gist of it is that these fish are so powerful underwater that smaller fish can ride them as steeds! It's absurd, of course. Where would these alleged fish jockeys attach a saddle, much less horseshoes? One does wish that people would construct their legends with a BIT more scientific plausibility!"

It can be found in the large tank in the dark room.

Fishing Tourney

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

In City Folk

"I could definitely go for a teriyaki-horse-mackerel- salad sandwich. Yup! Num! Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf

"Horse mackerel, man, those guys are tasty with a capital MMMM. So I'm just gonna scarf this one down. Totally raw, of course! YUM!"

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  Animal Crossing: New Leaf

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  Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Real-world information

The Japanese jack mackerel has a depth range of 0 to 275 m, but usually 50 to 275 m. It is tropical. It is an important fish in the fishing trade and can be found in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is vulnerable.

Names in other languages

	アジ aji	(Japanese) horse mackerel
	전갱이 jeongaeng-i	(Japanese) horse mackerel
	竹荚鱼 zhújiáyú	(Japanese) horse mackerel
	竹莢魚 Unknown
	Ставрида Stavrida	Horse mackerel
	Horsmakreel	Horse mackerel
	Makrele	Mackerel
	Jurel	Horse mackerel
	Chinchard	Horse mackerel
	Sgombro	Horse mackerel

Notes

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