Spotted garden eel

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Spotted garden eel
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Real-world info
Name: Heteroconger hassi Family: Congridae
Main appearances
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Other appearances
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Names in other languages  チンアナゴ  花园鳗  Anguille de jardin  Anguila jardinera  Anguilla di giardino  Леопардовый угорь  가든일  花園鰻  Anguille de jardin  Anguila jardinera  Röhrenaal  Gevlekte buisaal

The spotted garden eel (チンアナゴ, Chin'anago) is a type of sea creature introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, spotted garden eels were added in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update in July 2020, where it appears from 4 AM to 9 PM as a small, slow shadow from late spring to mid fall. It is the only sea creature in the game to appear exclusively during the 4 AM to 9 PM timeframe.

Catch details

In New Leaf

#27

"I got a spotted garden eel! Who'll water its garden now?"

Time of year	All year (only on Tortimer Island)
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Shadow size	Small
Shadow movement	Stationary
Sea creature size	17 cm
Selling price	600 Bells
Furniture size

In New Horizons

#38

"I got a spotted garden eel! Was it un-spotted before I saw it?"

Time of year	North: May – Oct South: Nov – Apr
Time of day	4 AM – 9 PM
Shadow size	Small
Shadow movement	Slow
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling price	1,100 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

In New Leaf

Upon donating a spotted garden eel to the museum, it can be found in the large pool in the first room of the Sea exhibit, along with many other species of sea creature. It is found in the corner near the big rock close to the enterance of the large saltwater exhibit. The exhibit has this to say about the Eel:

"Spotted garden eels get their name from the black spots on their otherwise white bodies. They nest in the sandy seafloor and poke their heads out to catch the plankton drifting in the current. They're rather shy, as they quickly dart back into their hole at the slightest hint of danger."

In New Horizons

"The spotted garden eel is a small eel-shaped fish that loves to burrow in the sandy ocean floor. These silly things are known for popping their heads out of the sand to nibble on plankton drifting by. Some say this makes them look like plants sprouting in a garden...hence the name spotted garden eel. But I think they look more like prairie dogs peeking out of desert hidey-holes. "Prairie eels" has a lovely ring to it, don't you think?"

Once donated, the spotted garden eel can be found in the coral reef tank, alongside the tiger prawn and the sea anemone.

Fishing Tourney

In New Leaf

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a spotted garden eel, Chip will not score the sea creature but will say the following:

"Spotted garden eel, huh? I bet these make great tempura. Though I think everything makes great tempura. But me? I'm gonna swallow this guy whole, tempura or not! YUM!"

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Names in other languages

	チンアナゴ chin-anago	Spotted garden eel (lit. "Japanese spaniel burrow child")
	가든일 gadeunil	Translation of English "garden eel"
	花园鳗 huāyuánmàn	Garden eel
	花園鰻 Unknown
	Леопардовый угорь Leopardovyy ugor'	Leopard eel
	Gevlekte buisaal	Lit. "spotted pipe eel"
	Röhrenaal	Garden eel, lit. "tube eel"
	Anguilla jardinera	Garden eel
	Anguille de jardin	Garden eel
	Anguilla di giardino	Garden eel

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