Blue Marlin

"I caught a Blue Marlin! Why so blue, marlin?" —Wild World

"I caught a blue marlin! Hey there, little darlin'!" —City Folk

"I caught a blue marlin! What a true darlin'!" —New Leaf

Blue Marlin
Scientific name	Makaira nigricans
Family	Makaira - the marlins and spearfish
Time of year	July to September
Time of day	All day
Location	Ocean of the Island (Animal Forest e+) Ocean (Wild World, City Folk, New Leaf)
Size	About 2.5 meters
Shadow size	Huge
Rarity	Rare (In town - Wild World, City Folk) (On island - Animal Crossing: New Leaf) Very Rare (In town - New Leaf)
Selling price	10,000 Bells
Appearances	Doubutsu no Mori e+, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Animal Crossing: New Leaf

One of the most expensive ocean fish, the Blue Marlin (カジキ, Kajiki), despite appearing all the time in late summer, is actually very hard to find and sells for 10,000 Bells. It has a long, pointed extension of its mouth. The fish can be found all day and has a large shadow size.

Donating to the Museum

When placed in the museum in all games, the fish goes in the very back tank and zips around very quickly.

In Wild World

Blathers says this about the blue marlin when donated:

"To be honest, this is the first time that I've seen a proper blue marlin, wot wot! As you can see, its bill is quite dangerous. Every year people are injured by them. Still, how can one complain? If you were to drag me out of the museum one night... I assure you, I would give you a pecking you'd not soon forget, hoo!"

In City Folk

Blathers will talk about the blue marlin when donated:

"Hootie hoo, what a magnificent fish! Look at that sleek, hornlike bill! This fish is quite fast, said to be capable of reaching speeds of up to 62 miles (100 kilometers) per hour... A regular oceanic speed demon, wot? If you get in its way, beware! It might not be able to stop in time!"

In New Leaf

"Blue marlins are famous for their long, swordlike noses that give them the nickname 'swordfish.' They use their 'swords' to knock out their prey before capture, not skewering it as you'd think. Able to swim at speeds above 60 mph, their speed and power make them a true test for any angler."

Fishing Tournament

New Leaf

Chip will say this when given a blue marlin:

"Of course, blue marlin are a bit too big to grill in just one piece. Unless you're experienced like me. Well, I think I' just gonna tuck into this guy, no preparation needed! Behold my fish-eating skill!"

Encyclopedia Information

Wild World

''They attack prey with a sharp horn before eating it." Size- 2.2 m Habitat- Ocean Season- Summer

City Folk

''These attack their prey using their spearlike snouts." Size- 224 cm Habitat- Ocean Season- Summer

A real life Blue Marlin

Further information

The Animal Crossing blue marlin is actually the Atlantic variation. In the wild, it uses its big spear-like snout to attack fish and cepapholods that it may eat, such as tuna and squid. Represented in-game by the fact that it only appears in summer, the Atlantic blue marlin generally stays in the area of ocean south of Spain but north of South Africa. There are many names for this fish such as billfish, ocean guard, and Cuban black marlin.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Spanish	Pez espada	Literally, "Swordfish".
French	Marlin bleu	Blue marlin