Butterfly fish
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Name: Chaetodon auripes (Oriental butterflyfish) Family: Chaetodontidae (butterflyfishes) | ||||||||
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Names in other languages
チョウチョウウオ
耳带蝴蝶鱼 Poisson-papillon Pez mariposa Pesce farfalla Рыба-бабочка
나비고기 耳帶蝴蝶魚 Poisson-papillon Pez mariposa Falterfisch Koraalvlinder |
The butterfly fish (formatted as the butterflyfish in City Folk) is a fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: City Folk. It appears as a small shadow in the sea all day from mid spring to early fall.
Catch details[edit]
In City Folk[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
The alternative catch quote can be seen when this fish is caught for the first time
"I caught a butterfly fish! As mayor, welcome to my pockets!"
Alternate catch quote: "I caught a butterfly fish! Keep flying, fishy!"
Time of year | Apr – Sep All year (Tortimer Island) |
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Time of day | All day |
Peak times | May – June |
Location | Sea Tortimer Island |
Shadow size | Small |
Fish size | 18 cm |
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In Pocket Camp[edit]
In New Horizons[edit]
Time of year | North: Apr – Sep South: Oct – Mar |
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Time of day | All day |
Location | Sea |
Shadow size | Small |
Rarity | Uncommon |
Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
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Donating to the museum[edit]
In City Folk[edit]
Upon donating the butterfly fish to the museum, Blathers will say;
It can be found in the back tank with the other sea fish.
In New Leaf[edit]
Upon donation to the museum, the information board in front of the tank that houses the butterfly fish says:
In New Horizons[edit]
When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:
Fishing Tourney[edit]
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a butterfly fish, Chip will say the following dialogue.
In City Folk[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Real-world information[edit]
This butterfly fish is the oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes). There are many species of butterfly fish, some of which bear a resemblance to the barred knifejaw.
More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.
Names in other languages[edit]
チョウチョウウオ chouchou uo |
(Oriental) butterflyfish | |
나비고기 nabigogi |
(Oriental) butterflyfish | |
耳带蝴蝶鱼 ěrdài húdiéyú |
Oriental butterflyfish (lit. "Ear-stripe butterflyfish") | |
耳帶蝴蝶魚 Unknown |
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Рыба-бабочка Ryba-babochka |
Chaetodon (genus of butterflyfish) | |
Koraalvlinder | Coral butterfly | |
Falterfisch | Butterfly fish | |
Pez mariposa | — | |
Poisson-papillon | — | |
Pesce farfalla | — |
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