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, "see-luh-canth") is a sea fish in the Animal Crossing series that appears in all games. It appears year-round, under specific weather conditions. In Doubutsu no Mori+, Animal Crossing, Doubutsu no Mori e+, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the coelacanth only appears when it is raining. In Doubutsu no Mori, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Animal Crossing: City Folk, and Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the coelacanth can appear when it is either 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[edit]
In Animal Crossing[edit]
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 Doubutsu no Mori+, Animal Crossing, and Doubutsu no Mori e+.
In Doubutsu no Mori only, the coelacanth can appear during rain or snow; in all the GameCube games, it can only appear during rain. Despite its availability being all year, due to the rain requirement, the coelacanth can never spawn on days where there is no chance of rain (or, in Doubutsu no Mori, no chance of rain or snow).
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[edit]
Description | Nocturnal. Their fins look like feet. Unlike other fish, they crawl to swim. |
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Time of year | All year |
Time of day | 4 PM – 9 AM |
Peak times | N/A |
Location | Sea (raining or snowing) |
Shadow size | Very large |
Fish size | 150 cm |
Selling price | 15,000 Bells |
Furniture size |
In City Folk[edit]
Description | Called "living fossils," these can grow as big as people. |
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Time of year | All year |
Time of day | 4 PM – 9 AM |
Peak times | N/A |
Location | Sea (raining or snowing) |
Shadow size | Huge |
Fish size | About 60 in. |
Selling price | 15,000 Bells |
Furniture size |
In New Leaf[edit]
Time of year | All year |
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Time of day | 4 PM – 9 AM |
Peak times | N/A |
Location | Sea (raining or snowing) |
Shadow size | Huge |
Fish size | 150 cm |
Selling price | 15,000 Bells |
Furniture size |
In Pocket Camp[edit]
Availability | Not currently available
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Location | Saltwater Shores |
Shadow size | Huge |
Size | 125.3 cm – 174.7 cm |
Rarity | ★★★ |
Selling price | 2,500 Bells |
Version added | Unknown |
Villager gift data | Tier: 3 (Uncommon+)
Rewards:
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In New Horizons[edit]
Although the Critterpedia NookPhone app in Animal Crossing: New Horizons states that the coelacanth is available all year, it is unobtainable between the dates of Nov 15th-Feb 24th in the northern hemisphere and May 15th-Aug 24th in the southern hemisphere, due to rain being replaced with snow during those dates.
Time of year | North: All year[nb 4] South: All year[nb 5] |
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Time of day | All day |
Location | Sea (raining) |
Shadow size | Huge |
Rarity | Rare |
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[edit]
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[edit]
In Wild World[edit]
In City Folk[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
- Once the coelacanth is donated, there is information on the board in front of the tank that houses it.
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:
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.
Fishing Tourney[edit]
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a coelacanth, Chip will say the following dialogue.
In City Folk[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Real-world information[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
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 |
From scientific name | |
Coelacant | Coelacanth | |
Quastenflosser | Coelacanth | |
Celacanto | Coelacanth | |
Cœlacanthe | Coelacanth | |
Coelacante Celacanto (NL) |
Coelacanth |
Notes[edit]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Snowing also works in Doubutsu no Mori, but snowing does not work in Doubutsu no Mori+, Animal Crossing, or Doubutsu no Mori e+
- ↑ Only rains during February 25 - November 15
- ↑ Only rains during January 5 - May 25, and August 25 - December 30
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