Horse Mackerel
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Name: Trachurus japonicus (Japanese horse mackerel) Family: Carangidae (jacks) | ||||||
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Names in other languages
アジ
전갱이 Sgombro Makrele
竹荚鱼
Chinchard Jurel Horsmakreel
竹筴魚 Chinchard Jurel Ставрида |
The Horse Mackerel (アジ, Aji), one of the cheapest fish in the Animal Crossing series, is a common fish introduced in Doubutsu no Mori e+ that can be found in the sea. It can be caught at any given time or month. When this fish is given to Wendell in City Folk, the player is rewarded with a Horizontal Track pattern. In Animal Crossing: New Leaf it is used in the Fish Salad recipe during the Harvest Festival.
Catch details[edit]
In Doubutsu no Mori e+[edit]
In Wild World[edit]
In City Folk[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
Time of year | All year |
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Time of day | All day |
Peak times | N/A |
Location | Sea Tortimer Island |
Shadow size | Small |
Fish size | 40 cm |
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In Pocket Camp[edit]
In New Horizons[edit]
Time of year | North: All year South: All year |
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Time of day | All day |
Location | Sea |
Shadow size | Small |
Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
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Use in cooking[edit]
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 | Available from | Materials |
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Donating to the museum[edit]
In Doubutsu no Mori e+[edit]
In Wild World[edit]

Blathers will say this when handed the fish:
Blathers will say this when handed the fish dialogue.
In City Folk[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
The plaque by the tank in which the fish is housed says the following:
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:
It can be found in the large tank in the dark room.
Fishing Tourney[edit]
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a Horse Mackerel, Chip will say the following dialogue.
In City Folk[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
Real-world information[edit]
The Japanese jack mackerel has a depth range of 0 – 275 m, but usually 50 – 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.
Gallery[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
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アジ aji |
(Japanese) horse mackerel |
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전갱이 jeongaeng-i |
(Japanese) horse mackerel |
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竹荚鱼 / 竹莢魚 zhújiáyú |
(Japanese) horse mackerel |
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Ставрида Stavrida |
Horse mackerel |
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Horsmakreel | Horse mackerel |
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Makrele | Mackerel |
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Jurel | Horse mackerel |
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Chinchard | Horse mackerel |
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Sgombro | Horse mackerel |
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