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Ghostfish

Ghostfish
Ghostfish
Type Fish
Location Floors 20 and 60 of The Mines
Time Any
Season All
Weather Any
Difficulty 50
Behaviour Mixed
Size 10 to 36
Sell Price 45g

The Ghostfish is a pale, blind fish that lives in the underground pools of the Mines. It can be caught on floors 20 and 60 in every season, and Ghosts in the Mines sometimes drop one when defeated. Its sell price is low, but it fills several important slots. The Specialty Fish Bundle needs one, Dorado, Lingcod and Pike ponds ask for a pair, and the Raccoon at the Giant Stump may want three. A Ghostfish pond also produces Quartz, Refined Quartz and Pale Broth, which makes it more useful than its price suggests.

The in-game description reads: A pale, blind fish found in underground lakes.


Catching

The Ghostfish lives in the water on floors 20 and 60 of the Mines. Both floors have pools where a fishing rod can be cast. The Ghostfish ignores season, weather and time, so it bites at any hour on any day of the year.

The same pools hold other fish. Floor 20 also has the Stonefish, and floor 60 has the Ice Pip, so a fishing trip to either floor can fill several collection slots at once.

On the line, the Ghostfish has mixed behaviour and a moderate difficulty. It wanders up and down the bar without dramatic jumps. A Cork Bobber or Trap Bobber on an Iridium Rod makes it simple to land.

Ghosts are another source. A Ghost drops a Ghostfish now and then when slain, so miners often collect one without casting a line. The Traveling Cart sometimes sells one too, at a mark-up.

Prices

A normal Ghostfish sells for 45g, and an iridium one for 90g. The Fisher profession adds a quarter, and Angler adds half, so an iridium Ghostfish sold by an Angler fetches 135g.

Cheap Ghostfish are worth more as Sashimi, which sells for 75g.

Run through a Fish Smoker with one piece of Coal, a Ghostfish sells for double and keeps its quality.

A Ghostfish pond starts with room for just one fish and grows through four requests. The first asks for Quartz. The second asks for Cave Carrots. The third asks for White Algae. The last asks for a Dwarf Scroll I, a Dwarf Scroll II or Refined Quartz.

The pond mostly produces white Ghostfish Roe, worth 52g each. A Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth twice that. From three fish upward, the pond can also produce Quartz. A full pond of nine or ten adds bigger stacks of Quartz, White Algae, Refined Quartz and Pale Broth to the mix.

Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.

Quality Price Fisher (+25%) Angler (+50%)
Normal 45g 56g 67g
Silver qualitySilver 56g 70g 84g
Gold qualityGold 67g 83g 100g
Iridium qualityIridium 90g 112g 135g

Uses

The Specialty Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank room needs a Pufferfish, a Ghostfish, a Sandfish and a Woodskip. Its reward is five Dish O' The Sea, a meal that raises the Fishing skill. The Ghostfish is often the easiest of the four, since it bites all year and also drops from Ghosts.

Dorado, Lingcod and Pike ponds may ask for two Ghostfish in their last request. That request takes the pond from seven fish to ten.

The Raccoon at the Giant Stump may ask for three Ghostfish. This can happen in his fifth request and in any request from the sixth onward.

A Ghostfish also counts as "any fish" for Sashimi, Maki Roll and Quality Fertilizer. At the Sewing Machine, it makes a dyeable Fish Shirt.

Gifts

The Ghostfish is a poor gift. Willy and Leo count Ghostfish as a neutral gift. The older residents Demetrius, Linus and Pam feel neutral about it too, and so do Elliott and Sebastian.

Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis dislike Ghostfish. The same goes for the children Jas and Vincent, and for Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane. Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin dislike it too, and so do the Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard.

Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.

Notes

Bring a rod into the Mines on early dives. A few casts on floor 20 can land a Ghostfish for the Specialty Fish Bundle before the Fishing level is high. Keep a few extra in a chest for pond requests and the Raccoon.

All Fish

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name Image Location Season Price
Albacore Albacore Ocean Fall; Winter 75g
Anchovy Anchovy Ocean Spring; Fall 30g
Angler Angler Pelican Town Fall 900g
Blobfish Blobfish Submarine at Night Market Winter 500g
Blue Discus Blue Discus Ginger Island All 120g
Bream Bream River All 45g
Bullhead Bullhead Mountain Lake All 75g
Carp Carp Mountain Lake; Secret Woods; The Sewers; Mutant Bug Lair Spring; Summer; Fall in The Mountain Lake; All in Secret Woods, The Sewers, or Mutant Bug Lair 30g
Catfish Catfish River; Secret Woods; Witch's Swamp Spring; Fall Secret Woods / Witch's Swamp:; Spring; Summer; Fall Only with Rain Totem: Winter 200g
Chub Chub Mountain Lake; Forest River All 50g
Clam Clam - All 50g
Cockle Cockle - All 50g
Crab Crab - All 100g
Crayfish Crayfish - All 75g
Crimsonfish Crimsonfish Ocean Summer 1500g
Dorado Dorado Forest River Summer 100g
Eel Eel Ocean Spring; Fall 85g
Flounder Flounder Ocean; Ginger Island Spring; Summer 100g
Ghostfish Ghostfish Floors 20 and 60 of The Mines All 45g
Glacierfish Glacierfish Cindersap Forest Winter 1000g
Glacierfish Jr. Glacierfish Jr. Cindersap Forest All 1000g
Goby Goby Cindersap Forest Waterfalls All 150g
Halibut Halibut Ocean Spring; Summer; Winter 80g
Herring Herring Ocean Spring; Winter 30g
Ice Pip Ice Pip The Mines, Floor 60 All 500g
Largemouth Bass Largemouth Bass Mountain Lake; Wilderness Farm All 100g
Lava Eel Lava Eel Floor 100 of The Mines; Volcano Caldera All 700g
Legend Legend Mountain Lake Spring 5000g
Legend II Legend II Mountain Lake All 5000g
Lingcod Lingcod River; Mountain Lake Winter 120g
Lionfish Lionfish Ginger Island All 100g
Lobster Lobster - All 120g
Midnight Carp Midnight Carp Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Ginger Island North & West (freshwater) Fall; Winter 150g
Midnight Squid Midnight Squid Submarine at Night Market Winter 100g
Ms. Angler Ms. Angler Pelican Town All 900g
Mussel Mussel - All 30g
Mutant Carp Mutant Carp The Sewers All 1000g
Octopus Octopus The Beach; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market Summer; Winter (during Night Market (15-17)); All (Ginger Island) 150g
Oyster Oyster - All 40g
Perch Perch River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond Winter 55g
Periwinkle Periwinkle - All 20g
Pike Pike River; Forest Pond Summer; Winter 100g
Pufferfish Pufferfish Ocean; Ginger Island Summer 200g
Radioactive Carp Radioactive Carp The Sewers All 1000g
Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout River; Mountain Lake Summer 65g
Red Mullet Red Mullet Ocean Summer; Winter 75g
Red Snapper Red Snapper Ocean; Beach Farm Summer; Fall; Winter with Rain Totem 50g
Salmon Salmon River Fall 75g
Sandfish Sandfish The Desert All 75g
Sardine Sardine Ocean Spring; Fall; Winter 40g
Scorpion Carp Scorpion Carp The Desert All 150g
Sea Cucumber Sea Cucumber Ocean; Submarine at Night Market Fall; Winter 75g
Shad Shad River Spring; Summer; Fall 60g
Shrimp Shrimp - All 60g
Slimejack Slimejack Mutant Bug Lair All 100g
Smallmouth Bass Smallmouth Bass Town River; Forest Pond Spring; Fall 50g
Snail Snail - All 65g
Son of Crimsonfish Son of Crimsonfish Ocean All 1500g
Spook Fish Spook Fish Submarine at Night Market Winter 220g
Squid Squid Ocean Winter 80g
Stingray Stingray Pirate Cove All 180g
Stonefish Stonefish Floor 20 of The Mines All 300g
Sturgeon Sturgeon Mountain Lake Summer; Winter 200g
Sunfish Sunfish River Spring; Summer 30g
Super Cucumber Super Cucumber Ocean; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market Summer; Fall; Winter during Night Market (15-17) 250g
Tiger Trout Tiger Trout River Fall; Winter 150g
Tilapia Tilapia Ocean; Ginger Island Summer; Fall 75g
Tuna Tuna Ocean; Ginger Island Summer; Winter; Ginger Island (except Island North): All 100g
Void Salmon Void Salmon Witch's Swamp All 150g
Walleye Walleye River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Forest Farm Pond Fall; Winter with Rain Totem 105g
Woodskip Woodskip Secret Woods; Forest Farm All 75g