Stonefish
| Stonefish | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Fish |
| Location | Floor 20 of The Mines |
| Time | Any |
| Season | All |
| Weather | Any |
| Difficulty | 65 |
| Behaviour | Sinker |
| Size | 14 to 16 |
| Sell Price | 300g |
The Stonefish is a brick-shaped fish that lives in the underground water on floor 20 of The Mines. It bites in every season, at any hour and in any weather, but it is rare on the hook and fights hard once caught. Its sell price is high for an early fish, which makes it a tempting target for a player already exploring the Mines. Like the Octopus, it is inedible raw and can only be eaten as part of a recipe. In a Fish Pond it becomes a small mine of its own, turning out Copper Ore, Geodes, Stone and the rare Diamond.
The in-game description reads: A bizarre fish that's shaped like a brick.
Catching
Floor 20 of The Mines holds a pool of water, and only two fish live in it: the Stonefish and the Ghostfish. Most bites there will be Ghostfish, so patience is needed.
The chance of hooking a Stonefish depends on two things. The first is Fishing level. The second is how far the bobber lands from the edge of the water. At Fishing level 10, a cast five tiles out hooks a Stonefish only about one time in thirteen. A Curiosity Lure adds five percentage points to that chance, raising it to roughly one in eight. Long casts and a high Fishing level matter more here than for most fish.
Stonefish Bait from a Bait Maker raises the chance further. Once the first Stonefish is caught, turning it into bait makes the next ones much easier to find, though that means giving up the fish.
On the line, the Stonefish is a sinker with a fairly high difficulty. It tends to sink toward the bottom of the bar. A Cork Bobber widens the green bar and a Trap Bobber slows its escape, and both help a great deal.
Season, weather and time make no difference. A trip to floor 20 can be combined with mining, since the floor is an early stop on the way down.
Prices
A Stonefish sells for a high price for a fish found so early. Iridium quality doubles it. The Fisher profession adds a quarter, and Angler adds half.
A Fish Smoker doubles the price again and keeps the fish's quality. It needs one piece of Coal per fish, a small cost against a large gain.
In a Fish Pond, Stonefish breed slowly, adding a fish every five days. The pond starts with room for a single fish. Four requests open it to ten. The first asks for 10 Copper Ore. The second asks for 5 Earth Crystals. The third asks for Coal or Geodes, and the last asks for Copper Bars or Refined Quartz. All of these are mining materials, so a player who dives regularly will have them to hand.
Stonefish Roe is worth 180g, and a Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth twice as much. A small pond makes roe only now and then. From three fish upward, the pond also makes stacks of Copper Ore. A pond of nine or ten adds Geodes, piles of Stone and a very small chance of a Diamond. The full pond produces far more often than a small one, so it is worth the effort of growing it.
Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.
| Quality | Price | Fisher (+25%) | Angler (+50%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 300g | 375g | 450g |
 Silver
|
375g | 468g | 562g |
 Gold
|
450g | 562g | 675g |
 Iridium
|
600g | 750g | 900g |
Uses
In the kitchen, the Stonefish counts as "any fish" for Sashimi, Maki Roll and Quality Fertilizer. Cooking is the only way to eat it, but those recipes waste its value.
At the Sewing Machine, a Stonefish in the spool makes a Fishing Hat. Stonefish is also an orange dye for the pots in Emily and Haley's house.
A Bait Maker turns one Stonefish into Stonefish Bait, which is the best tool for catching more.
Gifts
The Stonefish is a poor gift. Elliott and Sebastian feel neutral about Stonefish. The same goes for the older residents Demetrius, Linus and Pam. Willy and Leo feel neutral about it too.
Stonefish is a poor gift for Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane. The older villagers Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis dislike it as well, as do the children Jas and Vincent. The Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard share that view, and so do Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin.
Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.
Notes
Keep the first Stonefish for a pond, and catch a second for bait if possible. A Stonefish pond pays back in ore and Geodes as well as roe, and its requests use materials a miner gathers anyway.
All Fish
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Location | Season | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albacore | 
|
Ocean | Fall; Winter | 75g |
| Anchovy | 
|
Ocean | Spring; Fall | 30g |
| Angler | 
|
Pelican Town | Fall | 900g |
| Blobfish | 
|
Submarine at Night Market | Winter | 500g |
| Blue Discus | 
|
Ginger Island | All | 120g |
| Bream | 
|
River | All | 45g |
| Bullhead | 
|
Mountain Lake | All | 75g |
| 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 | 
|
River; Secret Woods; Witch's Swamp | Spring; Fall Secret Woods / Witch's Swamp:; Spring; Summer; Fall Only with Rain Totem: Winter | 200g |
| Chub | 
|
Mountain Lake; Forest River | All | 50g |
| Clam | 
|
- | All | 50g |
| Cockle | 
|
- | All | 50g |
| Crab | 
|
- | All | 100g |
| Crayfish | 
|
- | All | 75g |
| Crimsonfish | 
|
Ocean | Summer | 1500g |
| Dorado | 
|
Forest River | Summer | 100g |
| Eel | 
|
Ocean | Spring; Fall | 85g |
| Flounder | 
|
Ocean; Ginger Island | Spring; Summer | 100g |
| Ghostfish | 
|
Floors 20 and 60 of The Mines | All | 45g |
| Glacierfish | 
|
Cindersap Forest | Winter | 1000g |
| Glacierfish Jr. | 
|
Cindersap Forest | All | 1000g |
| Goby | 
|
Cindersap Forest Waterfalls | All | 150g |
| Halibut | 
|
Ocean | Spring; Summer; Winter | 80g |
| Herring | 
|
Ocean | Spring; Winter | 30g |
| Ice Pip | 
|
The Mines, Floor 60 | All | 500g |
| Largemouth Bass | 
|
Mountain Lake; Wilderness Farm | All | 100g |
| Lava Eel | 
|
Floor 100 of The Mines; Volcano Caldera | All | 700g |
| Legend | 
|
Mountain Lake | Spring | 5000g |
| Legend II | 
|
Mountain Lake | All | 5000g |
| Lingcod | 
|
River; Mountain Lake | Winter | 120g |
| Lionfish | 
|
Ginger Island | All | 100g |
| Lobster | 
|
- | All | 120g |
| Midnight Carp | 
|
Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Ginger Island North & West (freshwater) | Fall; Winter | 150g |
| Midnight Squid | 
|
Submarine at Night Market | Winter | 100g |
| Ms. Angler | 
|
Pelican Town | All | 900g |
| Mussel | 
|
- | All | 30g |
| Mutant Carp | 
|
The Sewers | All | 1000g |
| Octopus | 
|
The Beach; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market | Summer; Winter (during Night Market (15-17)); All (Ginger Island) | 150g |
| Oyster | 
|
- | All | 40g |
| Perch | 
|
River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond | Winter | 55g |
| Periwinkle | 
|
- | All | 20g |
| Pike | 
|
River; Forest Pond | Summer; Winter | 100g |
| Pufferfish | 
|
Ocean; Ginger Island | Summer | 200g |
| Radioactive Carp | 
|
The Sewers | All | 1000g |
| Rainbow Trout | 
|
River; Mountain Lake | Summer | 65g |
| Red Mullet | 
|
Ocean | Summer; Winter | 75g |
| Red Snapper | 
|
Ocean; Beach Farm | Summer; Fall; Winter with Rain Totem | 50g |
| Salmon | 
|
River | Fall | 75g |
| Sandfish | 
|
The Desert | All | 75g |
| Sardine | 
|
Ocean | Spring; Fall; Winter | 40g |
| Scorpion Carp | 
|
The Desert | All | 150g |
| Sea Cucumber | 
|
Ocean; Submarine at Night Market | Fall; Winter | 75g |
| Shad | 
|
River | Spring; Summer; Fall | 60g |
| Shrimp | 
|
- | All | 60g |
| Slimejack | 
|
Mutant Bug Lair | All | 100g |
| Smallmouth Bass | 
|
Town River; Forest Pond | Spring; Fall | 50g |
| Snail | 
|
- | All | 65g |
| Son of Crimsonfish | 
|
Ocean | All | 1500g |
| Spook Fish | 
|
Submarine at Night Market | Winter | 220g |
| Squid | 
|
Ocean | Winter | 80g |
| Stingray | 
|
Pirate Cove | All | 180g |
| Stonefish | 
|
Floor 20 of The Mines | All | 300g |
| Sturgeon | 
|
Mountain Lake | Summer; Winter | 200g |
| Sunfish | 
|
River | Spring; Summer | 30g |
| Super Cucumber | 
|
Ocean; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market | Summer; Fall; Winter during Night Market (15-17) | 250g |
| Tiger Trout | 
|
River | Fall; Winter | 150g |
| Tilapia | 
|
Ocean; Ginger Island | Summer; Fall | 75g |
| Tuna | 
|
Ocean; Ginger Island | Summer; Winter; Ginger Island (except Island North): All | 100g |
| Void Salmon | 
|
Witch's Swamp | All | 150g |
| Walleye | 
|
River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Forest Farm Pond | Fall; Winter with Rain Totem | 105g |
| Woodskip | 
|
Secret Woods; Forest Farm | All | 75g |