Sunfish
| Sunfish | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Fish |
| Location | River |
| Time | 6am to 7pm |
| Season | Spring; Summer |
| Weather | Sun; Wind |
| Difficulty | 30 |
| Behaviour | Mixed |
| Size | 5 to 16 |
| Sell Price | 30g |
| Energy | 13 |
| Health | 5 |
The Sunfish is a small, common river fish of Spring and Summer that bites only in fair weather. It is an easy catch in the river that runs through town, which makes it a natural first fish for a new farmer. Its sell price is very low, so its value lies elsewhere. The Sunfish is one of the four fish in the River Fish Bundle and a named ingredient in Baked Fish. Demetrius may also ask for ten of them in a Special Order. Cooking a single Sunfish into Sashimi makes it worth more than twice its raw price.
The in-game description reads: A common river fish.
Catching
The Sunfish lives in the river that runs through Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest. It also swims in the rivers of the Riverlands Farm, the Forest Farm and the Hill-top Farm.
It bites in Spring and Summer from 6am until 7pm. Weather is the key rule. The Sunfish only appears on sunny or windy days. On a rainy day the Shad takes its place in the same river, so the two kinds of day give different catches.
On the line, the Sunfish has mixed behaviour and a low difficulty. It wanders a little but rarely pulls hard. The starting Bamboo Pole handles it well, which makes it good practice for the minigame.
Magic Bait removes the weather, time and season limits.
The fish can also be found rather than caught. Garbage Cans around town sometimes hold one during Spring and Summer. The Traveling Cart may sell one for 100g to 1,000g, far more than it is worth.
Prices
The Sunfish has a very low sell price. An iridium fish is worth twice a normal one. The Fisher profession adds a quarter, and Angler adds half, but even then the sums stay small.
A Fish Smoker doubles the price and keeps the quality. It needs one piece of Coal per fish, so smoking a Sunfish is rarely worth the Coal.
Sashimi is the better choice. One Sunfish makes one Sashimi, and Sashimi sells for 75g, two and a half times a normal Sunfish. Linus mails the recipe at 3 hearts of friendship.
In a Fish Pond, Sunfish produce Sunfish Roe, worth 45g. That is half as much again as the fish, and a Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth twice that. The pond starts with room for three fish and grows to ten through two requests. The first asks for Acorns or Geodes. The second asks for an Amethyst or Mixed Seeds. A full pond of ten also has a small chance of producing Solar Essence.
Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.
| Quality | Price | Fisher (+25%) | Angler (+50%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 30g | 37g | 45g |
 Silver
|
37g | 46g | 55g |
 Gold
|
45g | 56g | 67g |
 Iridium
|
60g | 75g | 90g |
Uses
The Sunfish is one of the four fish in the River Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank. The others are the Catfish, the Shad and the Tiger Trout. The Sunfish needs sun and the Shad needs rain, so the bundle takes at least two kinds of weather to finish. Completing it rewards a stack of bait.
Cooking one Sunfish with one Bream and Wheat Flour makes Baked Fish. The Queen of Sauce teaches the recipe on Summer 7. The Bream lives in the same river, so both fish come from one stretch of water.
Demetrius may post "Aquatic Overpopulation" on the Special Orders board in Spring and ask for ten Sunfish. Demetrius pays the fish's selling price and includes the Farm Computer recipe. The Sunfish's easy fight makes this one of the gentler versions of the order.
The Sunfish also counts as "any fish" for Sashimi, Maki Roll and Quality Fertilizer.
At the Sewing Machine, a Sunfish in the spool makes a dyeable Fish Shirt.
A Bait Maker turns one Sunfish into Sunfish Bait.
Cooking Sunfish with the other ingredients below makes these dishes.
| Dish | Image | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Baked Fish | 
|
Sunfish (1), Bream (1), Wheat Flour (1) |
The Community Center asks for Sunfish in these bundles.
| Bundle | Room | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| River Fish Bundle | Fish Tank | 1 |
Gifts
The Sunfish is a poor gift. Elliott and Sebastian feel neutral about Sunfish. So do Demetrius, Linus and Pam. Willy and Leo feel neutral about it as well.
Sunfish is a poor gift for the Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard. So do Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin. The bachelors and bachelorettes Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane share that view, and so do Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis. Jas and Vincent dislike it as well.
Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.
Notes
Keep a Sunfish in a chest once the River Fish Bundle is done. Baked Fish needs one in Summer, and spare Sunfish are worth more as Sashimi than at the shipping bin.
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 |