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Sunfish
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| A common river fish. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Found in: | River | ||||||||||||||||
| Time of Day: | 6am – 7pm | ||||||||||||||||
| Season: |  Spring •  Summer
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| Weather: |  Sun •  Wind
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| Difficulty: | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Behavior: | Mixed | ||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches): | 5-16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fishing XP: | 13  16  19  25
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| Base Price: |  Fisher: (+25%) |
 Angler: (+50%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Roe: | Aged Roe: | Aged Roe: (+40%)
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The Sunfish is a fish that can be found in the river (in Pelican Town or Cindersap Forest) during Spring and Summer. It may also be purchased from the Traveling Cart for 
100-1,000g, or found in Garbage Cans during Spring and Summer.
The Sunfish may also be caught on the Riverlands Farm or on the Hill-top Farm.
Map
Sunfish can be found in the river.
Gifting
| Villager Reactions | |
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| Neutral | • • • • • • |
| Dislike | • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • |
| Hate | • • |
Bundles
Sunfish is used in the 
River Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank.
Recipes
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Restores | Recipe Source(s) | Sell Price | |||
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Baked Fish | Baked fish on a bed of herbs. |  Sunfish (1) Bream (1) Wheat Flour (1)
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 75 33
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100g
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Maki Roll | Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed. |  Any Fish (1) Seaweed (1) Rice (1)
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100 45
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220g
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Quality Fertilizer | Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil. |  Sap (2) Any Fish (1)
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N/A |  Farming Level 9
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10g
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Sashimi | Raw fish sliced into thin pieces. | Any Fish (1)
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75 33
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75g
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)Tailoring
Sunfish can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Fish Shirt. 
Fish Pond
Sunfish can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every day. The initial pond capacity is 3 fish, but the capacity can be increased to 10 by completing two quests. The primary output is orange Sunfish Roe, but Solar Essence is also possible at population 10.
| Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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| 3 | 5 | 2 Acorns or 2 Geodes | 25 |
| 5 | 10 | 1 Amethyst or 3 Mixed Seeds | 25 |
| Item(s) Produced | Fishing XP Granted | Population | % of Items | Overall Daily Chance |
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 Roe (1)
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11 | 1-9 | 90% | 21-78% |
| 10 | 83% | 79% | ||
 Solar Essence (1)
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11 | 10 | 8% | 8% |
| Nothing | 1-9 | 10% | 79-22% | |
| 10 | 9% | 14% |
Quests
- Item Delivery: One Sunfish may be randomly requested in Spring or Summer at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 90g and 150 Friendship points.
- Fishing: Demetrius or Willy may randomly request 1-4 sunfish during Spring or Summer at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 30g per fish. (You get to keep the fish).
Note
- It is possible to catch sunfish in other locations, not just the river, if it is the first fish caught after receiving the Bamboo Pole from Willy.
History
- 1.4: Added iridium quality. Can now be used in Tailoring.
