Scarce (★★★★) Information correct as of New Horizons "I caught a tuna! It's a little off-key!" —New Horizons
The tuna is a scarce fish that can be found by the pier at any time of day between the months of November and April. The fish sells for 7,000 Bells at Tom Nook's store, which makes it the second most lucrative winter fish after the stringfish. It makes its first appearance in Wild World and has appeared in every main series game and Pocket Camp.
Contents
1Capture Quotes
2Game data
3Encyclopedia information
3.1Wild World
3.2City Folk
3.3New Leaf
3.4New Horizons
4Donation to the museum
4.1In Wild World
4.2In City Folk
4.3In New Leaf
4.4In New Horizons
5Trivia
6Further information
7In other languages
Capture Quotes[]
"I caught a tuna! And I'm not talking canned!" —Wild World "I caught a tuna! I only wish I'd caught it soona!" —City Folk "I caught a tuna! And now it's stuck in my head!" —New Leaf "I caught a tuna! It's a little off-key!" —New Horizons
Game data[]
In older games
Game
Name
Price
Location
Shadow
Time
Months
#
WW
Tuna
7,000
Ocean
Huge
All day
Nov to Mar
51
CF
Tuna
7,000
Ocean
Huge
All day
Nov to Mar
58
NL
Tuna
7,000
Ocean
Huge
All day
Nov to Mar
62
Encyclopedia information[]
Wild World[]
Fish
Encyclopedia Information
"They can swim up to 60 miles per hour."
Size
7.5 feet
Habitat
Ocean
Season
Winter
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City Folk[]
Fish
Encyclopedia Information
"Since sushi has become popular everywhere, all cuts of this fish are expensive."
Size
90.6 inches
Habitat
Ocean
Season
Winter
New Leaf[]
Fish
Encyclopedia Information
"I caught a tuna! And now it's stuck in my head!"
Size
90.6 inches
Habitat
Ocean
Season
Winter
New Horizons[]
Fish
Encyclopedia Information
"I caught a tuna! It's a little off-key!"
Habitat
Pier
Months active (north)
November to April
Months active (south)
May to October
Donation to the museum[]
In Wild World[]
Blathers will say this when donated to the museum: "If a tuna stops swimming, it will stop breathing and expire, eh wot? As you can imagine, this means that it must swim when it sleeps as well. I think every day about how marvelous life would be if I could work in my sleep!" One can find the tuna in the back tank with the other ocean fish.
In City Folk[]
Upon donating to the museum, it can be found in the back tank with other ocean fish. When given the fish, Blathers will say this: "If tuna stop swimming, they actually lose the ability to breathe and can perish! ...Which means that even while resting, this fish just keeps swimming, eh wot? I really prefer to focus on resting up rather than napping... Rather lucky I was born an owl, wot wot!"
In New Leaf[]
In New Leaf, an information board in the aquarium will list information about this fish.
"Tuna can reach almost 10 feet in length and weigh over 800 pounds, which is huge in the fish world. Combining this great size with their good flavor makes them literally the biggest catch for most anglers. Tuna can't breathe when they aren't moving, so their entire lives revolve around constantly swimming. To sleep, they merely slow down. This ability to swim while sleeping is a huge advantage. They're also rather fast, capable of beating both sets of fins so hard they reach speeds of 50 mph."
In New Horizons[]
In New Horizons, Upon donation or selecting "Tell me more about this!", Blathers the curator will say:
"The tuna is a large ocean fish that can reach upwards of nine feet long. Besides its great size, it's notable for continuing to swim even when it's sleeping! Well, to be fair, if it doesn't keep swimming, it won't be able to breathe and will of course die... But sleep should be restful, eh wot! If I were the tuna I would feel very hard done by!"
The tuna can be found swimming in a large tank in the front saltwater fish room.
Trivia[]
The quote in New Horizons likely is a reference to the joke "You can tune a piano but you can’t tune a fish".
Further information[]
A real-life tuna
Main article: Tuna on Wikipedia
There are various types of tuna in existence. As a result of its uses, it has become overfished and due to its late maturity, it is increasingly difficult for it to reproduce to sustain the demand. The Atlantic bluefin tuna is currently classified as Endangered due to its rapid decline. It preys on squid, crustaceans, horse mackerel, and other small fish.
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