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I wonder what deep sea delicacies are waiting for me?

Warly

Ocean Fish are passive Mobs in Don't Starve Together, introduced in Return of Them. A new school of fish appears every 15 to 60 seconds in the vicinity of players in the Ocean. There are seventeen species of fish in the ocean, each with its specific location, Food value, and Weight.

Fish are typically caught with an Sea Fishing Rod using Lures and Floats, or with an Ocean Trawler, or even a Strident Trident.

Fishes Food Item[]

Runty Guppy, Needlenosed Squirt, Bitty Baitfish, Smolt Fry and Spittlefish can be murdered to obtain one Fish Morsel, which can be cooked for one Cooked Fish Morsel. The murder of a Scorching Sunfish results in an already Cooked Fish Morsel. They can be used as a Crock Pot ingredient, counting as 0.5 Meats and 0.5 Fishes. They spoil after one day in the inventory, leaving one Fish Morsel. The only exception is the Scorching Sunfish, which only drops Cooked Fish Morsel when killed.

Mudfish, Deep Bass, Dandy Lionfish, Black Catfish, Dappled Koi, and Golden Koi can be murdered to obtain one Raw Fish, which can be cooked for one Fish Steak. They can be used as a Crock Pot ingredient and count for one Meats and one Fishes. They spoil after one day in the inventory, leaving one Fish Meat.

Ice Bream can be murdered to obtain one Raw Fish, and can be cooked for one Fish Steak. It can be used as a Crock Pot ingredient and count for one Meats, one Fishes and one Ice. It spoils after one day in the inventory, leaving one Fish Meat.

Popperfish can be murdered or cooked to obtain Popcorn. It can be used as a Crock Pot ingredient and count for one Popcorn. It spoils after one day in the inventory, leaving one Popcorn.

Corn Cod can be murdered to obtain one Corn, and can be cooked for one Popcorn. It can be used as a Crock Pot ingredient and count for one Corn. It spoils after one day in the inventory, leaving one Corn.

The Fallounder and Bloomfin Tuna can be murdered to obtain one Leafy Meat, which can be cooked for one Cooked Leafy Meat. They can be used as a Crock Pot ingredient, counting as 0.5 Meats and 0.5 Fishes. They spoil after one day in the inventory, leaving one Rot.

All species can be placed in a Tin Fishin' Bin to stop spoiling.

Fish Name Health Hunger Sanity Perish time (days) Crock Pot ingredient
Food group
Drops
Killed Spoiled Cooked
Runty Guppy Runty Guppy 1 12.5 0 1d Meats×0.5 Fishes×0.5 Fish Morsel Fish Morsel Cooked Fish Morsel
Needlenosed Squirt Needlenosed Squirt 1 12.5 0 1d Meats×0.5 Fishes×0.5 Fish Morsel Fish Morsel Cooked Fish Morsel
Bitty Baitfish Bitty Baitfish 1 12.5 0 1d Meats×0.5 Fishes×0.5 Fish Morsel Fish Morsel Cooked Fish Morsel
Smolt Fry Smolt Fry 1 12.5 0 1d Meats×0.5 Fishes×0.5 Fish Morsel Fish Morsel Cooked Fish Morsel
Popperfish Popperfish 3 12.5 0 1d Vegetables×1 (count as Popcorn) Popcorn Popcorn Popcorn
Fallounder Fallounder 0 12.5 -10 1d Meats×0.5 Fishes×0.5 Leafy Meat Rot Cooked Leafy Meat
Bloomfin Tuna Bloomfin Tuna 0 12.5 -10 1d Meats×0.5 Fishes×0.5 Leafy Meat Rot Cooked Leafy Meat
Scorching Sunfish Scorching Sunfish 1 12.5 0 1d Meats×0.5 Fishes×0.5 Cooked Fish Morsel Fish Morsel Cooked Fish Morsel
Spittlefish Spittlefish 1 12.5 0 1d Meats×0.5 Fishes×0.5 Fish Morsel Fish Morsel Cooked Fish Morsel
Mudfish Mudfish 8 25 0 1d Meats×1 Fishes×1 Raw Fish Raw Fish Fish Steak
Deep Bass Deep Bass 8 25 0 1d Meats×1 Fishes×1 Raw Fish Raw Fish Fish Steak
Dandy Lionfish Dandy Lionfish 8 25 0 1d Meats×1 Fishes×1 Raw Fish Raw Fish Fish Steak
Black Catfish Black Catfish 8 25 0 1d Meats×1 Fishes×1 Raw Fish Raw Fish Fish Steak
Corn Cod Corn Cod 3 25 0 1d Vegetables×1 (count as Corn) Corn Corn Popcorn
Dappled Koi Dappled Koi 8 25 0 1d Meats×1 Fishes×1 Raw Fish Raw Fish Fish Steak
Golden Koi Golden Koi 8 25 0 1d Meats×1 Fishes×1 Raw Fish Raw Fish Fish Steak
Ice Bream Ice Bream 8 25 0 1d Fishes×1 Meats×1 Ice×1 Raw Fish
Ice×2
Raw Fish Fish Steak
Sweetish Fish Sweetish Fish 8 25 0 1d Meats×1 Fishes×1 Raw Fish Raw Fish Fish Steak

Sea Fishing Rod Gathering[]

Ocean Fish gather in Shoals, moving around in the Ocean. They can be fished by using a Sea Fishing Rod, gathered with an Ocean Trawler, or ejected out of water with a Strident Trident. Each species of Fish have different fishing behaviors and are attracted by different types of Lures / Bait.

The table below summarizes the distribution of fish in the Ocean and their weight ranges. The "Heavy" column shows 70% of the max weight needed to qualify for a friendship point from the Crabby Hermit: min + ((max - min)*0.7). Spawn Likelihoods are taken from the code where 4 = Very common, 2 = Common, 1 = uncommon, 0.5 = Rare, 0.25 = Very Rare.

Fish Name Weight Spawn Likelihood Notes
Min Heavy Max Coast Swell Rough Hazard W'log
Runty Guppy Runty Guppy 48.34 56.712 60.30 1 1
Needlenosed Squirt Needlenosed Squirt 37.57 51.605 57.62 2 1
Bitty Baitfish Bitty Baitfish 39.66 56.404 63.58 0.25 0.25 0.25
Smolt Fry Smolt Fry 39.70 51.292 56.26 4 0.25
Popperfish Popperfish 33.08 43.342 47.74 2
Fallounder Fallounder 28.87 39.769 44.44 1 2 Only in Autumn
Bloomfin Tuna Bloomfin Tuna 53.64 60.444 63.36 1 2 Only in Spring
Scorching Sunfish Scorching Sunfish 41.14 52.088 56.78 1 Only in Summer
Spittlefish Spittlefish 31.15 43.785 49.20 Spawn from Sea Weed
Mudfish Mudfish 154.32 196.775 214.97 1 2
Deep Bass Deep Bass 172.41 211.939 228.88 1 2
Dandy Lionfish Dandy Lionfish 246.77 285.655 302.32 1 4
Black Catfish Black Catfish 193.27 252.931 278.50 1 2
Corn Cod Corn Cod 161.48 217.704 241.80 2 1
Dappled Koi Dappled Koi 188.88 223.88 238.88 0.5 0.5 0.5 New Year only
Golden Koi Golden Koi 188.88 223.88 238.88 0.5 0.5 0.5 New Year only
Ice Bream Ice Bream 190.90 246.76 270.70 1 Only in Winter
Sweetish Fish Sweetish Fish 210.50 283.748 315.14 4


Mobs[]

Runty Guppy[]

Webber Portrait
It's so little!

Webber

The Runty Guppy is an uncommon Ocean Fish found in the Coastal and Swell Oceans. They eat all types of Food floating in the water. When fishing, they put up an initial struggle, but will mellow out and move slowly towards the player, making them an easy catch.

Needlenosed Squirt[]

Wurt Portrait
Will be new pet! And will feed it and love it and squeeze it!

Wurt

The Needlenosed Squirt is a common Ocean Fish found in the Coastal Ocean. They eat all types of Food floating in the water. When fishing, they are fast, darting about with several short bursts.

Bitty Baitfish[]

Warly Portrait
Small, but surely delicious with the right accoutrements!

Warly

The Bitty Baitfish is a rare Ocean Fish found in the Coastal, Swell, and Rough Oceans. They eat Meats floating in the water. When fishing, they move in long bursts, with low stamina drain.

Smolt Fry[]

Wolfgang Portrait
Is small and weak fish.

Wolfgang

The Smolt Fry is a very common Ocean Fish found in the Coastal Ocean. They eat all types of Food floating in the water. They are quick and easy to catch.

Popperfish[]

Warly Portrait
Has this fish already been cooked?

Warly

The Popperfish is a common Ocean Fish found in the Coastal Ocean. They eat Vegetables floating in the water. They are quick and easy to catch.

Fallounder[]

Wilson Portrait
You have to sea it to beleaf it.

Wilson

The Fallounder is a common Ocean Fish found in the Swell Ocean and Waterlogged biome where they only appear in Autumn. They eat Vegetables floating in the water. They can be given to the Crabby Hermit to obtain an advert for a Stupefying Lure.

Bloomfin Tuna[]

Webber Portrait
Wendy got mad when we said it reminded us of her...

Webber

The Bloomfin Tuna is a common Ocean Fish found in the Coastal Ocean and Waterlogged biome, where they only appear in Spring. They eat Vegetables floating in the water. They can be given to the Crabby Hermit to obtain an advert for a Rainy Day Lure.

Scorching Sunfish[]

Willow Portrait
It's so sad... a fellow firebug forced to live its life underwater!

Willow

The Scorching Sunfish is an uncommon Ocean Fish found in the Swell Ocean where they only appear in Summer. They eat meat floating in water. They can be given to the Crabby Hermit to obtain an advert for a Heavy Weighted Lure.

Scorching Sunfish acts has a heat source of 70° both on the ground and in the inventory. On the ground it emits a small radius of light and ignites nearby burnable objects.

Spittlefish[]

Wolfgang Portrait
Funny little spit fish.

Wolfgang

The Spittlefish is an Ocean Fish introduced in the Troubled Waters. They can only be found close to Sea Weed. They eat Vegetables floating in the water. When fishing, they are slow and do a lots of short bursts.

Spittlefish detects nearby Fire and send a water bubble to extinguish them. It is used to craft Fire Pump, as well as Wigfrid's Fireproof Falsetto

Mudfish[]

Walter Portrait
SEA MONST-- oh wait, it's just a really ugly fish.

Walter

The Mudfish is a common Ocean Fish found in the Swell Ocean, but is uncommon when found in the Coastal Ocean. They eat all types of Food floating in the water. The catching difficulty is between easy and medium.

Deep Bass[]

Wortox Portrait
If I hold it up, it becomes an upright bass!

Wortox

The Deep Bass is a common Ocean Fish found in the Swell Ocean, but is uncommon when found in the Rough Ocean. In addition to the random shoals, Deep Bass also have shoals at fixed positions. These shoals can spawn the Malbatross when a player approaches or when a player tries to catch them. These shoals are also the only ones with a map icon.

They eat Meats floating in the water. They will swim towards the fisher while trying to unhook itself with the line slack, making for a fun fight while on a boat with one sail active.

Dandy Lionfish[]

Winona Portrait
Yeesh, I'd better watch the spines on that thing!

Winona

The Dandy Lionfish is a very common Ocean Fish found in the Hazardous Ocean, but is uncommon when found in the Rough Ocean. They eat Meats floating in the water. They are a difficult catch, with short breaks and a high swim speed.

Black Catfish[]

Winona Portrait
Never been much for superstition.

Winona

The Black Catfish is a common Ocean Fish found in the Rough Ocean, but is uncommon when found in the Swell Ocean. They eat all types of Food floating in the water. They will slowly pull the line in long intervals, making them a difficult catch.

Corn Cod[]

Winona Portrait
Never had to shuck a fish before.

Winona

The Corn Cod is a common Ocean Fish found in the Swell Ocean, but is uncommon when found in the Rough Ocean. They eat Vegetables floating in the water. They are a medial difficulty to catch.

Red Lantern Dappled Koi[]

Wilson Portrait
Now that's the real McKoi!

Wilson

Dappled Koi are exclusive to New Year events. They are medium fish, uncommon in Coastal Ocean, Swell Ocean and Rough Ocean. They eat all types of Food floating in the water. They are a easy-medium catch.

Red Lantern Golden Koi[]

Wolfgang Portrait
Is mighty fish!

Wolfgang

Golden Koi are exclusive to New Year events. They are medium fish, uncommon in Coastal Ocean, Swell Ocean and Rough Ocean. They eat all types of Food floating in the water. They are a easy-medium catch.

Ice Bream[]

Wortox Portrait
What a chilly reception!

Wortox

The Ice Bream is an uncommon Ocean Fish found in the Swell Ocean where they only appear in Winter. They eat all types of Food floating in the water. They do long pulls during fishing. They can be given to the Crabby Hermit to obtain an advert for a Snow Day Lure.

Ice Bream acts as a cooling source of -5° both on the ground and in the inventory.

Sweetish Fish[]

Wormwood Portrait
Glub Glub smell sweet like fruit!

Wormwood

The Sweetish Fish is a fish introduced in the Waterlogged beta. they are large fish found in the Waterlogged biome. They eat berries and figs[Verification Needed]. Its name seems to be a pun on Swedish Fish, a popular candy.

Icon Tools Usage[]

Spittlefish
Boards
2×
Think Tank
Fire Pump
Spittlefish
Papyrus
Feather Pencil
Interface arrow right
Fireproof Falsetto
Wigfrid Portrait

Placeholder Trivia[]

  • Ocean Fish were introduced in the Hook, Line, and Inker update.
  • Before all Ocean Fish were introduced, the Salty Dog update added Mobs called Deep Ocean Fish, which could not be interacted with at the time of their inclusion. They were changed to Black Catfish as of Hook, Line, and Inker.
  • Dappled and Golden Koi were introduced during the Year of the Carrat.

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