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.
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.
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Runty Guppy | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 1d |  ×0.5  ×0.5
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Needlenosed Squirt | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 1d | ×0.5 ×0.5
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Bitty Baitfish | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 1d | ×0.5 ×0.5
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Smolt Fry | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 1d | ×0.5 ×0.5
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Popperfish | 3 | 12.5 | 0 | 1d |  ×1 (count as  )
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Fallounder | 0 | 12.5 | -10 | 1d | ×0.5 ×0.5
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Bloomfin Tuna | 0 | 12.5 | -10 | 1d | ×0.5 ×0.5
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Scorching Sunfish | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 1d | ×0.5 ×0.5
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Spittlefish | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 1d | ×0.5 ×0.5
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Mudfish | 8 | 25 | 0 | 1d | ×1 ×1
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Deep Bass | 8 | 25 | 0 | 1d | ×1 ×1
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Dandy Lionfish | 8 | 25 | 0 | 1d | ×1 ×1
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Black Catfish | 8 | 25 | 0 | 1d | ×1 ×1
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Corn Cod | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1d | ×1 (count as  )
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Dappled Koi | 8 | 25 | 0 | 1d | ×1 ×1
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Golden Koi | 8 | 25 | 0 | 1d | ×1 ×1
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Ice Bream | 8 | 25 | 0 | 1d | ×1 ×1  ×1
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Sweetish Fish | 8 | 25 | 0 | 1d | ×1 ×1
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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.
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Runty Guppy | 48.34 | 56.712 | 60.30 | 1 | 1 | ||||
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Needlenosed Squirt | 37.57 | 51.605 | 57.62 | 2 | 1 | ||||
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Bitty Baitfish | 39.66 | 56.404 | 63.58 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |||
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Smolt Fry | 39.70 | 51.292 | 56.26 | 4 | 0.25 | ||||
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Popperfish | 33.08 | 43.342 | 47.74 | 2 | |||||
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Fallounder | 28.87 | 39.769 | 44.44 | 1 | 2 | Only in Autumn | |||
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Bloomfin Tuna | 53.64 | 60.444 | 63.36 | 1 | 2 | Only in Spring | |||
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Scorching Sunfish | 41.14 | 52.088 | 56.78 | 1 | Only in Summer | ||||
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Spittlefish | 31.15 | 43.785 | 49.20 | Spawn from 
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Mudfish | 154.32 | 196.775 | 214.97 | 1 | 2 | ||||
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Deep Bass | 172.41 | 211.939 | 228.88 | 1 | 2 | ||||
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Dandy Lionfish | 246.77 | 285.655 | 302.32 | 1 | 4 | ||||
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Black Catfish | 193.27 | 252.931 | 278.50 | 1 | 2 | ||||
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Corn Cod | 161.48 | 217.704 | 241.80 | 2 | 1 | ||||
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Dappled Koi | 188.88 | 223.88 | 238.88 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | New Year only | ||
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Golden Koi | 188.88 | 223.88 | 238.88 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | New Year only | ||
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Ice Bream | 190.90 | 246.76 | 270.70 | 1 | Only in Winter | ||||
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Sweetish Fish | 210.50 | 283.748 | 315.14 | 4 | |||||
Mobs[]
Runty Guppy[]
–Wurt
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
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[]
–Wurt
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[]
–Wurt
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[]
–Wurt
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[]
–Wurt
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[]
–Wurt
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[]
–Wurt
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[]
–Wurt
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[]
–Wurt
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[]
–Wurt
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[]
–Wurt
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[]
–Wurt
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[]
–Wurt
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.
Dappled Koi[]
–Wurt
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.
Golden Koi[]
–Wurt
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[]
–Wurt
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[]
–Wurt
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.
Usage[]
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.
Gallery[]
![Sweetish Fish concept art from Rhymes With Play #282.[1]](/wiki/File:RWP_282_Sweetish_Fish_concept_art.png "RWP 282 Sweetish Fish concept art.png (704 KB)")
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