Halibut
| Halibut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A flat fish that lives on the ocean floor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Information
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| Location | Ocean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | 6am – 11am 7pm – 2am | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season |  Spring •  Summer • Winter
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| Weather | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Difficulty | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Behavior | Sinker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches) | 10–34
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| Fishing XP | 19  22  25  31
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Aged Roe (+40%)
The Halibut is a fish that can be caught in the ocean at The Beach or on the Beach Farm during Spring, Summer, and Winter. It may also randomly appear in Krobus' shop on Wednesdays for 
200g, or at the Traveling Cart for 240–1,000g.
Halibut can be caught regardless of time of day or season using Magic Bait.
Map
The Halibut can be found in the ocean.
Gifting
| Villager Reactions
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| Neutral |  Demetrius •  Elliott •  Leo •  Linus •  Pam •  Sebastian •  Willy
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| Dislike |  Abigail •  Alex •  Caroline •  Clint •  Dwarf •  Emily •  George •  Gus •  Harvey •  Jas •  Jodi •  Kent •  Krobus •  Leah •  Lewis •  Marnie •  Maru •  Penny •  Robin •  Sam •  Sandy •  Shane •  Vincent •  Wizard
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| Hate |  Evelyn •  Haley •  Pierre
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Bundles
Halibut is not used in any bundles.
Recipes
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Energy / Health | Recipe Source(s) | Sell Price | |||
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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 (4) 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
Halibut can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Sailor Shirt. 
Fish Pond
Halibut can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every 3 days. The initial pond capacity is 3 fish, but the capacity can be increased to 10 by completing three quests. The only possible output is light gray Halibut Roe.
| Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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| 3 | 5 | 3 Driftwood, 1 Frozen Geode, or 1-2 Seaweed | 35 |
| 5 | 7 | 2 Clams or 2 Coral | 35 |
| 7 | 10 | 2 Aquamarine, 1 Mussel, or 2 Sea Urchins | 35 |
| Item(s) Produced | Fishing XP Granted | Population | % of Items | Overall Daily Chance |
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 Roe (1)
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12 | 1-4 | 70% | 16-33% |
| 5-10 | 100% | 55-95% | ||
| Nothing | 1-4 | 30% | 84-67% | |
| 5-10 | 0% | 45-5% |
Quests
- Aquatic Overpopulation: Demetrius may request 10 Halibut to be caught in Spring at the Special Orders board outside the Mayor's Manor for a reward of gold equivalent to selling the fish and the Farm Computer recipe.
History
- 1.4: Added iridium quality. Can now be used in Tailoring.
- 1.5: Special Order quest added.