Lionfish
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| An aggressive, predatory fish with venomous spines. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Ginger Island | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season |  All
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| Weather | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Difficulty | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Behavior | Smooth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches) | 3–13
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| Fishing XP | 19  22  25  31
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Aged Roe (+40%)
The Lionfish is a fish that can be caught on Ginger Island during any season on Island West (ocean), South, and Southeast.
The Island Trader sells 1 Tropical Chair for 1 Lionfish each on even days of the season.
Map
The Lionfish can be found on Ginger Island West (ocean), South, and Southeast.
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
Lionfish 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
Lionfish can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Sailor Shirt. 
It can be used in dyeing, serving as an orange dye at the dye pots, located in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane.
Fish Pond
Lionfish 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 two quests. The primary output is orange Lionfish Roe, but other items are possible starting at population 4.
| Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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| Before Quest | After Quest | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 Ginger or 1 Pineapple | 35 |
| 5 | 10 | 1 Mango | 35 |
| Item(s) Produced | Fishing XP Granted | Population | % of Items | Overall Daily Chance |
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 Roe (1)
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13 | 1-3 | 100% | 23-39% |
| 4-6 | 90% | 42-57% | ||
| 7-8 | 72% | 51-57% | ||
| 9-10 | 71% | 61-67% | ||
 Taro Tuber (2-5)
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10 | 4-6 | 10% | 5-6% |
| 7-8 | 28% | 20-22% | ||
| 9-10 | 27% | 24-26% | ||
 Tiger Slime Egg (1)
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330 | 9-10 | 2% | 1.7-1.9% |
| Nothing | 1-10 | 0% | 77-5% |
Quests
- Willy may request 5 Lionfish to be caught at the Special Orders board outside the Mayor's Manor after Ginger Island is unlocked as part of the "Tropical Fish" special order.
History
- 1.5: Introduced.