Red Mullet
| Red Mullet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Long ago these were kept as pets. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Information
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| Location | Ocean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | 6am – 7pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season |  Summer •  Winter
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| Weather | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Difficulty | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Behavior | Smooth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches) | 8–23
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| Fishing XP | 21  24  27  33
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Aged Roe (+40%)
The Red Mullet is a fish that can be caught in the ocean at The Beach or on the Beach Farm during Summer and Winter. It may also randomly appear at the Traveling Cart for 
225–1,000g.
Red Mullet can be caught regardless of time of day or season using Magic Bait.
Map
The Red Mullet 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
Red Mullet 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
Red Mullet can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Sailor Shirt. 
It can also be used as a red dye in the dye pots, located in Haley's and Emily's house, 2 Willow Lane.
Fish Pond
Red Mullet can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every 2 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 red-colored Red Mullet Roe.
| Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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| 3 | 5 | 3 Driftwood, 1 Frozen Geode, or 1-2 Seaweed | 30 |
| 5 | 7 | 2 Clams or 2 Coral | 30 |
| 7 | 10 | 2 Aquamarine, 1 Mussel, or 2 Sea Urchins | 30 |
| 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
- Item Delivery: One red mullet may be randomly requested in Summer or Winter at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 225g and 150 Friendship points.
- Fishing: Demetrius or Willy may randomly request 1-4 red mullets during Summer or Winter at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 75g per fish. (You get to keep the fish).
- Aquatic Overpopulation: Demetrius may request 10 Red Mullet to be caught in Summer 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.