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40d:Fish
- (For the activity, see fishing)
Although there is no exact game definition of fish, for simplicity anything that may be fished is categorized as "a fish", including turtles and cave lobsters. Technically, the game treats these as vermin, but unlike true vermin they are a welcome food source, and are not hunted by cats, but must be caught by fisherdwarfs with the fishing labor enabled. However, as with all vermin, they appear spontaneously (aka "spawn") in any natural water environment and most artificially constructed ones.
(The z-status' stocks screen defines certain (dead) creatures as fish/raw fish. These are subject to rotting/wear).
Certain larger species are also typically defined as fish even though they are treated as regular creatures by the game, for instance carp and Longnose gar, among others. These larger fish may not be caught by fisherdwarves, but must be killed in combat. These aquatic monsters can interrupt dwarfs' activities and will gladly attack and kill given half a chance. In evil biomes, they can come in skeletal and zombie varieties (which can move on land, among other fun surprises).
Olms are the only water vermin that cannot be fished.
List of catchable fish
| Name | Tile | Biome | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle | ☼ |
Any pool | Amphibious, pet value 10, has shell |
| Moghopper | ∙ |
Savage pool | Amphibious, pet value 20, summer only, extract is mog juice |
| Mussel | m |
Any ocean, lake, and river | Leaves pearl, cookable live, no bones |
| Oyster | o |
Any ocean | Leaves pearl, cookable live, no bones |
| Salmon | α |
Temperate ocean and river | |
| Clownfish | α |
Tropical ocean | |
| Hagfish | ~ |
Temperate and arctic ocean | |
| Brook lamprey | ~ |
Temperate ocean and river | |
| Bat ray | ò |
Temperate and tropical ocean | |
| Thornback ray | ò |
Tropical ocean | |
| Spotted ratfish | α |
Temperate ocean | |
| Herring | α |
Temperate and arctic ocean | Wielded to cut down trees (just kidding) |
| Shad | α |
Temperate ocean and river, arctic ocean | |
| Anchovy | α |
Temperate ocean | |
| Steelhead trout | α |
Temperate ocean and river, arctic ocean | |
| Hake | α |
Temperate and arctic ocean | |
| Seahorse | α |
Temperate and tropical ocean | |
| Glasseye | α |
Tropical ocean | |
| White-spotted puffer | α |
Tropical ocean | |
| Sole | α |
Tropical ocean | |
| Flounder | α |
Temperate ocean | |
| Mackerel | α |
Temperate and arctic ocean | |
| Sea nettle jellyfish | Ω |
Tropical ocean | |
| Lungfish | α |
Tropical pool, lake, and river | Amphibious |
| Clown loach | α |
Tropical freshwater lake and river | |
| Brown bullhead | α |
Temperate freshwater lake | |
| Yellow bullhead | α |
Temperate freshwater lake | |
| Black bullhead | α |
Temperate freshwater lake | |
| Banded knifefish | α |
Tropical freshwater lake and river | |
| Flounder | α |
Tropical freshwater lake and river | |
| Char | α |
Temperate freshwater lake and river | |
| Rainbow trout | α |
Temperate freshwater lake and river | |
| Sailfin molly | α |
Temperate lake and river | |
| Guppy | α |
Tropical lake and river | |
| Perch | α |
Temperate freshwater lake and river | |
| Cave fish | α |
Subterranean water | |
| Cave lobster | ¥ |
Subterranean water | Has shell, cookable live, no bones |
List of large fish
Ocean
- Sea lamprey
- Various sharks
- Common skate
- Manta ray
- Stingray
- Coelacanth
- Sturgeon
- Conger eel
- Milkfish
- Cod
- Opah
- Giant grouper
- Bluefish
- Ocean sunfish
- Swordfish
- Marlin
- Halibut
- Great barracuda
- Bluefin tuna