When lifted out of water there is a risk that puffers may inflate with air. Thus, a hungry predator stalking the puffers may suddenly find itself facing what seems to be a much larger fish and pause, giving the puffers an opportunity to retreat to safety. Catching a puffer fish in the game is inflated.įurther information Main article: Puffer Fish on WikipediaĪs a defense mechanism, puffers have the ability to inflate rapidly, filling their extremely elastic stomachs with water (or air when outside the water) until they are almost spherical in shape. The encyclopedic entry for the puffer fish in New Horizons shown is the puffer fish while it is not inflated, which would be in its natural state."I caught a puffer fish! I thought you would be tougher, fish!" " I caught a pufferfish! It huuuurts!" (translation) Or should I say 'OW?!'" - City Folk " I caught a puffer fish! Ouch!" - New Leaf " I caught a puffer fish! I thought you would be tougher, fish!" - New Horizons Japanese Quotes So while it may look scary, the substantially reduced risk to life and limb makes it much better company." Capture quotes " I caught a puffer fish! So cute! So painful!" - Wild World " I caught a puffer fish! Aww. The biggest difference between them is that the puffer fish is not deadly poisonous like its kin. "Like its cousin the blowfish, when the puffer fish feels threatened it inflates into a spiky balloon. Upon donation or selecting "Tell me about this!", Blathers the curator will say: When threatened, they suck in water and air to puff themselves up in order to intimidate enemies." In New Horizons Exaggerated claims about the fish say they have 1,000 spines the true number is between 300 and 400. While related to the blowfish, they are not poisonous. "As expected, all puffer fish are covered in spines. In New Leaf an information board in the aquarium will list information about this fish. It spends time as the non-puffed fish, then will puff up and show its spines when another fish comes too close. It can be found in the back ocean tank, with other ocean fish. Or perhaps it just believes in fair play, wot?" So, on the whole, this fish is much less fearsome than it looks. Oh, and in case you don't know, while the puffer fish may look like a blowfish, it is NOT poisonous. "If you actually bother to count them, the average puffer fish is said to have around 400 spines on it. Upon donating the puffer fish to Blathers in the museum, he will say: "Puffer fish are tastier then they look, you know! Not at all rubbery! Just imagine if you could inflate them, THEN eat them! POP! Delicious! That would be a hit with the kids, eh wot?" In City Folk
Upon donation, Blathers the curator will say: