Stringfish



The stringfish is a rare fish that appears in the winter, from 4pm to 9am. It is caught in the river. It sells for 15,000 Bells. Its scientific name is Hucho perryi and it's real name is Sakhalin taimen.

History
The Hucho perryi is one of the largest, most ancient type of salmon species which inhabits the lower to middle reaches of lakes and rivers. It is Critically Endangered. Females lay between 2,000 - 10,000 eggs each time on sandy/gravelly river bottoms, most of them do not hatch. Young Hucho perryi (usually under 30cm in size) feed on aquatic insects until they reach the size of 30cm, where they become totally piscivorous (eat fish). Although in City Folk it hints that the fish is voracious (through the way it eats), it is considered harmless to humans.

The fish can be found in areas of the Northwest Pacific, namely the Sakhalin Island (Russia, where it gets the name Sakhalin taimen), the Island of Hokkaidō (Japan) and parts of the far eastern Russian mainland. It is also rare to find in real life, as it is in the game.