Barred knifejaw

''I caught a barred knifejaw! Did you do something bad? - City Folk'' The barred knifejaw is a rare fish found in the ocean and sells for 5,000 Bells at Tom Nook's store. It appears all day in spring and summer and is black with seven white stripes. Its shadow size is small/medium, around the same size as the squid, octopus, and dab. The ACCF fish encyclopedia says: "Curious and not easily startled, these fish have seven white stripes." The fish, along with all other ocean fish, appears in the back tank when donated to the Museum, and is considered to be quite a hard fish to catch, as Blathers will tell you when you donate it.



Further information
The striped beakfish, also known as the barred knifejaw, is a tropical fish, generally found in coral reefs and around Japan. It has been seen in Hawaii, but only once. It normally eats invertebrates.