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Anchovy (fish) Gallery

"I caught an anchovy! Stay away from my pizza!" —New Horizons

The anchovy, is a fairly uncommon fish introduced in New Horizons. It can be found in the ocean year-round between the hours of 4am and 9pm.

Capture quotes[]

"I caught an anchovy! Stay away from my pizza!" —New Horizons


Donation to the museum[]

In New Horizons[]

Upon donation or selecting "Tell me more about this!", Blathers the curator will say:

"There are more than 140 species of anchovy, but they do all have some things in common. They are small and feed by simply swimming with their mouths open to filter food particles from the sea. (In my sleepier moments, I sometimes wish I could do that...)"

They can be found in the large ocean tank where the blue marlin and tuna also reside, where a large school of them will be creating a spiral in the center of the exhibit.

Recipes[]

In New Horizons, certain types of fish can be used for cooking delicious dishes via DIY recipes for "sweet and savory". Anchovy is an ingredient in a total of 2 recipes:

  • Anchoas al ajillo: x2 anchovy
  • Sardines in oil: x1 anchovy

Encyclopedia information[]

New Horizons[]

Fish
Encyclopedia Information
NH-encyclopedia-Anchovy
"I caught an anchovy! Stay away from my pizza!"
Habitat Sea
Months active (north) All year
Months active (south) All year



Trivia[]

  • The capture quote is a reference to some people's aversion to having anchovies on their pizza.

Further information[]

Real Life Anchovies
Main article: Anchovy on Wikipedia

The anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water and some in South America are restricted to freshwater. More than 140 species are placed in 17 genera; they are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, and in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Anchovies are usually classified as oily fish.

In other languages[]

Anchovy (fish)
Language Name Translation
Japan Japanese アンチョビ Anchobi -
France French Anchois -
Spain Spanish Boquerón -
Germany German Sardelle -
Italy Italian Acciuga -
The Netherlands Dutch Ansjovis -
Russia Russian Хамса Khamsa -
China Chinese 凤尾鱼/鳳尾魚 Fèngwěiyú -
South Korea Korean 멸치 Myeolchi -


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