Pond Smelt

Pond Smelt
Scientific Name	Hypomesus olidus
Appearances	Animal Crossing Animal Crossing: Wild World Animal Crossing: City Folk
Location	River
Date Availability	December - February
Time Availability	All Day
Sales Price	300 Bells
Shadow Size	Small
Tank Size	1x1

The Pond Smelt is a common fish first introduced in Animal Crossing and can be found in the river. Despite being called a Pond Smelt, it is actually found in the river in-game.

[edit] Player

This is what you player says when you catch an Pond Smelt:

[edit] Animal Crossing

I caught a pond smelt! Whew! and I thought the POND smelt bad!

[edit] Animal Crossing: Wild World

I caught a pond smelt! What does the pond smell like?

[edit] Animal Crossing: City Folk

I caught a pond smelt! Whew! This guy's ripe!

[edit] Menu

This is what the menu will say when you catch an Pond Smelt:

[edit] Animal Crossing

[edit] Animal Crossing: Wild World

[edit] Animal Crossing: City Folk

[edit] Museum

If you donate this fish to the Museum, Blathers will say this:

[edit] Animal Crossing

[edit] Animal Crossing: Wild World

[edit] Animal Crossing: City Folk

Pond smelt are a popular catch during winter ice-hole fishing, eh wot? It's a simple sport, really. You open a hole in the ice, drop your line in...and then wait for a nibbly-nibbly! Not that I've tried. I find cold weather rather unappealing, so ice fishing is hardly a possibility...

[edit] Real Life

In real life, the pond smelt can actually be found in ponds, rivers, and streams. They are common in the Arctic. Pond smelt are most commonly found swimming near the surface in the middle of sources of water. In spring, pond smelt will ascend upstream to their mating grounds and spawn. When they mate, they go on shore and later off shore when they are finished. They have two rows of teeth. Their diet consists of algae, plankton, and insects. Most pond smelt do not live longer than three years. Pond smelt are commonly hunted and eaten by people.