Sahagin The Sahagin is a recurring enemy from the series . It appears in most games , and often has stronger counterparts . The Sahagin is usually portrayed as a fish that walks on land , though in " Final Fantasy VII " and " Final Fantasy IX " , they appear as spear - carrying turtles who can hide in their shells to nullify physical damage . While they are usually aquatic , in some games there is a species of Sahagin that lives in the desert . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Sahagins appear as enemies . Two palette swaps of the Sahagin , the Sahagin Prince and the Sahagin Chief , appear in the original version and a third , the Sahagin Queen , is featured only in the " " and " 20th Anniversary " versions . " Final Fantasy III " . Sahagins are fought on the seas of the Floating Continent . They provide the least amount of Experience points of the enemies encountered in the sea . A pink version , the Merman , appears as an enemy in the Subterranean Lake . In Spanish it ' s translated as " Quelonoide " instead of " Gurami " . " Final Fantasy IV " . Two other forms exist in this game : the Desert Sahagin and Sahagin Prince . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . The Desert Sahagin is the only one that appears in this game . Various versions of Sahagins appear in - game , and are all weak to Lightning - elemental attacks , save for the Desert Sahagin which is weak to Ice elemental attacks . They tend to not be very powerful when they are encountered . " Final Fantasy V " . The Sahagins appear as a normal enemy . It is a rare enemy that can be found at one area only , the waters southwest of the Phoenix Tower . It only relies on physical attacks . The Nix and Merrow are other forms of Sahagin . " Final Fantasy VII " . The Sahagins appear as an enemy in the Midgar sewers . They mostly just use " Water Gun " and " Harpoon " to inflict minor damage , but if they use " Shell Defense " their Defense increases greatly . It is best to use magic to fight them . A variation , the Desert Sahagin appears in the area around Cosmo Canyon . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . This foe may seem tough , but is easily dealt with using physical attacks provided one is quick . Sahagin appears as a regular enemy and comes in many varieties . Related enemies : " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " . Sahagin is an enemy in Chapter 5 fought in the Nibelheim Sewers . It can fight both in long range and short range battles , using its trident when the player gets too close . Its weak point is in its head . " Final Fantasy IX " . The Sahagin is an enemy that can be found in the Qu ' s Marsh on the Outer Continent . They can go into their shell to nullify physical attacks . " Final Fantasy X " . Unlike previous games , Sahagins appear as green - yellow scaly fish . Most Sahagins can only travel underwater , though some also have webbed feet so that they can walk on land . Tidus first encounters Sahagins in the Submerged Ruins . Sahagin Chiefs were also released within the Sphere Pool in Luca after the first blitzball tournament . Sahagins also dwell in the Via Purifico underneath Bevelle . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . The Sahagin is an enemy type whose members are not particularly powerful and can be dealt with easily with a simple Thunder spell or Thunder Blade attack . Its members are the regular Sahagin , Sahagin Chief and Sahagin Prince . It takes 12 kills to Oversoul a Sahagin - type fiend . " Final Fantasy XI " . Sahagin are one of the beastmen . They live on the remote Islands of Elshimo , far from the major cities , but make unsavory neighbors for the citizens of Kazham and pirates of Norg . Sahagin can be found in greatest numbers in the Sea Serpent Grotto . " " . Sahagin appears as an enemy and summon . Sahagin is an Esper . The Rank I Water Melee summon , it costs 10 affinity points to summon . Its normal attack , Smack , deals damage to one foe . A Sahagin called appears in the " Galbana " Sky Saloon . When spoken to , he can change the airship ' s name . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Sahagin belongs to the Feral Creature class natively living on Gran Pulse . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . New types of sahagin are present in the sequel , but none from the previous game return . Once again , no Sahagin types from the previous two games appear , rather there is a single Sahagin type , the Desert Sahagin , which are native to the Dead Dunes . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Sahagin are a beast tribe from La Noscea , and are constantly fighting against Limsa Lominsa , attacking ships or citizens wandering outside the city state . Their Primal is Leviathan , sometimes summoned to attack Lominsan ships , and their stronghold is the " Sapsa Spawning Grounds " in Western La Noscea . They are known to be allied with Travanchet and pirate groups from Mistbeard Cove . Among the most notorious of their allies are the Serpent Reavers , pirates who are have been tempered ( or " drowned " ) by Leviathan himself . Although the Sahagin have little love for the other races of Eorzea , not all desire conflict . Among those , Clutchfather Novv believes continual warring against Limsa Lominsa in the wake of the Calamity is suicidal . Instead , he feels establishing more peaceful relations is vital so the Sahagin race can recover , even going as far as aiding those harmed by more aggressive Sahagin such as the Coral Tridents . A Wind - up Sahagin appears as a minion . " Final Fantasy XV " . Sagahin appear as crocodile - like enemies at level 18 . They are fought in Cleigne in the Wennath Riverhead , north and east of the Vesperpool , and in Maidenwater . They can also be fought during the Acquit Not Evil Hunt . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . Sahagins appear as enemies in Conall Curach and the Selepation Cave . They jump out of water and have the ability to freeze players . Sand Sahagins also appear in the Lynari Desert . Contrary to series tradition , Sahagins are weak against Fire rather than Thunder . " " . Sahagin appears as a normal enemy in the game . Other versions of the Sahagin are Dark Sahagin and Sahadon . " " . Sahagin appears as a summon . It is a magic summon that costs 1 slot to summon . " " . Sahagin appears as normal enemy in the game . Another version of the Sahagin is the Sahagin Ghost . " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " . Sahagins appear , although they are called Water Hag in the English version . The Desert Hag is a weaker variation . " Final Fantasy Adventure " . The Sahagin is an enemy found in the Cave in Floatrocks and the Ocean . They have a chance of dropping Keys . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . The result of a mysterious disease that turns human s into WaterHags . They will attack when encountered in the Future World , but if the party has transformed themselves into WaterHags using the lost magic " Morph " , interesting things may be learned from them . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Sahagin is an enemy and species . In the later mobile releases which removed the Challenge Dungeon , only the ordinary Sahagin appears , however the original phone release had more . Red , green , yellow , and light blue sprites exist in the data . In the phone release the enemy Desert Sahagin and Orobon exists and uses two of these sprites . The Merrow enemy is a possibility of being another Sahagin enemy , though there are other candidates . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . Sahagin appears as an enemy , based on its " Final Fantasy IX " appearance . " Pictlogica Final Fantasy " . Sahagin from " Final Fantasy IV " appears as an enemy . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . The Sahagin appears as an enemy encountered on the Palamecia Desert . It uses Claw and drops the Javelin . " Chocobo series " . Sahagin also appears in the " Chocobo " series in most games . He is an enemy in both " Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon " and " Chocobo ' s Dungeon 2 " ; a rival in " Dice de Chocobo " and a Dueler in " " . There are also a few minigames related with him in " Final Fantasy Fables : Chocobo Tales " , where a frog controlled by player must avoid Sahagin ; and the direct sequel from this game where he shoots tridents at the Chubby Chocobo ' s Ship . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Different types of Sahagin appear with artwork from " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " , " Final Fantasy X " , " Final Fantasy XII - 2 " and " Final Fantasy XIV " . " Triple Triad " . Sahagin from " Final Fantasy XIV " appears on a card in the version available via " Final Fantasy Portal App " . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable " . Sahagin is a chance card . Its card ability is " Move one more step " . Etymology . In Spanish it ' s translated as " Gurami " .