Angler/Quests

Main article: Fishing
"Fishron" redirects here. For other uses, see Fishron (disambiguation).
Below is a list of **fishing quests** given by the Angler, as well as the biome and layer where each fish can be caught. Only one Angler quest can be completed per *Terraria* day; a new quest is given each dawn (4:30 AM). There are 41  / 39  distinctive variants of quest fish.

## List of fishing quests

1. ↑  Even though 101 tiles are required to create a Glowing Mushroom biome, 201 are needed to catch the Amanita Fungifin.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 "Space/Sky" refers to the upper 50% of the area between the surface line (0 feet) and the top of the world. The Depth Meter and its upgrades only refer to the upper 20% as "Space". See Space § Notes for details.

## Notes

* Unlike the Bomb Fish, the Dynamite Fish does *not* function as a stick of Dynamite. Indeed, no quest fish has any use beyond the Angler's quests.
* Only the Angelfish and Cloudfish *must* be caught in Space/Sky; all other "Space/Sky" fish can also be caught on the surface. All "Underworld" fish can also be caught at Cavern levels. Only four fish can *only* be caught at Cavern levels or below: Demonic Hellfish, Fishotron, Guide Voodoo Fish, Hungerfish; the other "Cavern" fish can also be caught at Underground levels as well.
* The location information given by the Angler is occasionally incomplete or inaccurate (e.g. he claims the Slimefish can be caught anywhere, and he claims the Fallen Starfish cannot be caught on the surface).
* Quest fish cannot be picked up if the player's inventory is full, even if there is space in the void bag.
* As of 1.4, the Angelfish and Wyverntail do not seem to be obtainable via fishing in sky lakes, despite the angler claiming that is where they are caught. They all can still be caught in the space layer. (Cloudfish has been proven to be caught in sky lakes of at least 712’.)

## Tips

* Quest fish are the only items that cannot be picked up if there is one already in the inventory. However, they can be *moved* into the inventory from a storage item (shift-clicking and other "auto" features will not work).
	+ To collect more than one of a quest fish, the player must store each fish in a storage item as it is caught; later they can be moved back to the inventory. One quest fish can also be stored in the inventory's trash slot.
	+ This works similar to the Encumbering Stone.
* The Angler's quotes about the quest fish can give players hints about the features and enemies of the biome they can be fished in if the player has not explored them yet.
* Angler will not recognize the player with a changed name. Making the quest to be able to delivered again.

## Trivia

* Quest fish and Strange Plants are the only items with the ~~14\*~~ rarity.
* The Angler makes several references in his quotes about certain quest fish:
	+ Batfish: The 1960s American live action television series *Batman* starring the eponymous fictional superhero. Besides its theme song, the show was known for prefixing all the hero's equipment with the word "bat".
	+ Bumblebee Tuna: The real-life brand Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, a company that produces canned tuna, salmon, other seafoods, and chicken under the brand name "Bumble Bee", among others. "Bumble Bee Tuna" is one of their products.
	+ Clownfish: The 2003 American computer-animated adventure film *Finding Nemo*.
* The Angler incorrectly refers to The Hungry as "the Hunger" when talking about the Hungerfish.
* A number of the quest fish refer to real-world fish:
	+ The Angelfish's appearance might be based on a species called the royal angelfish.
	+ The Barracuda is a large, predatory fish.
	+ The Bloody Manowar's name refers to the real-life invertebrate Portuguese man o' war. The Angler's quote even refers to its powerful venomous sting.
	+ The Catfish is, in real life, a type of fish known for its prominent barbels that look like cat's whiskers.
	+ The Infected Scabbardfish might be based on several species called "scabbardfish" in the family *Trichiuridae* (order *Scombriformes*). The family itself is also known as the cutlassfish.
	+ The Mudfish also refers to several real-life species, although they look more elongated than their in-game depiction.
	+ A few of the other names more-or-less coincidentally match common names of various species; for example, several species have been called "slimefish" at various times and places.

## History

PC version
* Desktop 1.4.4:
	+ You can now link Angler quest fish in the player chat box.
	+ All Quest Fish items now have tooltips saying where to catch them (useful for sharing in chat message)

* Desktop 1.4.1: Adjusted Mirage Fish and Pixiefish to be "uncommon" instead of "rare", to match other quest fish.

* Desktop 1.4.0.1:
	+ Added Scarab Fish and Scorpio Fish.
	+ Fishing an Amanita Fungifin no longer explicitly requires 201 tiles of the Glowing Mushroom biome. It can now be caught as soon as there are more than 100 tiles nearby.
	+ Fixed some inconsistent or inaccurate Fishing Quest dialogue text.

* Desktop 1.2.4.1: Fixed typo where "Wyverntail" was named "Whyverntail".

* Desktop 1.2.4: Introduced.