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A deep-sea fish with a rounded body. Its name refers to its use of the luminescent lure on its head to attract prey.


— Fish-o-pedia description, Sonic Frontiers[1]

The anglerfish[2] (チョウチンアンコウ[3][4] chōchin'ankō?, lit. "footballfish"), also known as the ankō (アンコウ[3]?) is an animal that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a large fish that can be caught during fishing.

Description[]

Based off of the real-life fish of same name, it is a large, dullish blue, rounded fish with a small lure on its head. In Sonic Adventure, its lure is much larger and splits into two at the tip, with a greener look to its body.

Game appearances[]

Sonic Adventure[]

In Sonic Adventure and its enhanced port Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, the fish species is referred to as Anglerfish (チョウチンアンコウ[3] Chōchin'ankō?, lit. "Footballfish") with the additional nickname Ankō (アンコウ[3]?) according to Sonic Adventure: Navigation Guide book. It is one of the rarer fish in the game, as it can only be found in Hot Shelter during Big the Cat's fishing gameplay. catching one will grant 600 to 1,600 points to the player's score.

Sonic Frontiers[]

In Sonic Frontiers, the anglerfish is one of collectable fishes to be earned in Fishing Spot minigame hosted by Big the Cat. Depending on where it is located, it will reward the player a varying amount of Treasure Tokens: it is worth three tokens in Western Fishing Spot and is worth twelve tokens in Eastern Fishing Spot.[2][5]

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References[]

  1. Sonic Team (8 November 2022). Sonic Frontiers. PlayStation 5. Sega. Area/level: Fish-o-pedia menu. "Anglerfish: A deep-sea fish with a rounded body. Its name refers to its use of the luminescent lure on its head to attract prey."
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sonic Team (8 November 2022). Sonic Frontiers. PlayStation 5. Sega. Area/level: Western Fishing Spot. "Notification: Nice, caught an anglerfish! Got 3 tokens!"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "ホットシェルター" (in Japanese). ソニックアドベンチャー オペレーションガイド. SoftBank. January 1999. p. 137. ISBN 978-4757203006.
  4. Sonic Team (8 November 2022). Sonic Frontiers. PlayStation 5. Sega. Area/level: Eastern Fishing Spot. "Notification: 中くらいの チョウチンアンコウ を 釣りあげた。"
  5. Sonic Team (8 November 2022). Sonic Frontiers. PlayStation 5. Sega. Area/level: Eastern Fishing Spot. "Notification: Nice, caught an anglerfish! Got 12 tokens!"

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