Guide coverage: patches through 1.0.12
How to Fish prices: all 48 creatures
Base sale prices for every creature in the game, from the $12,000 Pufferfish down to the cheapest common fish. The sum of all 48 base prices is $61,298; what you actually receive is base price multiplied by weight, then by the grill, roulette and killscore multipliers.
Top 10 by base price
| Creature | Base price | Weight | Island | Bait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pufferfish | $12000 | 1 | Desert | Carrot |
| Giant Piranha | $11000 | 4 | Forest | Leech Bait |
| Spider Crab | $10000 | 18 | Lighthouse | Empty Beer Can |
| Bowhead Whale | $8000 | 12000 | Volcano | Fish Bucket |
| Goblin Shark | $6200 | 70 | Volcano | Scientific Boss Lure |
| Tuna | $2000 | 70 | Rocks | Professional Lure, Professional Boss Lure |
| Superdwarf Fish | $1700 | 0.0001 | Volcano | Scientific Lure |
| Anglerfish | $1500 | 80 | Volcano | Scientific Lure |
| Stonefish | $1500 | 50 | Volcano | Scientific Lure |
| Oarfish | $1450 | 40 | Volcano | Scientific Lure |
How the money is calculated
- Base price: the number in the table below, taken from patch 1.0.12 values.
- Weight: multiplied in, so a heavy specimen of a cheap species can beat a light expensive one.
- Grill: cooking multiplies the sale value by 1.5× — worth doing before you sell anything edible.
- Roulette and killscore also feed the formula; the full breakdown is on the money page.
Full price list (all 48 creatures)
| Creature | Base price | Weight | Island | Bait | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pufferfish | $12000 | 1 | Desert | Carrot | Boss |
| Giant Piranha | $11000 | 4 | Forest | Leech Bait | Boss |
| Spider Crab | $10000 | 18 | Lighthouse | Empty Beer Can | Boss |
| Bowhead Whale | $8000 | 12000 | Volcano | Fish Bucket | Boss |
| Goblin Shark | $6200 | 70 | Volcano | Scientific Boss Lure | Quest item |
| Tuna | $2000 | 70 | Rocks | Professional Lure, Professional Boss Lure | Boss |
| Superdwarf Fish | $1700 | 0.0001 | Volcano | Scientific Lure | Quest item |
| Anglerfish | $1500 | 80 | Volcano | Scientific Lure | Common |
| Stonefish | $1500 | 50 | Volcano | Scientific Lure | Common |
| Oarfish | $1450 | 40 | Volcano | Scientific Lure | Quest item |
| Blobfish | $1360 | 80 | Volcano | Scientific Lure | Common |
| Dripper | $380 | 4.5 | Rocks | Professional Lure | Quest item |
| Parrotfish | $350 | 28 | Rocks | Professional Lure | Common |
| Voxelfish | $340 | 2 | Rocks | Professional Lure | Common |
| Flying Fish | $320 | 4 | Rocks | Professional Lure | Common |
| Tigerfish | $310 | 2 | Rocks | Professional Lure | Common |
| Bing Bong | $300 | 5 | Rocks | Coconut | Quest item |
| Blue Shark | $300 | 70 | Desert | Standard Lure, Standard Boss Lure | Quest item |
| Halibut | $290 | 27 | Rocks | Professional Lure | Common |
| Sengarat | $280 | 3.2 | Rocks | Professional Lure | Common |
| Eel | $280 | 5 | Rocks | Professional Lure | Common |
| Red Snapper | $280 | 4 | Rocks | Professional Lure | Common |
| Bass | $250 | 4 | Rocks | Professional Lure | Common |
| Bowlfish | $150 | 12 | Desert | Standard Lure | Quest item |
| Seahorse | $100 | 400 | Desert, Rocks | Standard Lure, Professional Lure | Quest item |
| The Old Pike | $80 | 70 | Forest | Beginner Boss Lure | Boss |
| Angelfish | $62 | 0.1 | Desert | Standard Lure | Common |
| Bluegill | $62 | 0.4 | Desert | Standard Lure | Common |
| Needlefish | $60 | 0.0001 | Desert | Standard Lure | Quest item |
| Yellow Boxfish | $53 | 0.5 | Desert | Standard Lure | Common |
| Sea Urchin | $52 | 2 | Desert | Standard Lure | Common |
| Sunfish | $50 | 84 | Forest | Beginner Lure, Beginner Boss Lure | Common |
| Catfish | $46 | 5 | Desert | Standard Lure | Common |
| Clownfish | $46 | 0.1 | Desert | Standard Lure | Common |
| Goldfish | $24 | 0.1 | Forest | Beginner Lure | Common |
| Perch | $18 | 4 | Forest | Beginner Lure | Common |
| Triggerfish | $18 | 7 | Forest | Beginner Lure | Common |
| Salmon | $14 | 4 | Forest | Beginner Lure | Common |
| Goby | $12 | 0.1 | Forest | Beginner Lure | Common |
| Pike | $12 | 20 | Forest | Beginner Lure | Common |
| Cod | $10 | 4 | Forest | Beginner Lure | Common |
| Lobster | $9 | 2 | Lighthouse | Hot Dog | Common |
| Rock Crab | $7 | 2 | Lighthouse | Hot Dog | Common |
| Mackerel | $6 | 3.2 | Forest | — | Common |
| Gar | $5 | 13 | Forest | — | Common |
| Shrimp | $5 | 0.015 | Lighthouse | — | Common |
| Piranha | $4 | 2 | Forest | Beginner Lure | Common |
| Brown Crab | $3 | 2 | Lighthouse | — | Common |
Quick answers
What is the most expensive creature in How to Fish?
By base price: the Pufferfish ($12,000), then the Giant Piranha ($11,000), the Spider Crab ($10,000), the Bowhead Whale ($8,000) and the Goblin Shark ($6,200). These are the four main-story bosses plus an optional summon, so the top of the price list is also the hardest to farm.
Does the table show what I actually get when I sell?
No. The table lists base prices. The money you receive is base price multiplied by the creature’s weight, then by the grill (1.5×), the roulette bonus and killscore, which is why the same species can sell for very different amounts.
Why is the Bowhead Whale so cheap for its size?
Base price and weight are separate multipliers. The whale’s base price is $8,000, but its weight value (12,000) is the highest in the game, so the weight multiplier is where the money is.
Do quest items sell for anything?
No. Quest hand-in items have a base sale price of $0 and should be kept: the Spider Crab shell, Giant Piranha skeleton, Pufferfish fin, Albatross head and Whale Fin are all needed to unlock the next island.
Do these numbers match the current patch?
They match patch 1.0.12 (2026-09-04). Balance patches since launch changed creature health — 1.0.4 nerfed the Pufferfish and Whale, 1.0.10 the anglerfish, 1.0.12 the piranha and tuna — so use the patch notes page when health matters.