Angler/Quests

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 (4:30AM). There are  /   distinctive variants of quest fish.

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.
 * 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 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, 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.
 * The is a large, predatory fish.
 * The Bloody Manowar's name refers to the real-life invertebrate . The Angler's quote even refers to its powerful venomous sting.
 * The 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 ' (order '). The family itself is also known as the cutlassfish.
 * The 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.