Spiny Hatchetfish - Petit Planet Creature

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How to catch Spiny Hatchetfish

Use the Fishing Rod. The exact approach depends on the creature’s category and, for shore-dwellers, its species type.

1. Cast the Fishing Rod into the right water: rivers and lakes for freshwater fish, coastal waters for saltwater fish.
2. Wait for the nibbles, then strike when the line bites down.
3. Higher-quality saltwater fish need a slow reel-in. Keep the line from snapping instead of holding the button down.

Where and when to find it

Habitat: Coastal Waters. Distribution: All Regions.

Season: Spring;Summer. Time: Nighttime. Weather: Any Weather. If two of those tags are restrictive, check the creature tracker before you set out.

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Deep Sea Zone · Polyipnus matsubarai

Spiny hatchetfish live in the deep sea and are rarely seen.

An old and obscure manuscript once recorded that, should one encounter rows of vertical lights in the pitch-black depths, it means one's not far from the underwater city.

Multiple studies by later generations have proven that the "vertical lights" are very likely to be spiny hatchetfish. As for the "underwater city," well, that remains a mystery.