Spined Loach
Fish · 1-star rarity · Sells for 50 Gold
How to get: Giantwood River
Found in rivers.
Where and when
| Kind | Fish |
| Availability | Always available |
| Water | River |
| Shadow | Small |
| Where | Giantwood River |
| Time | All day |
| Weather | SunnyRainyRainbow |
Star grades
Every Spined Loach is caught at one of five star grades, decided by its weight, which can be anywhere from 100 g to 400 g. The grade sets the sale price: a 5-star sells for 8× as much as a 1-star.
| Grade | Chance | Weight from | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★☆☆☆☆ Thin | 50.00% | 100 g | 50 |
| ★★☆☆☆ Artful | 30.00% | 160 g | 75 |
| ★★★☆☆ Medium | 15.00% | 220 g | 100 |
| ★★★★☆ Chunky | 3.00% | 280 g | 200 |
| ★★★★★ Heavy | 2.00% | 340 g | 400 |
On average, one Spined Loach sells for 77.
Used in
Spined Loach counts as Fish when a recipe asks for that ingredient in general.
7 dishes
Deluxe Seafood Platter
Fish & Chips
Marinated Fillets
New Year Fortune Fish
Prickly Pear Fish Soup
Seafood Pizza
Smoked Fish BagelPet food
Cats eat Spined Loach: it fills 10 at 1★ and 15 at 5★. A pet is full at 100. What pets eat
Certificate
Collecting Spined Loach counts toward the Fishing certificate, one of 171 things that do. The ranks are Fishing Beginner, Fishing Apprentice, Fishing Expert, Fishing Master, with 200 points to reach the second. Collecting one pays 
European Perch.
Description
| Encyclopedia | This slender fish startles easily. Be gentle when fishing to avoid spooking it. |
Name in every language
| 简体中文 | 花鳅 |
| 繁體中文 | 花鰍 |
| English | Spined Loach |
| Deutsch | Steinbeißer |
| Français | Loche des fleurs |
| 日本語 | シマドジョウ |
| 한국어 | 하늘종개 |
| Español | Locha moteada |
| Português | Verdemã |
| ไทย | ปลาสไปน์ล็อช |
| Русский | Цветочный вьюн |
| Bahasa | Spined Loach |