Three-Spined Stickleback
Fish · 3-star rarity · Sells for 150 Gold
How to get: Shallow River
Fishing Lv 7It will not appear before then, whatever the place, hour or weather.
Found in rivers, only in Rainy or Rainbow weather.
Where and when
| Kind | Fish |
| Availability | Always available |
| Water | River |
| Shadow | Small |
| Days a year | 112 of 366 |
| Where | Shallow River |
| Time | All day |
| Weather | RainyRainbow |
Star grades
Every Three-Spined Stickleback is caught at one of five star grades, decided by its weight, which can be anywhere from 20 g to 70 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 | 47.50% | 20 g | 150 |
| ★★☆☆☆ Artful | 26.00% | 30 g | 225 |
| ★★★☆☆ Medium | 15.00% | 40 g | 300 |
| ★★★★☆ Chunky | 7.50% | 50 g | 600 |
| ★★★★★ Heavy | 4.00% | 60 g | 1,200 |
On average, one Three-Spined Stickleback sells for 268.
Used in
Three-Spined Stickleback 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 Three-Spined Stickleback: it fills 30 at 1★ and 45 at 5★. A pet is full at 100. What pets eat
Certificate
Collecting Three-Spined Stickleback counts toward the Fishing certificate, one of 279 things that do. The ranks are Fishing Beginner, Fishing Apprentice, Fishing Expert, Fishing Master, with 100 points to reach the second. Collecting one pays 
Largemouth Bass.
Description
| Encyclopedia | When fighting, the three spines on its body erect to intimidate opponents. |
Name in every language
| 简体中文 | 三刺鱼 |
| 繁體中文 | 三刺魚 |
| English | Three-Spined Stickleback |
| Deutsch | Dreistachliger Stichling |
| Français | Épinoche |
| 日本語 | イトヨ |
| 한국어 | 큰가시고기 |
| Español | Pez espinoso de tres espinas |
| Português | Esgana-gato |
| ไทย | ปลาสติกเกิลแบ็คสามแฉก |
| Русский | Трёхиглая колюшка |
| Bahasa | Ikan Tiga Duri |