The One Fish Fish List

A fish list for The One Fish should help your lobby recognize pulls fast—not pretend we already own a leaked spreadsheet. Official materials confirm 30+ unique fish, rarities, and ability-bearing creatures, with examples like clownfish and bomb fish. This page gives you a catalog method you can fill during Early Access.

Catalog columns that matter

For each catch, note:

1. Name / nickname (official when known, temporary callsign otherwise).
2. Rarity band — see Rarities.
3. Ability? (yes/no) — details in Ability Fish.
4. Feed safety — Safe / Spicy / Not now (from How to Feed).
5. Biome / map — Biomes and Maps.
6. Co-op notes — who should call it (Co-op Guide).

Copy those columns into the Fish Checklist.

Starter examples from public copy

• Clownfish-style safe energy: store copy uses clownfish as the wholesome contrast case—good teaching fish for new haulers.
• Bomb fish: the explicit chaos example. Hazard watchers get veto rights. See Dangerous Fish.

As EA expands the roster, add rows rather than rewriting history. re:try intends to grow fish counts during Early Access (Roadmap).

How to run a listing night

Play a short feed session, then a Chill Mode screenshot pass. One player dictates notes while others fish. Avoid filling fake stats—empty cells are fine. Accuracy beats completeness on week one.

Linking list knowledge to rankings

Once you have ten solid rows, visit Fish Tier List and Best Co-op Fish. Lists describe; tiers prioritize. Keep both updated after patches in Updates.

Solo collectors vs party collectors

Solo players can maintain a personal list. Parties should maintain a shared list so nobody “discovers” the same bomb fish with surprise every night. Hosts can pin the checklist link in their Steam group chat.

The fish list is a living document. Treat it like tackle: re-tie knots after every stormy patch.

Naming conventions that stop duplicate rows

Agree on capitalization, spacing, and whether temporary callsigns use brackets like “[Spikeorb]”. Never create a second row because someone spelled a name differently—merge with an alias field. When the official name appears in-game, promote it to the primary cell and keep the callsign as alias for voice chat muscle memory. Export a CSV monthly so a lost Google Sheet cannot erase your Early Access history. The list is a group artifact; treat it like shared tackle worth maintaining.

Alias graveyard section

Add a bottom section titled Alias graveyard for retired callsigns and misspellings pointing to the canonical row. New players search weird names they heard in voice chat; the graveyard catches them without polluting the live table. Clean the graveyard every major patch so it does not become a second mess.

Sorting strategies that survive chaos nights

Default sort by Seen ascending so unknowns float up. Secondary sort by Danger flag. Tertiary sort by Biome. Avoid sorting by rarity during feed drills—it hypnotizes haulers into tourism. Export a “tonight’s unknowns” filtered view into the Co-op Planner notes so the lobby shares one hunting list instead of five private myths. Sorting is pedagogy: it tells the group what matters before the first cast.

Callsign ratification vote

If two callsigns compete for one fish, hold a thirty-second emoji vote in Discord and lock the winner. Document the loser in the alias graveyard. Democracy sounds silly until you realize duplicate names cause missed Holds more often than bad aim.