Flounder
Appearance
| Flounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| It lives on the bottom, so both eyes are on top of its head. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Information
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| Location | Ocean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | 6am – 8pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weather | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Difficulty | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Behavior | Sinker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches) | 4–17
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| Fishing XP | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Flounder, gift |site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki |type=article |title=Flounder - Stardew Valley Wiki }} The Flounder is a fish that can be caught in the ocean during the Spring and Summer.
Map
Flounder can be found in the ocean and in Ginger Island ocean.

Gifting
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Bundles
It is not used in any Bundles.
Recipes
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Energy / Health | Buff(s) | Buff Duration | Recipe Source(s) | Sell Price | |||
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| Maki Roll | Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed. | N/A | N/A |
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| Quality Fertilizer | Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil. | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Sashimi | Raw fish sliced into thin pieces. | N/A | N/A |
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| Seafoam Pudding | This briny pudding will really get you into the maritime mindset! |
Fish Pond
Flounder can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every 3 days. The initial pond capacity is 3 fish, but the capacity can be increased to 10 by completing three quests. The only possible output is dark brown Flounder Roe (
80g).
| Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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| Before Quest | After Quest | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 Driftwood, 1 Frozen Geode, or 1-2 Seaweed | 35 |
| 5 | 7 | 2 Clams or 2 Coral | 35 |
| 7 | 10 | 2 Aquamarine, 1 Mussel, or 2 Sea Urchins | 35 |
| Item(s) Produced | Fishing XP Granted | Population | % of Items | Overall Daily Chance |
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| 13 | 1-4 | 70% | 16-33% | |
| 5-10 | 100% | 55-95% | ||
| Nothing | 1-4 | 30% | 84-67% | |
| 5-10 | 0% | 45-5% |
Quests
- Item Delivery: One Flounder may be randomly requested in Spring or Summer at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of
300g and 150 Friendship points. - Aquatic Overpopulation: Ten Flounder may be requested by Demetrius at the special orders board outside Lewis's house.




