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[[File:Fish Creature.png|right|thumb|Fish]]
'''Fish''' are one of two kinds of marine life in [[The Blockheads]]. Along with [[shark]]s, they were added in [[Game updates/20130311|version 1.2]].

==Appearance==
There is so far only one type of non-predator fish in The Blockheads. It has a square body with curved, vertical stripes and a generally diamond-shaped, broad tail fin. Fins stick out from either side which are most visible when viewing the creature head-on or if it is flopping around.

It generally resembles a common clownfish (''{{wp|Ocellaris clownfish|amphiprioninae ocellaris}}'').

==Where Found==
Fish can spawn in all bodies of [[water]] with [[kelp]], and have been found in water as shallow as one block. They do not spawn in underground water unless kelp is deliberately planted.

==Behavior==
Fish seem to swim idly in the water, appearing to undulate while doing so. They also emit bubbles, small, lightly-colored squares that quickly diminish and vanish as they ascend. Their bubbles can rise above the surface.

They will avoid a standing [[blockhead]] and move away from a swimming one, so in shallow water can be herded. A blockhead walking in very shallow water will typically be ignored. They will swim quickly away from a blockhead that has struck them, moving faster than a swimming blockhead. Sharks provoke no reaction.

When encountering the bait on the end of a cast [[Fishing Rod|fishing rod]] line, an interested fish will quickly move back and forth until it gets hooked and reeled in.

Fish will turn around if they encounter a vertical wall at least two blocks high. However, they will swim up and down diagonal walls.

In cold regions where freezing occurs, fish will tend to swim deeper as [[ice]] forms. Yet it's possible for a fish to become trapped in ice, in which case it will eventually despawn if not freed. They can also despawn in unfrozen water.

A fish dug free of ice (or, presumably, removed from water alive) will flop around on a block until it dies and despawns.

Despawning fish make a watery "blurp" sound. They have not been reported as dropping anything when they despawn for reasons other than a blockhead's attack.

==Health==
{{See also|Creature Hit Chart}}
Fish can be killed by the usual means ([[hand]] or [[tool]]), but it's more efficient to use a fishing rod. At least eighteen (18) fish can be caught with one fishing rod.

It is also possible to catch fish alive using a [[Tin Bucket|bucket]] (returning it to [[inventory]] as a [[Fish Bucket]]) which can then be emptied elsewhere.

==Uses==
A caught fish goes into a blockhead's [[inventory]] as one to four pieces of raw [[Fish (food)|fish meat]].

Fish captured in a bucket can be placed where desired as a form of decoration or sold still in the bucket at a [[Trade Portal|trade portal]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Frozen Fish.png|A fish caught in forming ice
File:Caught Fish.png|Successful fishing
</gallery>

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