Revision 6

Blue Tang is a small reef fish caught with a fishing rod in shallow water around the Coastal Jungle and outer cays in Windrose. It is a low-tier cooking ingredient that processes into Fish Fillet at a Cooking Station.

In-Game Description

A bright blue fish with a yellow tail, gliding among the corals. Beware, its tail is razor-sharp, like a pirate's blade!

How to Catch

Cast a fishing rod from a beach or a ship's deck while in shallow coral water. Blue Tang prefers the warm, sunlit shallows of the starting biome, so it is one of the easier early-game fish to add to a cooking pantry. It shares those reef shallows with Sapphire Wrasse, Pink Wrasse, Moon Angelfish, Queen Angelfish, and Reef Snapper. Catch chance is moderate; expect to land a few in a single session.

Use

Like every fish in the current build, Blue Tang exists to be turned into Fish Fillet. You can convert a fish straight from the inventory with the Use Item action, or process a batch at a Cooking Station. Larger fish yield more fillets per catch, so Blue Tang is a steady early supply rather than a bulk source. Fillets then feed a wide range of cooked dishes that grant Food buffs for long voyages and boss runs.

Cooking Uses

Beyond plain fillets, Blue Tang is a named ingredient in at least one fish recipe. The table below lists its confirmed roles in the cooking chain.

Trivia

The flavour text "P. Sherman, 42 Piratebay Way, Tortuga" is a wink at a famous fish that lived at "P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney" in popular animated fiction.