Leedsichthys
The Leedsichthys is a type of rare fish that can be caught during rain.
Sell prices
| 2.7 m - 6.75 m | 6.75 m - 13.5 m | 13.5 m - 27 m | <2.7 m, 27 m - 40.5 m | 40.5 m - 54 m | 54 m - 81 m | >81 m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal |
$292 |
$100 |
$134 |
$167 |
$250 |
$416 |
$707 |
| Shining |
$524 |
$180 |
$240 |
$300 |
$450 |
$749 |
$1273 |
| Glistening |
$1165 |
$400 |
$533 |
$666 |
$998 |
$1664 |
$2828 |
| Opulent |
$1747 |
$599 |
$799 |
$998 |
$1497 |
$2495 |
$4242 |
| Radiant |
$2911 |
$998 |
$1331 |
$1664 |
$2495 |
$4159 |
$7069 |
| Alpha |
$4366 |
$1497 |
$1996 |
$2495 |
$3743 |
$6238 |
$10603 |
Related Quests
| Quantity | Monetary Reward | Cosmetic Reward |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Soup T-Shirt |
| 5 | 50 | Problematic Title |
Trivia
- The "Problematic!" title received from catching 5 Leedsichthys is a nod to its scientific name, Leedsichthys problematicus.
Further Information
Leedsichthys problematicus is a prehistoric fish that lived in the oceans of the Jurassic period.[1] To date, it is the largest ray-finned fish that has ever existed. Leedsichthys (meaning "Leeds' fish") was discovered in the mid-1880s by Alfred Nicholson Leeds, near Peterborough, England. The species was given the epithet problematicus due to the fragmentary state of many of the fossils recovered, as the skeletons of most fish in the family Pachycormidae are not entirely made of bone.
The holotype specimen is BMNH P.6921, which was found in the Oxford Clay Formation, dates back to about 165 million years old. Other specimens were not identified as belonging to Leedsichthys until much later, partially due to Leeds' rival, Henry Keeping, falsely informing digsite workers that Leeds no longer had interest in the remains, only to sell them himself. These remains were for many years misidentified as the tail spines of a stegosaurian, until Leeds re-identified them in 1901.
Leedsichthys was most likely a suspension feeder like modern day whale sharks and basking sharks, using the gill rakers lining the inside of its gills to separate small zooplankton, which it would eat, from the water passing through its gills. Simulated study taking data from multiple species of modern fishes suggests that Leedsichthys could swim up to 17.8kph/11 mph.[2][3]