This is a list of all endemic life that can be captured using the Capture Net and Fishing Rod.
Terrestrial Life
| Species | Value | Description | Researcher's Notes | Known Habitats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Hare | 7pt | An animal often seen scurrying down narrow side paths. Follow one and you might discover a new shortcut. | Just look at those ginormous ears! Fluffy, AND they can discern precise sounds to avoid danger! They're so clever it hurts! | Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste | |
| Pilot Hare | 77pt | A rare animal that appears on sunny days. They've been said to guide travlers who have lost their way. | Ooh, this is a rare one! It's warm to the touch, like a little ball of sunshine! I bet this little guy just loves picnics! | Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste | |
| Forest Gekko | 7pt | An arboreal lizard often found near brightmoss, predating on the insects that are drawn to the light. | These puppies have cute, beady little eyes that can pick out even the smallest of prey against a patch of brightmoss! | Ancient Forest | |
| Wildspire Gekko | 6pt | A lizard found near ant hills. Exceptionally large ant hills can draw a surprisingly large numbers. | Barroth aren't the only ant-eaters in this desert! These guys love ants so much they'd give even a Barroth a run for their money! | Wildspire Waste | |
| Gloom Gekko | 8pt | A lizard found in caves and other dark places. Their coloration serves as a warning to ward off predators. | What a garish color for such a dark place! It just screams, "Danger! Do not touch! And don't put me ANYWHERE near your mouth!" | Rotten Vale, Elder's Recess | |
| Moonlight Gekko | 220pt | A rare lizard whose brightmoss diet causes its tail to glow, a trait it uses to lure in prey. | That shining tail! It's so pretty... I want to touch it... I want to be its best friend... *gasp* I almost fell for it! | Rotten Vale, Elder's Recess | |
| Vaporonid | 5pt | An Ancient Forest spider that spins webs larger in size than humans. | Years of animal researching and I've never seen a web being made! Even if you destroy a web, it just magically appears again the next day! | Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste | |
| Scavantula | 8pt | A ground-dwelling spider whose chief diet is rotting flesh. Often found living in groups near bonepiles. | These buddies just love rotten meat! If you were to drop dead in the Rotten Vale, you might even be their next meal! | Rotten Vale | |
| Revolture | 12pt | A carrion-eating bird that scavenges meat from carcasses. It is often spotted flying above large monsters. | These birds are always after large monsters' leftovers. If you spot one, a monster's probably lurking nearby! | Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale, Elder's Recess | |
| Blissbill | 15pt | An herbivorous bird that feeds on fruits and seeds. Comfortable around humans and common near Astera. | Their perfectly round eyes and heart-shaped faces make them popular pets. You may have seen some in Astera, too! | Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste | |
| Dung Beetle | 6pt | A beetle known to roll balls of monster dung. This process hardens the dung into fine Slinger ammo. | These fellas roll dung around all day long. Need some dung? Then look no further! What you do with it is none of my buisness! | Wildspire Waste | |
| Bomb Beetle | 10pt | A beetle known to roll large stones. Gathering from those stones often yields Slinger bomb pods. | Is that an explosive rock it's rolling around!? It must have astounding thermal resistance! Let me just touch its legs to—OUCH! | Elder's Recess | |
| Paratoad | 20pt | A toad that releases paralyzing gas on impact. Its effect is potent enough to paralyze even large monsters. | It stores paralysing gas in its body and releases it when threatened! See? Here, in its stoma—AGH! I... I can't.... mooove.... | All locations | |
| Sleeptoad | 24pt | A toad that releases sleeping gas on contact. Its effect is potent enough to put down even large monsters. | It's developed organs that produce a sleep gas in order to survive in the Coral Highlands! When provoked it releases—ZZZZZZzzzzz... | Coral Highlands | |
| Nitrotoad | 30pt | A toad that secretes an explosive gel on impact. The blast is strong enough to stagger even large monsters. | This one stores explosive fluids! But don't worry, I've learned my lesson with toads. I won't touch this one... Uh... is it leaking...? | Elder's Recess | |
| Wiggler | 12pt | A creature from the Coral Highlands. Match its eye level to put it at ease, allowing you to approach it. | It wiggles in the wind and isn't blown away because it's anchored into the ground! Let's have a look at its feet... URRGH! It's stuck... | Coral Highlands, Elder's Recess | |
| Wiggler Queen | 180pt | A rare creature that appears only on moonlit nights. Watching it dance on the breeze is a truly magical sight. | This empress of the night only appears when there's a full moon! Let's see if she'll deign to show us her royal feet... URRGH! Nope... | Coral Highlands | |
| Carrier Ant | 6pt | Ants that are known to carry about all sorts of items, including, rarely, large monster materials. | They can life incredible weights, and even made the Wildspires. They could probably even carry you! If you put down your huge weapon... | Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale | |
| Emperor Hopper | 8pt | A grasshopper as big as its moniker would suggest. Its swift, frenetic jumps make it hard to capture. | Authoritative expression... crown-like head and mantle-like wings... *gasp* A real emperor! F-Forgive us our impertinence! | Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste | |
| Tyrant Hopper | 10pt | This previously docile, herbivorous insect underwent phase variation to become a vicious carrion-eater. | Sometimes nature makes violent evolutions. BUT! To fully understand it, we must yet reach out a hand and... OUCH! I-It bit me! | Rotten Vale | |
| Iron Helmcrab | 8pt | A crustacean found in muddy terrain. It frequently carries hard objects and occasionally drops piercing pods. | Wow! It really DOES look like a helmet! And it's carrying... a Piercing Pod? Well, I'm sure it won't mind if I take—Ow! | Wildspire Waste | |
| Soldier Helmcrab | 11pt | A crustacean native to the Rotten Vale. They travel in large packs, stripping meat from carcasses. | They carry Slinger Thorns and march around on groups just like soldiers! Does that make thorns their rations? Do they... eat it? Ew... | Rotten Vale | |
| Emerald Helmcrab | 240pt | A beautiful crustacean usually seen during inclement weather. It's said to be rarer than its gem namesake. | That avant-garde shell design, that superb silhouette and color scheme... Forget research, I'm getting out my sketch book! | Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale | |
| Gold Helmcrab | 14pt | A creature that hordes Dragon Pods. It has gained the attention of those studying the flow of the everstream. | Wowzers, even Helmcrabs have gone gold! Is it holding...a Dragon Pod!? Guess when you gotta eat, you gotta eat! | The Caverns of El Dorado | |
| Shiny Gold Helmcrab | 120pt | a creature that has hoarded a vast amount of Dragon Pods. The key to the Kulve Taroth mystery? | This little one isn't too different from your regular Gold Helmcrab, but it's a lot shinier. Guess it hoarded more grub for itself? | The Caverns of El Dorado | |
| Copper Calappa | 8pt | A creature that feeds on gold fragments dropped by Taroth. Its shell becomes more golden by the year. | Holy Hermitaurs! A shiny crab!? Looks like it'll drop something if you follow it. Wait, is that a piece of gold!? NICE! | The Caverns of El Dorado | |
| Gold Calappa | 100pt | A Calappa whose shine matches its old age. These creatures are often called living gold nuggets. | Look at the shell on this thing! It makes me just wanna pick it up and scream "big gold haul coming through!" | The Caverns of El Dorado | |
| Tsuchinoko | 500pt | A creature that exists only in eye witness reports. To catch one is to become rich beyond imaginaion. | Jeepers, talk about strange with a capital S. Its elastic body, and odd skin...I think I've heard fairy tales about this thing before... | The Caverns of El Dorado | |
Aquatic Life
| Species | Value | Description | Researcher's Notes | Known Habitats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climbing Joyperch | 5pt | An amphibian that has retained many of its ancient characteristics. Their songs can be heard during rainfall. | Oh my Wrog! This is THE quintessential ancestor of amphibians! Just as masterful in the water as on land... Magnificent! | Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste | |
| Pink Parexus | 15pt | A fish whose physiology remains almost unchanged from its ancient ancestors. Its spiny fins help ward off predators. | These fish are found all over the New World, show off some amazing primilive biology, AND they're easy fishing even for beginers! | All Locations | |
| Great Pink Parexus | 200pt | A jumbo-sized Pink Parexus. It must have lived for countless years to reach this size. | N/A | All Locations | |
| Burst Arowana | 18pt | Fish that smell of gunpowder. Use their scales and fire herbs to craft large amounts of gunpowder. | This fish is literally bursting with explosive chemicals! It hides in weedy shadows, but it'll run away if you wiggle your bait! | All locations | |
| Great Burst Arowana | 180pt | A jumbo-sized Burst Arowana. Greater in size and volatility. Handle with extreme care. | N/A | Elder's Recess | |
| Bomb Arowana | 20pt | Fish that smell of gunpowder. Use their scales and fire herbs to craft large amounts of quality gunpowder. | They're even burstier than regular Arowana, if you can believe it! They're sensitive to movement, so don't wiggle that bait! | All locations | |
| Great Bomb Arowana | 200pt | A jumbo-sized Bomb Arrowana. Greater in size and volatility. Handle with extreme care. | N/A | All Locations | |
| Andangler | 20pt | A fish bearing a luminous protrusion on its head, which it uses to lure Flying Meduso, its primary prey. | They like to draw Flying Meduso to their light and... CHOMP! It'd definitely be worth staying up all night to watch them in action! | Coral Highlands | |
| Hopguppy | 3pt | A fish that bounces across the surface of the water, spreading its pectoral fins to glide farther. | Its specialized pectoral fins allow it to skip on water! It can even GLIDE! You won't be catching this one with a fishing pole! | Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands | |
| Petricanths | 500pt | Previously known via fossils, this species was thought extinct. Finding otherwise was a real surprise. | Unbelievable... You've managed to fish up the legendary, thought-to-have-gone-extinct Petricanths! I take my hat off to you! | Rotten Vale, Elder's Recess | |
| Whetfish | 12pt 120z |
A fish with a dorsal fin hard enough to be used to sharpen weapons. | They liike to swim around in relatively deep water. Try wiggling the lure if it doesn't bite right away! | All locations | |
| Great Whetfish | 120pt | A jumbo-sized Whetfish. Its dorsal fin surpasses even whetstones in its sharpness. | N/A | Elder's Recess | |
| Gastronome Tuna | 150pt | A fish that eats anything-allowing you to sometimes get items from its stomach. | These big fish like to snatch away bait! Use the rod's flexibility to your benefit to bring it in, and be sure to check it for items! | Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale, Elder's Recess | |
| Great Gastronome Tuna | 400pt | A jumbo-sized Gastronome Tuna. Its ravenous diet has ballooned it into the king of gluttons. | N/A | Elder's Recess | |
| King Marlin | 180pt 560z |
A fish with a jaw shaped like a sword. Inhabits warm waters, and cannot be seen during cold nights. | I knew that these are known to approach the shore in search of prey, but great job catching it! And not losing your pole in the process! | Ancient Forest | |
| Great King Marlin | 560pt | A jumbo-sized King Marlin. Its overwhelming size makes it seem like a different species entirely. | N/A | Ancient Forest | |
| Goldenfish | 30pt 150z |
A rare fish that glitters as if it was actual gold. Its scales can fetch the same price as gold, too. | Gold-scaled cave-dwellers, they'll hightail it if you wiggle your bait! They also like to nibble before taking a real bite, so don't get duped! | Rotten Vale, Coral Highlands, Elder's Recess | |
| Great Goldenfish | 150pt | A jumbo-sized Goldenfish. Not only is it bigger, its color and luster rival the finest craftsman's art. | N/A | Rotten Vale, Coral Highlands | |
| Platinumfish | 60pt | A rare fish that shines like platinum, with glimmering scales just as valuable. | Platinum-scaled cave-dwellers, they'll hightail it if you wiggle your bait! Your going to need a lot of patience if you want to catch one. | Elder's Recess | |
| Great Platinumfish | 300pt | A jumbo-sized Platinumfish. Not only is it bigger, its color and luster rival the finest craftsman's art. | N/A | Elder's Recess | |
| Goldenfry | 20pt 200z |
A small, rare fish that glitters like gold, and whose beautiful scales sell for just as much. | Small cave-dwelling fish with precious scales, they'll try to psych you out with a nibble, so be patient—and don't wiggle your bait! | All Locations | |
| Great Goldenfry | 200pt | A jumbo-sized goldenfry. Not only is it bigger, its color and luster rival the finest craftsman's art. | N/A | All Locations | |
| Sushifish | 15pt 150z |
A fatty fish popular among hunters. Its scales are rich in nutrients and can restore health. | These fish are useful in restorative items for their high nutritional value! Just wiggle your bait in some deep water, or blast them out! | All Locations | |
| Great Sushifish | 150pt | A jumbo-sized Sushifish. Generously plump from its bountiful supply of food. | N/A | ? | |
| Gunpowderfish | 22pt 170z |
A fish that smells of gunpowder. Its unique scales can be used as explosive powder. | Watch out-their bodies contain the same substances as Devil's Blight! They're hard to spot, but they react noticably to moving bait. | Rotten Vale, Coral Highlands, Elder's Recess | |
| Great Gunpowderfish | 170pt | A jumbo-sized Gunpowderfish. Greater in size and volitality. Handle with extreme care. | N/A | Rotten Vale | |
Airborne Life
| Species | Value | Description | Researcher's Notes | Known Habitats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobalt Flutterfly | 6pt | A beautiful, vibrant butterfly with cobalt-blue wings. | It's so pretty I'd mistaken it for a flower! The scales reflect the light into such a deep blue that it can only be called a miracle! | Ancient Forest | |
| Phantom Flutterfly | 120pt | A brightly-colored, incredibly rare butterfly. The few sightings reported of it have all been on sunny days. | These magnificent wings! Their rainbow glow is so alluring... I... I can't tear my eyes away from it! What a masterpiece! | Ancient Forest | |
| Omenfly | 6pt | Insects that emit light from their tails. They usually glow white, but will glow red when in danger. | See those glowing bellies? Usually they're yellow, but they turn red near big monsters... W-Why are they glowing red near me!? | All locations | |
| Augurfly | 180pt | A strange, rare insect that appears during foul weather. They only enter their adult stage during rainfall. | They only emerge on rainy days, and it's said that the day after is guaranteed to be sunny! They're like good weather charms! | All locations | |
| Scalebat | 7pt | A flying wyvern that evolved to life in caves, taking on a much smaller, bat-like appearance. | Upon inspection, these seem to have scales. And claws... and fangs! Great Gravios! They're mini-wyverns! I've made a huge discovery! | Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Rotten Vale, Elder's Recess | |
| Gold Scalebat | 11pt | A relative of the scalebat, this nocturnal hunter developed a shiny coat as a result of inhabiting the golden underground. | These scales reflect the light so perfectly, they look like pure gold! I though scalebats only liked the dark, but these babies wanted to SHINE! | The Caverns of El Dorado | |
| Elegant Coralbird | 8pt | The common name for a female Coralbird. Their vibrant pink color is a result of their coral diet. | Look! A female Coralbird! They can hover silently in the air, and they can eat coral! What superbly adapted creatures! | Coral Highlands | |
| Dapper Coralbird | 180pt | The common name for a Coralbird male. Extremely rare, as they only appear for mating. | Coralbirds only allow one chosen male into their flock. In other words, this guy's the top dog-or bird... You know what I mean! | Coral Highlands | |
| Vigorwasp | 10pt | An insect that collects restorative nectar in its body, releasing it in a cloud when struck. | The fluid that it collects in this sac here is... that's right, Vitality nectar! Its healing properties should be useful in a pinch. | Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands | |
| Giant Vigorwasp | 40pt | An insect that stores a highly concentrated nectar which leaves a restorative cloud when released. | Its nectar has stronger healing properties than average, and it even releases a healing mist when its sac is ruptured! | Ancient Forest | |
| Flying Meduso | 7pt | A native to the Coral Highlands that moves by riding the wind. Found in areas with the strongest breezes. | Seeing Flying Meduso is a dead give-away that there's a wind currently nearby! Find it, and YOU too can fly like the wind! | Coral Highlands | |
| Flashfly | 12pt | An insect that emits a bright flash when struck, which is brighter when in a swarm. The flash blinds monsters. | Wow, this puppy's BRIGHT! Even a large monster would be stunned by it, I'm sure. It's like a living Flash Bomb... with wings! | All locations | |
| Grandfather Mantagrell | 25pt | A creature that rides air currents to float in midair. Weak to impacts, one good blow will bring it down. | Be gentle with this fella. GENTLE! If you hit it with even ONE shot from your slinger, it'll come careening down to the ground. | Coral Highlands | |
Treetop Life
| Species | Value | Description | Researcher's Notes | Known Habitats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Pteryx | 8pt | A bird common to forested areas. Its bones and feathers resemble those of a prehistoric creature. | Serrated teeth, and those remiges... So much in common with prehistoric birds that it's a veritable living fossil! | Ancient Forest | |
| Forest Pteryx | 200pt | A rare bird. Though it resembles fossilized species, it also has unprecedented physical features. | I'm so excited my hands are shaking. Its red crown...and that blue plumage! To this it was in the Ancient Forest all along. | Ancient Forest | |
| Hercudrome | 25pt | A large beetle with impressive horns. Hercudromes only inhabit seven specific spots in the Ancient Forest. | Only seven of these are said to exist in the entire forest! To think that I'd ever see one in my lifetime... I'm... *sob* I'M SO HAPPY! | Ancient Forest | |
| Gold Hercudrome | 200pt | A glistening golden beetle, thought to bring good fortune. It only appears at night. | The Bringer of Light? The Bug of Brilliant Gold? I... I'm speechless! My...my heart feels like it's been dipped in golden bliss! | Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste | |
| Prism Hercudrome | 500pt | A shiny, rainbow-colored beetle. Due to its crepuscular nature, it is only usually seen at dawn and dusk. | This is the... I... How in the WORLD did you manage to... Ooh, the colors... One, two... four... It's blinding me with rainbow colors! | Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder's Recess | |
Unclassified
| Species | Value | Description | Researcher's Notes | Known Habitats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downy Crake | 200pt | A legendary rare bird. Covered in decadently soft down. It travels atop the back of its symbiotic host. | You caught a Downy Crake!? They've been seen on the backs of monsters before, but you're the first person EVER to catch one! | Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands | |
| Bristly Crake | 800pt | A legendarily rare bird, covered in bizarrely stiff, bristly down. It travels atop the back of its symbiotic host. | Great jumping Jagras! A Bristly Crake!? The fleet-footed bird of legend...right before my very eyes! Someone pinch me... | Rotten Vale, Elder's Recess | |
| Cactuar | It's one of the cute creatures from Erozea! I tried to pet it, but this little guy's got thorns-- a thousand of them! I'll be tweezing for weeks... | Wildspire Waste | |||
| Cactuar Cutling | It's one of the cute critters from Erozea! It's kinda like a cactus, uh, if a cactus had legs and could run at mach speed... | Wildspire Waste | |||
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Notes
- Catching every species of endemic life, including great sized fish, unlocks the "Wild, Wild, Wildlife" Guild Card background.
- Petricanths is the only Aquatic Wildlife species caught with a pole that does not have a Great size.