Bluetail

Statistics

Bluetail

These saltwater fish are common
in the coastal waters near Mindartia.

Stackable: 12

Habitat: Saltwater

Size: Small (Something caught the hook!)

Food Effects: (5 minutes, Mithra*)

• Dexterity +3
• Mind -5

See Uskumru for the eastern analog of this fish.

Other Uses

Guild Points Value: 900 / 4,560 (5.07 items)

Used in Quest: Fisherman's Heart

Resale Price: 300~307 gil

Guild Resale Price: 337~426 gil (Fishermans' Guild)

Guild Resale Price: 435~450 gil (Culinarians' Guild)

Used in Recipes

• ¹⁵ Slice of Bluetail

• ⁴⁵ Fish Broth

• ⁴⁹ Fish Mithkabob

• ⁷⁹ Senroh Skewer

• ⁷⁹ Piscator's Skewer

• ¹⁰⁴ Salt Ramen Soup

How to Obtain

Auction House Category: Food > Fish

Guild Merchants

Price: 1,350 - 1,800 gil (Automatically restocked.)
Name	Location	Type
Mep Nhapopoluko	Bibiki Bay (H-7)	Fishermans' Guild Open 1:00 - 18:00

Price: 1,350 - 9,000 gil (Not automatically restocked.)
Name	Location	Type
Cehn Teyohngo	Open sea route to Al Zahbi	Guild Merchant Open 1:00 - 23:00
Pashi Maccaleh	Open sea route to Mhaura	Guild Merchant Open 1:00 - 23:00
Babubu	Port Windurst (C-8)	Fishermans' Guild Open 3:00 - 18:00
Graegham Mendoline	Selbina (H-9)	Fishermans' Guild Open 3:00 - 18:00
Lokhong	Ship bound for Mhaura (Lower Deck)	Guild Merchant Open 1:00 - 23:00
Rajmonda	Ship bound for Selbina (Lower Deck)	Guild Merchant Open 1:00 - 23:00
Jidwahn	Silver Sea route to Al Zahbi	Guild Merchant Open 1:00 - 23:00
Yahliq	Silver Sea route to Nashmau	Guild Merchant Open 1:00 - 23:00
Kopopo	Windurst Waters, North (E-8)	Culinarians' Guild Open 5:00 - 20:00

Fishing

Degong

"The seas right off the coast of Mindartia is where you'll find whole schools of bluetail.

Slices of Sardine should be good enough to get 'em to bite, but I'm not guaranteein' anything."

Skill Cap: 55 Size: Small (Something caught the hook!)
Location	Bait	Rods
Batallia Downs Beaucedine Glacier (Seaside) Bibiki Bay - Purgonorgo Isle Buburimu Peninsula * Den of Rancor East Sarutabaruta (Sea) Manaclipper (Dhalmel Rock) Manaclipper (Maliyakaleya Reef) Qufim Island (Ice Pond, North, South) Sauromugue Champaign Sea Serpent Grotto (Lake) Ship bound for Mhaura Ship bound for Selbina West Sarutabaruta (Sea)	Minnow * Peeled Lobster Sliced Sardine	Ebisu Fishing Rod Halcyon Fishing Rod Hume Fishing Rod Lu Shang's Fishing Rod Carbon Fishing Rod !!! Fastwater Fishing Rod !!! Glass Fiber Fishing Rod !!! Tarutaru Fishing Rod !!!
* Recommended fishing setup. ● Fish may be too big. ● Fish may be too small. !! Line may snap. !!! Rod may break.

Historical Background

It is unknown which fish the Bluetail could be based on. A heavy clue comes from the name of its Eastern analog, the Uskumru. This is derived from the Turkish uskumru, referring to a type of mackerel. Both mackerels and bluetails like tropical and temperate seas, both live offshore but can also be found in deep water near coast lines, both are known for their fighting ability, and (although the FFXI picture of a Bluetail lacks detail) they both appear to have a slim, cylindrical shape.