Pufferfish
Reported bait: Carrot
Archived 1.0.12 target reference. For recorded fish, the current Fishipedia can show a bait-name clue after a first kill. Patch 1.1.3 evidence & limits
SUPPLIED VISUAL REFERENCE · NOT SPECIES IDENTIFICATIONBefore your next cast.
Unlock Desert, speak to the swimmer in yellow floaties and bring an endangered creature to obtain the Carrot.
An endangered catch and a Drip variant are different labels. Check the caught creature before selling it.
Desert: speak to the swimmer wearing yellow floaties. Bring an endangered creature to obtain the Pufferfish bait; the Carrot starts the fight. Evidence ↗
Confirm the journal entry
Corpus reports that killing a journal boss or miniboss fills both its ordinary and Drip records. The quest trophy is a separate item: keep it for the required hand-in, even after the journal entry appears. Read the guidance ↗
Reopen Tab after the encounter and compare the same name and variant. Only then copy the result into this site’s checklist. Its boxes are manual browser notes; they cannot detect a kill, alter the game journal, or confirm who received multiplayer credit. Read the guidance ↗
Still missing? Follow the entry check →
Follow the published guidance
Source and limits
Andrea Shearon / PC Gamer ↗ · August 25: endangered-creature trade and solo/co-op strategy
These are published targeting associations, not exclusive spawn rules or guaranteed catches. Rarity odds and exact conditions are not invented.