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Black Eel

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Black eel

This freshwater fish lives in
the rivers of Gustaberg.

Stackable: 12

Habitat: Freshwater

Food Effects: (5 minutes, Mithra*)

See Yilanbaligi for the eastern analog of this fish.

Guild Points Value: 576 / 11,760 (20.42 items)

Used in Quest: Fisherman's Heart

Resale Price: 186 - 196~ gil

Guild Resale Price: 186~288 gil (Fishermans' Guild) (not Aht Urhgan Whitegate)

Auction House Category: Food > Fish
Can be obtained as a random reward from the Gobbie Mystery Box Special Dial and similar sources.

Name	Location	Type
Price: 864 - 5,068 gil
Babubu	Port Windurst (C-8)	Fishermans' Guild Open 3:00 - 18:00 Not automatically restocked.
Graegham Mendoline	Selbina (H-9)	Fishermans' Guild Open 3:00 - 18:00 Not automatically restocked.

Erabu-Fumulubu: "...Oh yeah! Black Eels!; Those slippery-slimy nasties live in the freshwater rivers and lakes in Gustaberg, but you'll need some Peeled Crayfish to get them."

Location	Bait	Rods
Skill Cap: 47 Size: Small (Something caught the hook!)
Abyssea - Grauberg (River) Bastok Markets Bastok Markets (S) Grauberg (S) (River) Gusgen Mines Korroloka Tunnel (Pond) North Gustaberg (Cascade) North Gustaberg (River) Oldton Movalpolos Palborough Mines Zeruhn Mines (Pool) * Zeruhn Mines (River) *	Little Worm Peeled Crayfish * Rogue Rig Shell Bug Trout Ball Worm Lure Robber Rig	Carbon Fishing Rod ^!! Ebisu Fishing Rod Ebisu Fishing Rod +1 Halcyon Rod Hume Fishing Rod Lu Shang's Fishing Rod Lu Shang's Fishing Rod +1
* Recommended fishing setup. ^● Fish may be too big. ^● Fish may be too small. ^!! Line may snap. ^!!! Rod may break.

Strategy: Using Peeled Crayfish bait at the pool in Zeruhn Mines (H-11) or river (H-7) will hook only Black Eels.

Source entry: Black Eel. Cached on this server on 4 November 2026.