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Turnabaligi

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Turnabaligi

This enormous freshwater fish
sometimes preys on waterbirds and
unsuspecting beasts that venture
too close to the water's edge.

Stackable: Not Stackable

Habitat: Freshwater

Size: Large (Something caught the hook!!!)

75 - 174 (Im), 348 - 893 (Pz) (See Fish Ranking)

Other Uses

Used in Quests:

Resale Price: ~693 gil

Guild Resale Price: 765~1,020 gil (Fishermans' Guild)*

How to Obtain

Auction House Category: Food > Fish
Cannot be obtained as a random reward from the Gobbie Mystery Box Special Dial and similar sources.

Guild Merchants

Name	Location	Type
Price: 9,180 - 60,710 gil
Wahnid	Aht Urhgan Whitegate (H-11)	Fishermans' Guild Open 1:00-18:00 Not automatically restocked.

Fishing

Degong: "If you've a mind to catch a turnabaligi, you'll have to cross the sea to Aht Urhgan.; You'll be wantin' to bring some minnows with you as well, 'cause they'll turn up their noses at anythin' else.; ...Or they would, if fish had noses. Har har!"

Location	Bait	Rods
Skill Cap: 104+ Size: Large (Something caught the hook!!!)
Bhaflau Thickets Wajaom Woodlands *	Lizard Lure Minnow Shrimp Lure * Sinking Minnow Worm Lure	Composite Fishing Rod Ebisu Fishing Rod Ebisu Fishing Rod +1 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.

Background

The name of this item from the Near East is derived from the Turkish turnabalığı, referring to a species of pike. Its name translates literally as "crane fish" (turna, crane; balık, fish).

Source entry: Turnabaligi. Cached on this server on 5 November 2026.