Gaming Guide

Petit Planet Nighttime Catches: Every Night-Only Fish and Sell Price

Night-locked fish by habitat and region, plus the Glenn's Goods values for the bugs and shellfish you sweep on the same run.

Night-locked fish by habitat and region, plus the Glenn’s Goods values for the bugs and shellfish you sweep on the same run.

Waiting for the lights to go down on your planet changes what is swimming under the water. A handful of species in Petit Planet only surface after dark, and a few of them are among the most valuable catches on the board. Everything else on a night run — insects in the grass, crabs and lobsters wedged into the beach rocks — keeps paying out at Glenn’s Goods while you wait for the rarer shadows to appear.

Quick answer: Sixteen fish are night-only. Moonfish, Blue Blanquillo and Spiny Hatchetfish in coastal waters, Shadow Bass and Spined Loach in rivers, Fire Eel, Red-Spotted Loach and Redmoon Snakehead inland, plus six region exclusives.


Night-only fish available in every region

These eight appear regardless of which planet or galaxy you are tending, so they are the backbone of any evening route. The sell values below are the base figures at Glenn’s Goods.

FishHabitatSell price
Redmoon SnakeheadWaterfall200
MoonfishCoastal Waters180
Blue BlanquilloCoastal Waters40
Spiny HatchetfishCoastal Waters40
Shadow BassRiver38
Spined LoachRiver38
Fire EelLowland Lake35
Red-Spotted LoachMountain Lake35

The Red-Spotted Loach needs rain on top of the night window, so a clear evening at the mountain lake will not produce one.

The Moonfish is the one worth planning around. It shows up as a large shadow in coastal water and puts up a long reeling fight before it lands, and a high-grade specimen posts well above its 180 base value in the shop menu. The Redmoon Snakehead is the other headline catch, tucked into waterfall water rather than the open coast.


Night fish locked to Hexia, Taffeh and the Islets

Six more species combine a night window with a region requirement. The Islets carry most of them, and several still have unconfirmed shop values.

FishRegionHabitatSell price
RopefishIsletsLowland Lake150
Red HindTaffehCoastal Waters35
Pink Square AnthiasHexiaCoastal Waters30
Bluefin TunaIsletsCoastal WatersNot confirmed
Gray AngelfishIsletsCoastal WatersNot confirmed
TurbotIsletsCoastal WatersNot confirmed
Unicorn SoleIsletsCoastal WatersNot confirmed
River TonguesoleIsletsCoastal WatersNot confirmed

Tools and casting mechanics for a night run

Three tools cover everything on the list, and you will swap between them constantly on a beach circuit.

  • Fishing Rod — every river, lake, waterfall and coastal fish.
  • Insect Net — beetles, ants, butterflies and fireflies in the grass.
  • Shellfish Tongs — crabs, lobsters, urchins, scallops, oysters and shrimp.
Equip the rod and watch the water for a moving shadow. Size matters here, since the big shadows are the ones that turn into 100-plus catches.
With the left mouse button held, move the bobber over the shadow; the bite begins only when it lands on the fish.
Listen rather than watch. The line straining is the audio cue that the fish is hooked.
Reel the moment you hear it. Larger species drag the mini-game out longer, so expect to hold through several pulls before a Moonfish lands.

Coastal fish that stay available after dark

Most of the coast runs on an all-day schedule, so the night rotation adds species rather than replacing them. These keep filling the index between Moonfish attempts.

FishBase sell price
Clownfish32
Yellowback Demoiselle17
Bluelined Angelfish13
Golden Threadfin Bream12
Milkfish12
Silver Pomfret12
Bay Salmon10
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A Clownfish landing in the beach shallows with the fishing rod equipped. Shown at 04:41 in ChromaGlitch – Game Reviews & How-To's’s video. Image: HoYoverse

The same beach shallows also turn up Yellowfin Seabream and Bay Salmon, which logged shop values of 19 and 28 in play. That gap between a listed base price and what the shop menu actually offers comes down to the catch’s grade — Black Tilapia, for example, carries separate 12, 13 and 16 price points depending on quality.

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A large Yellowfin Seabream pulled from the beach water. Shown at 03:38 in ChromaGlitch – Game Reviews & How-To's’s video. Image: HoYoverse

Fireflies and the rest of the insect sweep

Fireflies are the one insect tied directly to darkness. Running them down in the grass at night registers a higher Star Rating on the catch, which is the difference between a filler entry and one worth keeping. The rest of the net work happens across the Grassland Region, with the Honeypot Ant sitting near flower patches rather than open grass.

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The Milkfish entry in the shop menu, valued at 21 for that catch. Shown at 03:59 in ChromaGlitch – Game Reviews & How-To's’s video. Image: HoYoverse
InsectSell price
Candy Red Pill Millipede157
Common Tiger64
Bombardier Beetle41
Odorous House Ant37
Kabuto Beetle36
Honeypot Ant16
Ground BeetleNot confirmed
FireflyNot confirmed
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The Odorous House Ant's shop entry, priced at 37. Shown at 01:29 in ChromaGlitch – Game Reviews & How-To's’s video. Image: HoYoverse

Shellfish and shore-dwellers along the beach rocks

Shore-dwellers are the steadiest income on the list because they do not need a bite window. You walk the waterline with the Shellfish Tongs and pick them up. Lobsters sit on the large rock formations, urchins and prawns stay in the shallow water bed, and the Pearl Oyster requires a dive down to the sea floor.

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A Bombardier Beetle caught with the Insect Net. Shown at 03:04 in ChromaGlitch – Game Reviews & How-To's’s video. Image: HoYoverse
CreatureWhere to find itSell price
Spear LobsterLarge rock120
Pink Spiny LobsterBeach rock formation102
Hermit CrabShallow beach water100
Moon CrabNear sea plants66
Royal Cloak ScallopNear rocks65
Common Brown CrabShallows60
Banded Coral ShrimpUnderwater foliage60
Clawed Lobster (Langoustine)Ocean rocks60
Strawberry CrabShallow sea water59
Scalloped Spiny LobsterRock58
Tuxedo Sea UrchinShallows58
Pearl OysterSea floor50
Sea UrchinShallows24
Tiger PrawnShallow water bed24
Blue CrabReef watersNot confirmed

Check the shop value before you sell

Every creature has more than one price attached to it. Opening the entry at Glenn’s Goods shows the value for the exact specimen you are holding, and a higher-grade catch of a common species can out-earn a low-grade rarity. Freshwater rivers illustrate it well, where a Piranha listed at a 14 base can read considerably higher in the menu after a good catch.

Values shift between builds, so treat any figure as a reference point and confirm it in the shop before clearing out your inventory.

A full night circuit ends up looking the same most evenings. Sweep the grass for fireflies and beetles, work the rocks with the tongs on the way to the water, then park at the coast for the Moonfish and the two blue-water rarities while the river and waterfall spots handle the Shadow Bass, Spined Loach and Redmoon Snakehead.