Interpretations of fictional species in stardew

[Albino Chipmunk]

Alright I'm bored. I decided to make a list of what the fictional species of fish and crops in stardew valley are closely based on and these are by my own interpretations. I had these interpretations in my head for months, and I didn't thought of putting them out until now. Also putting this list as I might make 3D models of these fictional species at some point. Just note I may not include echinoderms (starfish, urchins and sea cucumbers), molluscs, crustaceans or fungi in this list even though they are considered fish or crops in the game collection (I'm not well versed with those groups of animals and organisms so). Also another thing I may leave out some fish and crops out as I haven't developed my interpretations for those yet (legendary fishes and a few fictional ones like ice pip)

Sorry if this is sloppily made. My brain is somewhat off for this one

Fish
Void Salmon - Possibly Oncorhynchus. I believe it may be closely either O. tshawytscha or O. masou. O. masou having landlocked subspecies.
Scorpion Carp - Carp in the Xenocyprididae family. I assume it to be some sort of predatory carp adapted to be an ambush predator.
Slimejack -Ponyfish Leiongnathidae. I don't think this is a well known family. I based slimejack to be some sort of ponyfish as ponyfish can produce alot of slime when threatened.
Stonefish - Stonefish but with the body structure similar to that of a boxfish. I was going to go for the ornate boxfish (Aracana ornata) but Ostracion sp. works. (I only wanted to use the ornate boxfish as I personally find it looks more interesting)
Sandfish - Flathead (Platycephalus sp.) but freshwater
Lava eel - Reedfish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus). Lava eel was a bit difficult but I went with reedfish as for one the sprites look a bit similar to this species and two I imagine it to be an air breathing species that is adapted to its environment.

Crops
Ancient fruit - Gnetum sp. Gnetum is edible and based on where it is found I assume it to be closely related to this group based on where it is found (cutting foliage in prehistoric floors where the pepper rexes are). Gnetums are also in the same group as pines and larches and are not flowering plants (examples: apples and bananas) despite gentums looking like a flowering plant.
Powdermelon - Cucumis sp. Based on sprite and description. Possibly either a species in genus Cucumis or a cultivar
Starfruit - Possibly in the same group as the real life starfruit but as a different species.
Blue jazz - Alliums based on the sprite
Fiber seeds - Miscanthus possibly

 

[LRangerR]

What about the Legend?

Also, aren't irl stonefish salt water fish?

Why does a lava eel change the color of it's environment?

The hell is a salmonberry?

Why can't our mahogany trees grow to the same size as the stumps and logs from which they're found?

 

[MogBeoulve]

The hell is a salmonberry?

Oh, oh! I know this one! It's a real native berry from the western coast of North America. I thought it had to be made up, but it turns out I just live on the wrong side of the continent.

 

[LRangerR]

Yeah they look and sound much like a raspberry. Raspberries are yummy

 

[Albino Chipmunk]

What about the Legend?

Also, aren't irl stonefish salt water fish?

Why does a lava eel change the color of it's environment?

The hell is a salmonberry?

Why can't our mahogany trees grow to the same size as the stumps and logs from which they're found?

Legend I have no clue, but some people assume it to be some sort of largemouth bass. For the time being I'm unsure of what it is, but for now I'm going with what people think of it for now

For stonefish yeah though it can also be bullrout (Notesthes robusta). I did not specify which family or species it would be but when I first thought of what species stonefish could be it would be the saltwater species (Synanceia). If venom isn't going to be a trait of this species (which I assume what most people think of the stonefish in stardew) then I was thinking of making stonefish be based on fish in the cottidae family and with the body structure similar to a boxfish.

For lava eels. I don't know but I want to guess their first quest (3 fire quartz) may have to do something with the color change

Salmonberry is pretty much answered by MogBeoulve, and I'm already in agreement with their statement

The hard wood stumps I assume were a different species of tree than the mahogany trees. I don't know what species but definitely different species (hard wood is a term for wood sourced from flowering plants but I assume in this case it means that this is some tough wood)

 

[LRangerR]

True, but you get Mahogany seeds from said stumps.

What about species of fish that are in the wrong location?

I know some fish like Salmon for example can go up and down estuaries as part of their biology, but then you get a few oddballs like Tilapia and...there's another one but I'm forgetting. Pike? But yeah there's a few of them that are in the wrong biome.