Interpretations of fictional species in stardew

Albino Chipmunk

Albino Chipmunk

Planter
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

LRangerR

Local Legend
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?
 
Albino Chipmunk

Albino Chipmunk

Planter
LRangerR said:
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?
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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

LRangerR

Local Legend
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.
 
Albino Chipmunk

Albino Chipmunk

Planter
LRangerR said:
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.
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Yeah I forgot about mahogany seeds dropping from stumps. Could possibly be mahogany then.

For the ones in the wrong locations. I think tilapia and lingcod are ones most people would say are in the wrong locations in game. For lingcod it probably is the burbot (Lota lota) from the cod family than lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) from the greenling family. Both species are called lingcod. Tilapia idk about it but I assume the tilapia in this game are euryhaline. The closest one I found would be cichlids in the genus Coptodon. Coptodon is referred to as tilapia as well and this genus can be found in different range of water salinities
 
MogBeoulve

MogBeoulve

Local Legend
I think the powdermelon may be based on Benincasa hispida, which is more green than blue but has a strong physical resemblance and does grow in the winter (it's known as winter melon or wax gourd). It is more of a vegetable than a fruit, though. I brought home a slice once and my parents cooked it in a pork bone broth.
 
Albino Chipmunk

Albino Chipmunk

Planter
MogBeoulve said:
I think the powdermelon may be based on Benincasa hispida, which is more green than blue but has a strong physical resemblance and does grow in the winter (it's known as winter melon or wax gourd). It is more of a vegetable than a fruit, though. I brought home a slice once and my parents cooked it in a pork bone broth.
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Definitely. Could also say that powdermelon can be the sweet cousin of the wax gourd. Especially with the hairs which I can interpret as something that would've been used for a soda. Im putting soda here as there was scrapped item called powdermelon soda (just mentions of it) which seem to have use powdermelon as an ingredient. This would have been the same for the three other 1.6 crops as well. Carrot for carrot cakes. Broccoli and summer squash I forgot but if I remember their cooked dishes were related to pasta

Oh uh also the gourd would've been classified as a fruit botanically more so a pepo (a type of berry). Vegetable as a culinary term
 

Maher

Farmer
Albino Chipmunk said:
Oh uh also the gourd would've been classified as a fruit botanically more so a pepo (a type of berry). Vegetable as a culinary term
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I double-dog-dare you to use language like that in the house in the mountains.

[Farmer] wake up! I had to extract a stereomicroscope objective from your ear and a Forstner bit from your nostril. I've billed you 2000 dollars for two separate procedures.
 
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