Five weights · one Kraken
Fish rarity, Minnow to Kraken
Rarer answers are heavier. Across the first 80 published categories, the heavy Anglerfish band is most of the list, and the obvious Minnow band is small.
The rules describe five bands and give each a center weight. Minnow is the answer almost everyone gives, about 1 lb. Trout is well known but not the first thing people say, about 2.5 lb. Marlin means you have to know the subject, about 5 lb. Anglerfish is the deep cut, about 7.5 lb. Kraken is the single rarest accepted answer in that category, about 10 lb.
I added up the tier counts printed on each archive day from 27 Oct 2026 through 11 Nov 2026. That is 80 categories and 61,373 accepted answers, all from the public archive. Anglerfish averages 81.3% of a list (median 89.8%). Marlin averages 10.0%, Trout 5.5%, Minnow 2.9%. Kraken is one row every time, which is why its share looks tiny even though it is the prize.
In 73 of those 80 categories Anglerfish is the largest band. Marlin is the largest in 6, Trout in 1. The smallest lists that window are US presidents (45), US states (50), Best Picture Oscar winners (98), countries in Europe or Asia (99), and NFL teams (114). The largest are cartoon characters (5,557), Halloween costumes (2,706), animals (2,532), and famous basketball players (1,703).
That split is the opposite of a loot table where legendaries are scarce. Here the scarce fish are the ones everybody already knows. Chasing only famous names fills the bucket with Minnows. The heavy fish are the specific, slightly odd answers that still belong.
Round five doubles every band, so the same Anglerfish is about 15 lb there and the Kraken about 20 lb. The table below keeps the published center weights. I do not turn the archive percentages into a promise for today's haul.
| Fish | Weight | How many | Share of lists | Official line | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnow | about 1 lb | Many | 2.9% mean / 1.7% median | The answers almost everyone gives. | Official rules + archive tally · 1 source family |
| Trout | about 2.5 lb | Many | 5.5% mean / 2.7% median | Well known, but not the first thing people say. | Official rules + archive tally · 1 source family |
| Marlin | about 5 lb | Many | 10% mean / 5.2% median | You have to know the subject. | Official rules + archive tally · 1 source family |
| Anglerfish | about 7.5 lb | Many | 81.3% mean / 89.8% median | Deep cuts. | Official rules + archive tally · 1 source family |
| Kraken | about 10 lb | Exactly one | 0.3% mean / 0.2% median | One per category, the rarest answer of all. | Official rules + archive tally · 1 source family |
Questions people ask
How much does a Kraken weigh?
About 10 lb, or about 20 lb when it is caught in the fifth category, which scores double.
Is Anglerfish rare?
It is the heavy band, and on the published lists it is usually the majority of accepted answers. The rare rows are Minnow and the single Kraken.
Do two Marlins weigh the same?
The FAQ says fish in a band vary a little, while the same answer weighs the same for every player.
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Sources
- Official how to play — checked 2026-11-12
- Official FAQ — checked 2026-11-12
- Official answer archive — checked 2026-11-12