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Comment by Kiingy

This fish is related to part 2 of the secret fish achievement series, Secret Fish and Where to Find Them.
To start this you'll need to complete part 1.

The goggles:
With the Secret Fish Goggles buff applied a small fish in a bubble will spawn somewhere within 40 yards of you. If you have sound on you'll hear bubbles when it spawns then 5-10 seconds later the fish will become visible at which point you'll be able to click it. The fish can be clicked while mounted, you do not need to be in water for it to spawn and it will spawn every 25-30 seconds.

Best way to do this is find a spot that is flat and with few surrounding objects (trees, rocks, etc) and just spin your camera around until you see the bubble.

The Fish!
Each time you click the puffer you'll be given a random fish, most of the time it will be the white "junk" fish for whichever area you're in as well as the occasional grey item, with the exception of Dalaran where you'll commonly get coins usually caught from the eventide fountains.

Catchrate is quite low for many of these so expect to spend a fair amount of time for this.

I've split the fish into different catergories.

The common:
These fish can be caught anywhere at any time of the day, save these lot for last as you'll probably get most if not all of them hunting the others.
1. Camouflaged Snark
2. Deceptive Maw
3. Inconspicuous Catfish
4. Unseen Mimmic
5. Very Tiny Whale
6. Collectable Saltfin
7. Travelling Goby
8. Invisible Smelt
If you're still missing these after you catch the others, the best places to catch these are on the floating islands, like the ones scattered around Outland Nagrand (45.9, 59.9). Stand on the edge of the island and the fish will spawn in an arc around your character, shown here in green (Dalaran island used for an example): https://i.imgur.com/vrIYGgB.jpg

The zone exclusive:
These fish can only be caught in specific zones and sometimes even in very specific areas within zones.
9. Rotted Blood Cod - Nazmir, Zul'Nazman.
10. Jade Story Fish - Jade Forest.
11. Thunderous Flounder - Isle of Thunder.
12. Kirin Tor Clown - Dalaran (Broken Isles/Northrend).
13. Mechanized Mackerel - Mechagon.
14. Queen's Delight - Nazjatar.
15. Ancient Mana Fin - Suramar. Anywhere in the Suramar city harbour. (Credit to Roguezs).
16. Prisoner Fish - Tol Barad (PvP area). Anywhere in the zone, the bridge that connects the two islands is a great place for this one, just make sure you're on the PvP area side of it (check minimap).
17. Barbed Fjord Fin - Howling Fjord.
18. Dead Fel Bone - Argus, Krokuun and Antoran Wastes. (Credit to Padwarle and Neryssa).
19. Tortollan Tank Dweller - Drustvar, under Anyport in the underwater Tortollan bar called 'The Drunk Tank'.
20. Thin Air Flounder - Neverest Pinnacle, Kun-Lai Summit. (Credit to Qaccy and Pungyo).
21. Well Lurker - Mount Hyjal, in the lake under Nordassil.
22. Drowned Goldfish - Drowned Lands (46, 50) in Stormsong Valley. (Credit to Bobins666).
Note: With the exception of the Tank Deweller (Fish 19), these are confirmed locations and may not be the only location within the zones where they can be caught. For the Tortollan Tank Deweller, I was only able to catch it once I was in the very specific sub-zone (where the name changes above the minimap).

For those suffering from woeful luck with the rarer fish, like the Thin Air Flounder, this was discovered by Asmundr.

To everyone who is having trouble looting some fish. You need to approach the places like Neverest and Nordrassil on foot without a flying mount (There is a small path just before the Neverest peak) Then the 100% dropchance Fishes don't bug out and are lootable once more (Thin Air Flounder and Well Lurker) Alternatively just use the goggles when standing at those places when they are off CD.

If you're still having issues, clearing your bags of all secret fish (vendor or delete them) may also fix it.

The time scheduled:
These fish can only be caught within certain times, while one is active, the other is not. Whichever fish is active at the time can be caught in any zone.
23. Elusive Moonfish - Night only. 9:30pm to 8am.
24. Golden Sunsoaker - Day only. 8am to 9:30pm.
Note: We're not sure on the specific day/night switch over time, the above is just based on the times we've been catching them. If you catch these outside of the posted times let me know. Make sure its server time, not your local time.

The dead:
These fish can only be caught while the player is dead. Once you're a ghost these fish can be caught in any zone. (Credit to FenixInfinito).
25. Veiled Ghost
26. Deadeye Wally
27. Quiet Floater
28. Spiritual Salmon
Best place to catch these on any floating island, like the one directly behind the southern bank of Broken Isles Dalaran. Suicide by flying up and dismounting. This zone has ghost flying and if you stand on the edge of the island the fish will spawn in an arc around your character, shown here in green: https://i.imgur.com/vrIYGgB.jpg

The buffed:
29. Green Roughy - Requires the Painted Green buff from the Mechagon mechanocat painting station (63, 42). This can be applied by walking over the green puddle on the station or having another player throw a Green Paint Filled Bladder at you. (Credit to Sishrot).

The sporadic:
30. Displaced Scrapfin - Can be caught in the "future" version of Mechagon that Chromie sends you to for the quest The Other Place. Unfortunately this daily is only available sporadically. (Credit to Lacrit).

That's all folks!
Thanks to everyone who helped with the hunt :)

Comment by YUreca

catched mine in borean tundra kaskala it seems best spot to get common fish rares 68 47

Comment by parapet

I caught the Deceptive Maw in Sholazar Basin, in the lake at 38/40.

Comment by Morwo

i got my in Hellfire Peninsula, plain red surface, no grass nor rocks or similar.

Comment by Misakobe

Just got mine in Nazmir while chasing the blood cod at exactly the same co-ordinates 58.63. Straight after each other. I been after the Deceptive Maw for two days and got it while looking for the blood cod. No mobs, no distractions and within about 4 minutes.

Comment by Omnus

Was fishing on another person's Hyper-Compressed Ocean and caught a Deceptive Maw. I guess you don't need to be in a specific place.

Comment by Yshta

I spent hours hunting for this blasted fish at various points listed above.
I eventually gave up and randomly kicked on the goggles when standing in Boralus, then flew out to the water.
The first fish I caught, was the Deceptive Maw, though it did spawn under water.
I used the Underlight Angler fishing pole from Legion, which let me swim quickly under water, but very fast, easy catch.

Comment by kam95

got this while i was waiting for the Sha in Kun Lai. as well as Travelling Goby and Camouflaged Shark (not in the same bubble) in about 20minutes.

Comment by Jaessica

Anyone else had trouble with actually looking the bubbles? Every now and then I get a bubble I cant loot and I cant help but wonder if that is the one I need.

Comment by Caolynn

Just caught this in the Jade Forest @ 38, 5.

Comment by Smirkandagger

After hours at other places trying to catch this fish i went to your coordinates and it took me only 2 trys and got the Deceptive maw Thsnks

Comment by ExoKalork

Everyone talks about where they got it but what do I do with it ? I know it's for an achievement, but do I need to keep it in my bags ? Can I just vendor it ?

Comment by RolandAllen

Kaskala is a very good source for the "common" fishes. I caught multiple Invisible Smelt, Golden Sunsoaker, Camouflaged Snark, Travelling Goby, Deceptive Maw and Very Tiny Whale within an hour.
There is a good spot behind the benches with good visibility to the surrounding area at 67.1 53.0

Comment by Pingjockey

This one's just kicking my ass. I spent an appreciable amount of time at all the suggested locations. Nada. Hell, I caught the so-called Elusive Moonfish 5 times while I was trying. Only this one and the Golden Sunsoaker to go. Wish me luck!

Comment by Rjay4414

I tried every location listed and had no luck. Multiple days and decided to give up. Teleported to Skyhold and got it on the first fish. Don't give up!

Comment by bsoc74

Just got mine in the Priory of the Scred Flame in TWW. Just clicked 3 secret fish and the third one was this one.

Comment by GrumpyHair

Found this one today at the Dark Moon Faire

Comment by downtownflipped

Found this randomly in the Mycomancer Cavern Delve!

Comment by kipi1776

Hungout on one of the islands in Dalaran (Legion) trying to get the deceptive maw fish for 5 hours overall. While there I collected every gold, silver, copper fountain coin for the Coin Master Achievement toward the salty title but no deceptive maw fish. Decided to go into the Shadowlands Maw and kill Sylvanas. Looted the deceptive maw in Sylvanas' boss room. Thought it was hilarious and fitting.

Comment by Stratt

This was the hardest one to catch by far for me - tried for the better part of a Saturday w/ no luck, trying all the places suggested in these comments. Took a break, went back to questing, and it hit in the Burning Steppes when I wasn't expecting it. If this is your last one I'd just keep your goggles on and continue doing anything else, it'll drop when it wants to drop.

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Deceptive Maw

Item Level 16
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"A rare secret fish."

Max Stack: 10

Sell Price: 10

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