Editing Fish Bone

{{distinguish|[[Honen]], also referred to as Bone Fish, or [[Fish Skeleton]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:FishboneNSMBU.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Cheep Cheep]]
|relatives=[[Honebon]]<br>[[Jean de Fillet]]
|comparable=[[Bonefin]]<br>[[Dry Bones]]
}}
'''Fish Bones''' (originally formatted as '''Fishbones''',<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|page=25|quote=When a Fishbones spots you, it becomes enraged and charges you. It’s often best to turn its temper to your advantage! Wait near a wall until the Fishbones charges you, then dart out of its path just before it reaches you. You can even coax two different Fishbones to crash into each other.|date=2012|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-89552-3}}</ref> sometimes singular) are underwater [[list of enemies|enemies]] that debuted in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are implied to be the animated bones of dead [[Cheep Cheep]]s,<ref name=Daijiten/> mirroring the relationship between [[Dry Bones]] and [[Koopa Troopa]]s. From ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' onward, Fish Bones attack by launching themselves at player characters that enter their sightline. Unlike most aquatic enemies, they typically occur in [[fortress]]es, [[castle]]s, and [[Ghost House]]s.

Fish Bones are the second skeletal fish enemy introduced in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series and the most recurring ones. They are also one of three enemies to be skeletal Cheep Cheeps specifically, with the other two being [[Honebon]]s and [[Jean de Fillet|Jeans de Fillet]]. Similar but unrelated enemies include [[Honen]]s and [[Bonefin]]s.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
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[[File:SMWFishbones.png|150px|thumb]]
Fishbones are found in the submerged [[Vanilla Fortress]] and the underwater room of [[Bowser's Castle]]. They are the only strictly aquatic dungeon enemies in the game, though terrestrial enemies are also found underwater in these levels. Their behavior is simple, traveling in straight lines across the screen in a jerky, darting motion, usually in small groups, and they sometimes blink. Fishbones can be defeated by [[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]] or Caped Luigi's spin attack, but only in ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|Super Mario Advance 2]]'', and are otherwise invincible.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:Fishy Bone.png|frame|left]]
Fish Bones (referred to as '''Wet Bones''' in the [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide)<ref name=NSMBW>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=[[media:NSMBW Prima 15.jpg|15]]|quote=Wet Bones, on the other hand, are dead fish that wait in the dark and only attack, like a torpedo, once Mario is near. Stay out of their way and dodge their attacks.|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 15, 2009|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref> inhabit some water levels in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''; they appear in {{world link|4|castle|World 4-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} and {{world link|5|ghosthouse|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}. Also, in the battle against [[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]] in {{world|4|castle}}, various Fish Bones can be seen swimming in a water tank in the background. Fish Bones have a newly introduced attack pattern where if it detects one of the characters, it will lock on to them (as their eyes turn red) and launch themselves in the direction of the character. If it misses and hits a wall or another Fish Bone, it will crash and break apart in a similar manner to that of [[Dry Bones]] (the sound effect is longer if it hits another Fish Bone). However, once they break apart, they will reappear if the player goes far enough offscreen. Fish Bones can be permanently defeated with [[Ice Ball]]s, a thrown object, or a [[Super Star|Star]]. Fish Bones will stop following a player that jumps out of the water; the player can also dodge them by walking on the floor and ducking once spotted, which turns the Fish Bone's eyes back to normal and stops the chase. In dark caverns, their eyes light up, although the illuminated area around them is much smaller than that provided by [[Bulber]]s and thus far less useful.

In the Prima guide, they are mentioned under Dry Bones in the list of enemies and are presumably renamed as a contrast to them.<ref name=NSMBW/>

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:NewFishbone.png||frame]]
Fishbones reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where they keep their design and attack pattern from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and ''Super Mario World''. They appear in three levels: {{world link|3|towern2|World 3-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}, {{world link|star|3|World Star-3 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}, and {{world link|star|6|World Star-6 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}. In this game, Fishbones do side flips when a vocal riff "[[paah]]" is heard, similar to [[Cheep Cheep]]s.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U''====
Fish Bones reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', retaining the same design and attack pattern from their previous appearance. They appear in [[Haunted Shipwreck]] and [[Deepsea Ruins]]. In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', they appear in [[Haunted Cargo Hold]] and [[Deepsea Stone-Eyes]].

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
Fish Bones reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''. When placing a Dry Bones in the Underwater level style and testing the level, Dry Bones turn into Fish Bones. Additionally, new sprites for Fish Bone have been made for the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' styles. Fish Bones use once again their attack pattern from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' in all game styles as well. In the ''Super Mario World'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' styles, Yoshis can eat Fish Bones and spit out bones that fly in straight lines ahead of him. It acts similarly to the fireballs from ''Super Mario World'', but can also defeat many fireproof enemies such as Buzzy Beetles and Chain Chomps.

====''Super Mario Run''====
While Fish Bones do not appear as enemies in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', they can be seen inside the ground in desert levels.

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Fish Bones reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', and are now completely separate from Dry Bones. Thus, they can now be placed on land. Parachutes can also be attached to them. However, they fall apart whenever they touch the ground. If they reach the surface of the water from below, they break apart. If placed in a [[Koopa Clown Car]] or on [[track]]s, they can exist above water. In the nighttime sky and airship themes, Fish Bones are able to swim in the air, and can be defeated with a stomp. They also appear in the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style despite not appearing in the source game itself.

===''Super Mario World'' television series===
[[File:Cartoon Fish Bone.PNG|thumb|Yoshi using a Fishbone to cut a log in the ''Super Mario World'' episode "The Wheel Thing".]]
Fishbones, though never referred to as such, made several small appearances in the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' cartoon.

A Fishbone first appeared in the episode "[[The Wheel Thing]]", where one is used by [[Yoshi]] to cut a log into wheels to be used in Mario's car factory. In "[[The Night Before Cave Christmas]]", both Mario and [[Oogtar]] use a Fishbone to cut-down several Christmas trees.

In "[[Rock TV]]" and "[[Mama Luigi]]", two extremely large Fishbones are shown to be decorations in Bowser's throne room.

===''Super Mario Adventures''===
In the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic, Fishbones, along with several other creatures such as [[Urchin]]s and [[Porcupuffer|Porcu-Puffer]]s, are shown to act as guards/obstacles in the moat surrounding the [[Koopalings]]' tower.

===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party 4''====
In the [[minigame]] [[Mushroom Medic]] in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', there is a poster in the background with a Cheep Cheep and its Fishbone X-ray. Of note is that the tail fin in the picture is much too large for the accompanying Cheep Cheep's tail fin.

====''Mario Party 9''====
Fish Bones have a minor appearance in ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' with their ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' design. They appear only during the [[Blooper Beach]] Captain Event; when the player lands on an [[Unlucky Space]] in that section of the board, a group of Fish Bones attacks them and steals five of their ten [[Mini Star]]s.

====''Mario Party 10''====
Fish Bones reappear in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in [[Whimsical Waters]]. In Mario Party mode, they are present at [[Unlucky Space]]s and deduct [[Mini Star]]s from players landing on said spaces; in Bowser Party mode, they are found in treasure chests during [[Dragoneel Treasure]] events, and take away half of the current captain's [[Heart (item)|heart]]s if their chest is selected.

====''Super Mario Party''====
Although Fish Bones themselves do not appear in  ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', a Fish Bone makes a cameo appearance as artwork in the minigame [[Absent Minded]], where it is one of the character choices that can be guessed.

====''Super Mario Party Jamboree''====
In ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'', artwork of Fish Bones can appear on a ball in the minigame [[Big-Top Quiz]].

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''====
Fishbones make another appearance in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' during the battle with [[Junker]]. When Mario and [[Luigi]] manage to defeat a [[Junker Can]], a Fishbone may attempt to attack the plumbers. It attacks by orbiting around one of the two and eventually ramming them, though it can be stopped by counterattacking with the hammer before it does. They do not reappear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', where their role is taken by [[Scutlet (enemy)|Scutlet]]s instead.

====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
Although no Fish Bones appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', there are rock carvings with images of Fish Bones in [[Driftwood Shore]].

===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MKT ShyGuyGold Token.png|thumb|left|Three Fish Bones seen in the walls of N64 Choco Mountain in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
====''Mario Kart 7''====
Fish Bones make their first ''Mario Kart'' appearance in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and take their design from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. They are found in [[3DS Wario Shipyard|Wario Shipyard]], where they swim in schools or sometimes alone. Drivers that collide with Fish Bones will simply lose some speed.

====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
Fish Bones also appear in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in the underwater section of [[Twisted Mansion]]; unlike in ''Mario Kart 7'', however, drivers cannot interact with them. As {{classic|N64|Choco Mountain}} returns in this game, the different sized Fish Bones on the walls of the falling boulder section do as well. They also appear in {{classic-link|GBA|Boo Lake}} and [[Piranha Plant Cove]] during the underwater section.

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', several Fish Bones of different sizes can be seen in the walls in the falling boulder section of [[N64 Choco Mountain]]. Fish Bones also appear as obstacles in the returning course 3DS Wario Shipyard and are added in [[GBA Boo Lake]], where interacting with them in any way causes them to collapse and give points.

A [[Mii]] Racing Suit and two karts based on Fish Bones, both of the latter being called the [[Fish Bone Ferry]] and the [[Gold Fish Bone Ferry]], all debut in the [[Night Tour]].

====''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''====
Fossilized Fish Bones can be found in ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' in the [[Mario Cup]] (added in the version 1.1.0 update), similarly as to how they appear in ''Mario Kart Tour''. They appear on the gates in [[Fossil Fields]].

===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
[[File:JungleRapids.png|thumb|left|200px|Fish Bones attack Mario's raft in Jungle Rapids]]
Fish Bones make an appearance in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. They appear in [[Jungle Rapids]], leaping in the water and attempting to destroy the raft Mario uses to cross through the river. They can be removed using the hammer. They were [[List of Paper Mario: Sticker Star pre-release and unused content|originally]] going to be fought as enemies, but were cut from the game.<ref>https://tcrf.net/Paper_Mario:_Sticker_Star#Enemies_2</ref>

===''Dr. Mario World''===
Fish Bones make their ''[[Dr. Mario (series)|Dr. Mario]]'' series debut in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' as assistants. In stage mode, they have a chance in increasing capsules by 2 when there are no more capsules left and no further moves could be made. The activation will be checked again when it didn't activate earlier but the condition is met again, but after the effect is activated it will not activate again in the stage. In versus mode, it grants a chance in defending against four-line attacks, which does not stack with the doctor's innate defense. They also appear on [[World 19 (Dr. Mario World)|World 19]] alongside Dry Bones when an area is cleared of viruses.
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===Other appearances===
[[File:AR Games Fishbone.jpg|thumb|A Fish Bone in the Fishing minigame of AR Games]]
Fish Bones are referenced in the 1993 [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]], with a neon sign in [[Dinohattan]] showing a lit up outline of a Fish Bone and text reading "Fishbone" under it.

Fish Bones also appear in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[AR Games#Fishing / Fish Gallery / Free Fishing|Fishing AR minigame]], where they can be caught after lightning strikes the water.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
*'''''[[Mario Mania]]'':''' ''This finny fossil follows a straight and narrow path. He's slow but deadly if you dare to step into his territory at the wrong time.''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=51|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>

===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=フィッシュボーン (JP) / Fish Bone (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Fish Bone Perfect.png|200px]]
|shusshin=ゴースト{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku={{ruby|根|ね}}に{{ruby|持|も}}つタイプ
|tojo_gemu=ワールド
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|骨|ほね}}になったプクプクか！？</big><br>
{{ruby|骨|ほね}}になってしまった{{ruby|魚|さかな}}。プクプク（Ｐ190）の{{ruby|幽霊|ゆうれい}}か？この{{ruby|魚|さかな}}はときどき{{ruby|一瞬止|いっしゅんと}}まり、{{ruby|休|やす}}んでから{{ruby|進|すす}}む。{{ruby|倒|たお}}すことは{{ruby|不可能|ふかのう}}だが、{{ruby|左右|さゆう}}にまっすぐ{{ruby|泳|およ}}ぐので、ひたすら{{ruby|避|さ}}けよう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/sEM7tEO.jpeg 180]}}</ref>
|origin=Ghost clan
|disposition=Type to hold a grudge
|game_appearances=World
|eng_desc='''''<big>Cheep Cheep as a skeleton!?</big><br>
''A fish that has turned into a skeleton. Is it the ghost of Cheep Cheep (p. 190)? This fish sometimes stops for a moment, rests, and then moves on. It is impossible to defeat it, but it swims straight to the left and right, so just avoid it.''
}}

===''Dr. Mario World''===
*'''Stage mode:''' "''Grants 15%/25%/35%/45%/55% chance of extra capsules (2) when all capsules have been used. (Once only.)''"
*'''Versus mode:''' "''Grants 30%/35%/40%/45%/50% chance of defending against four-row attacks.''"

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
FishBoneL.gif|''[[Super Mario World]]''
MP9 Fish Bone Render.png|''[[Mario Party 9]]''
PMSS Fishbone.png|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
SMM-SMB-Fish-Bones.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style)
DMW-Fishbone.png|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=フィッシュボーン
|JapR=Fisshu Bōn
|JapM=Fish Bone
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|author=Kagawa, Ryo ({{iw|wikibound|Ape|APE/Shigesato Itoi}}), Koichi Toda (100 Percent), Masaki Kuramochi (100 Percent), Shigeo Tanabe, Naomaru Asao, and Ryuji Osawa, editors|title="UNIT 2 CHARACTER" in『[[Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World|任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオワールド]]』|date=1991|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=31|isbn=4-09-104117-5}}</ref>
|ChiS=鱼骨头<ref>{{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|url=tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606|title=神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译|publisher=Baidu Tieba|accessdate=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Yú Gǔtou
|ChiS2=枯骨鱼 (''Dr. Mario World'')
|ChiS2R=Kūgǔ Yú
|ChiSM=Fish Bone
|ChiS2M=Dry Bone Fish
|ChiT=魚骨頭
|ChiTR=Yú Gǔtou
|ChiTM=Fish Bone
|Dut=Fish Bone
|FreA=Poissonos
|FreAM=Pun on ''poisson'' ("fish") and ''os'' ("bone")
|FreE=Ossec
|FreEM=Drybone
|Ger=Skelettfisch
|GerM=Skeleton Fish
|Ger2=Skelett-Fisch<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=19}}</ref>
|Ita=Pesce Lisca
|ItaM=From ''pesce'' ("fish") and ''lisca'' ("fishbone")
|Kor=피시본
|KorR=Pisi Bon
|KorM=Fish Bone
|Por=Espinhosso
|PorM=Pun on ''espinhoso'' ("prickly"), as well as a blend of ''espinha'' ("spine") and ''osso'' ("bone")
|Rus=Рыба-скелет
|RusR=Ryba-skelet
|RusM=Skeleton Fish
|Spa=Pezueso
|SpaM=Pun on ''pez'' ("fish") and ''hueso'' ("bone")
}}

==References==
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