Grimmonite

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Statistics Grimmonite A shelled mollusk living in the waters near Elshimo. Stackable: Not Stackable Western analog of Ahtapot.	Other Uses Guild Points Value: 2,100 / 5,840 (2.8 items) Used in Fish Ranking Resale Price: ~717 gil Fish Size : 58 - 144 (Im), 284 - 734 (Pz)
Synthesis Recipes None	Used in Recipes Black Ink - Alchemy (5) Pescatora - Cooking (82) Tavnazian Salad - Cooking (92)
Desynthesis Recipe None	Obtained From Desynthesis None

How to Obtain

Auction House Category: Food > Fish (

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Merchants

Price: 30,520 gil
Name	Location	Type
Babubu	Port Windurst	Guild Merchant (C-8) Guild open 3-18 Daily. Closed on Lightning Day for shop holiday.

Fishing

Skill Cap: 90
Size: Large (three exclamation marks)
Location	Bait	Rods
Sea Serpent Grotto (Pond @ (J-12)) *	Crayfish Ball Rogue Rig Shrimp Lure *	Composite Fishing Rod Ebisu Fishing Rod Lu Shang's Fishing Rod   Will Possibly Break: Mithran Fishing Rod Halcyon Fishing Rod
* Recommended location/item for fishing setup.

Historical Background

The naming of the Grimmonite is currently unknown. When looking at its Eastern analog, the Ahtapot, it comes from the Turkish word for octopus. Note the animal in the image is a nautilus, and not an octopus, though.