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Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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Fish Exhibitions

By
Seren Morgan-Roberts

Description

This page offers a brief overview of the Museum’s Fish Wing.

Donating Fish

There are 80 fish to catch and most are seasonal, meaning they will only appear during certain months of the year. For more information on what fish are currently available in your area, head over to the Critterpedia section and select the page corresponding to your current month.

Fish to Collect

Here is a complete list of the fish to catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Name Location Size Time Active Months
Anchovy Sea Small 4 am - 9 pm All year (Northern and Southern)
Angelfish River Small 4 pm - 9 am May - October (Northern) / November - April (Southern)
Arapaima River Huge 4 pm - 9 am June - September (Northern) / December - March (Southern)
Arowana River Large 4 pm - 9 am June - September (Northern) / December - March (Southern)
Barred Knifejaw Sea Medium All day March - November (Northern) / September - May (Southern)
Barreleye Sea Small 9 pm - 4 am All year (Northern and Southern)
Betta River Small 9 am - 4 pm May - October (Northern) / November - April (Southern)
Bitterling River Tiny All day November - March (Northern) / May - September (Southern)
Black Bass River Large All day All year (Northern and Southern)
Blowfish Sea Medium 9 pm - 4 am November - February (Northern) / May - August (Southern)
Blue Marlin Pier Huge All day July - September, November - April (Northern) / January - March, May - November (Southern)
Bluegill River Small 9 am - 4 pm All year (Northern and Southern)
Butterfly Fish Sea Small All day April - September (Northern) / October - March (Southern)
Carp Pond Large All day All year (Northern and Southern)
Catfish Pond Large 4 pm - 9 am May - October (Northern) / November - April (Southern)
Char River (Clifftop) Medium 4 pm - 9 am March - June, September - November (Northern) / March - May, September - December (Southern)
Cherry Salmon River (Clifftop) Medium 4 pm - 9 am March - June, September - November (Northern) / March - May, September - December (Southern)
Clown Fish Sea Tiny All day April - September (Northern) / October - March (Southern)
Coelacanth Sea (rainy days) Huge All day All year (Northern and Southern)
Crawfish Pond Small All day April - September (Northern) / October - March (Southern)
Crucian Carp River Small All day All year (Northern and Southern)
Dab Sea Medium All day October - April (Northern) / April - October (Southern)
Dace River Medium 4 pm - 9 am All year (Northern and Southern)
Dorado River Large 4 am - 9 pm June - September (Northern) / December - March (Southern)
Football Fish Sea Large 4 pm - 9 am November - March (Northern) / May - September (Southern)
Freshwater Goby River Small 4 pm - 9 am All year (Northern and Southern)
Frog Pond Small All day May - August (Northern) / November - Feburary (Southern)
Gar Pond Huge 4 pm - 9 am June - September (Northern) / December - March (Southern)
Giant Snakehead Pond Huge 9 am - 4 pm June - August (Northern) / December - February (Southern)
Giant Trevally Pier Huge All day May - October (Northern) / November - April (Southern)
Golden Trout River (Clifftop) Medium 4 pm - 9 am March - May, September - November (Northern) / March - May, September - November (Southern)
Goldfish Pond Tiny All day All year (Northern and Southern)
Great White Shark Sea Huge (finned) 4 pm - 9 am June - September (Northern) / December - March (Southern)
Guppy River Tiny 9 am - 4 pm April - November (Northern) / October - May (Southern)
Hammerhead Shark Sea Huge (finned) 4 pm - 9 am June - September (Northern) / December - March (Southern)
Horse Mackerel Sea Small All day All year (Northern and Southern)
Killifish Pond Tiny All day April - August (Northern) / October - February (Southern)
King Salmon River (mouth) Huge All day September (Northern) / March (Southern)
Koi Pond Large 4 pm - 9 am All year (Northern and Southern)
Loach River Small All day March - May (Northern) / September - November (Southern)
Mahi-mahi Pier Huge All day May - October (Northern) / November - April (Southern)
Mitten Crab River Small 4 pm - 9 am September - November (Northern) / March - May (Southern)
Moray Eel Sea Thin All day August - October (Northern) / February - April (Southern)
Napoleonfish Sea Huge 4 am - 9 pm July - August (Northern) / January - February (Southern)
Neon Tetra River Tiny 9 am - 4 pm April - November (Northern) / October - May (Southern)
Nibble Fish River Tiny 9 am - 4 pm May - September (Northern) / November - March (Southern)
Oarfish Sea Huge All day December - May (Northern) / June - November (Southern)
Ocean Sunfish Sea Huge (finned) 4 am - 9 pm July - September (Northern) / January - March (Southern)
Olive Flounder Sea Large All day All year (Northern and Southern)
Pale Chub River Tiny 9 am - 4 pm All year (Northern and Southern)
Pike River Huge All day September - December (Northern) / March - June (Southern)
Piranha River Small 9 am - 4 pm, 9 pm - 4 am June - September (Northern) / December - March (Southern)
Pond Smelt River Small All day December - February (Northern) / June - August (Southern)
Pop-eyed Goldfish Pond Tiny 9 am - 4 pm All year (Northern and Southern)
Puffer Fish Sea Medium All day July - September (Northern) / January - March (Southern)
Rainbowfish River Tiny 9 am - 4 pm May - October (Northern) / November - April (Southern)
Ranchu Goldfish Pond Small 9 am - 4 pm All year (Northern and Southern)
Ray Sea Huge 4 am - 9 pm August - November (Northern) / February - May (Southern)
Red Snapper Sea Large All day All year (Northern and Southern)
Ribbon Eel Sea Thin All day June - October (Northern) / December - April (Southern)
Saddled Bichir River Large 9 pm - 4 am June - September (Northern) / December - March (Southern)
Salmon River (mouth) Large All day September (Northern) / March (Southern)
Saw Shark Sea Huge (finned) 4 pm - 9 am June - September (Northern) / December - March (Southern)
Sea Bass Sea Large All day All year (Northern and Southern)
Sea Butterfly Sea Tiny All day December - March (Northern) / June - September (Southern)
Sea Horse Sea Tiny All day April - November (Northern) / October - May (Southern)
Snapping Turtle River Large 9 pm - 4 am April - October (Northern) / October - April (Southern)
Soft-shelled Turtle River Large 4 pm - 9 am August - September (Northern) / February - March (Southern)
Squid Sea Medium All day December - August (Northern) / June - February (Southern)
Stringfish River (Clifftop) Large 4 pm - 9 am December - March (Northern) / June - September (Southern)
Sturgeon River (mouth) Huge All day September - March (Northern) / March - September (Southern)
Suckerfish Sea Medium (Finned) All day June - September (Northern) / December - March (Southern)
Surgeonfish Sea Small All day April - September (Northern) / October - March (Southern)
Sweetfish River Medium All day July - September (Northern) / January - March (Southern)
Tadpole Pond Tiny All day March - July (Northern) / September - January (Southern)
Tilapia River Medium All day June - October (Northern) / December - April (Southern)
Tuna Pier Huge All day November - April (Northern) / May - October (Southern)
Whale Shark Sea Huge (finned) All day June - September (Northern) / December - March (Southern)
Yellow Perch River Medium All day October - March (Northern) / April - September (Southern)
Zebra Turkeyfish Sea Medium All day April - November (Northern) / October - May (Southern)

Lots of the big fish are rarer and harder to catch.

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Nintendo
  • Platforms,
    Switch
  • Genre
    Social simulation
  • Guide Release
    7 August 2020
  • Last Updated
    20 January 2022
    Version History
  • Guide Author
    Seren Morgan-Roberts

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