Fish/New Leaf/May

The following is a list of fish in Animal Crossing: New Leaf that are available during May. Note that this applies only to fish that are part of the mainland, and not on Tortimer Island.

May fish in New Leaf

May fish in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Shadow size	Fish size	Location	Time	Months	Peak times
2	Pale chub		200 Bells	Tiny	15 cm	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND	Mar – Jun; Aug – Nov
3	Crucian carp		120 Bells	Small	20 cm	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	9 AM – 4 PM
4	Dace		200 Bells	Medium	35 cm	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	Nov – Mar
5	Barbel steed		200 Bells	Medium	50 cm	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	Mar; Oct – Nov
6	Carp		300 Bells	Large	60 cm	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	4 PM – 9 AM (Apr – Jul; Oct – Nov)
7	Koi		4,000 Bells	Large	60 cm	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
8	Goldfish		1,300 Bells	Tiny	15 cm	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
9	Pop-eyed goldfish		1,300 Bells	Tiny	15 cm	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
10	Killifish		300 Bells	Tiny	4 cm	Pond	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
11	Crawfish		200 Bells	Small	12 cm	Pond	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
13	Tadpole		100 Bells	Tiny	4 cm	Pond	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
14	Frog		120 Bells	Small	12 cm	Pond	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
15	Freshwater goby		300 Bells	Small	15 cm	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
16	Loach		300 Bells	Small	20 cm	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	9 AM – 4 PM (Mar – Apr)
17	Catfish		800 Bells	Large	60 cm	River pool	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	9 PM – 4 AM
20	Bluegill		120 Bells	Small	25cm	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND	Mar – Nov
22	Black bass		300 Bells	Large	50 cm	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	Mar – Nov
26	Cherry salmon		1,000 Bells	Medium	35 cm	River	4 AM – 9 AM & 4 PM – 9 PM (Mar – Jun) 4 AM – 9 PM (Sep – Nov)	JFMAMJJASOND	4 AM – 9 AM & 4 PM – 9 PM (Mar; Oct)
27	Char		3,800 Bells	Medium	50 cm	Waterfall	4 AM – 9 AM & 4 PM – 9 PM (Mar – Jun) 4 AM – 9 PM (Sep – Nov)	JFMAMJJASOND
28	Rainbow trout		800 Bells	Large	60 cm	River	4 AM – 9 AM & 4 PM – 9 PM (Mar – Jun) 4 AM – 9 PM (Sep – Nov)	JFMAMJJASOND	Mar – May; Oct
33	Guppy		1,300 Bells	Tiny	4 cm	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
34	Nibble fish		1,500 Bells	Small	8 cm	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
35	Angelfish		3,000 Bells	Small	12 cm	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND
36	Neon tetra		500 Bells	Tiny	2 cm	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
44	Sea horse		1,100 Bells	Tiny	8 cm	Sea	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	4 AM – 9 PM (May – Oct)
45	Clown fish		650 Bells	Tiny	15 cm	Sea	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	May – Aug 15
46	Surgeonfish		1,000 Bells	Small	31 cm	Sea	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
47	Butterfly fish		1,000 Bells	Small	18 cm	Sea	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	May – June
49	Zebra turkeyfish		400 Bells	Medium	30 cm	Sea	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	May – Oct
52	Horse mackerel		150 Bells	Small	40 cm	Sea	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
53	Barred knifejaw		5,000 Bells	Medium	60 cm	Sea	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
54	Sea bass		200 Bells	Very Large	100 cm	Sea	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
55	Red snapper		3,000 Bells	Medium	90 cm	Sea	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	Mar – Oct
57	Olive flounder		800 Bells	Large	80 cm	Sea	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	Nov – Mar
58	Squid		400 Bells	Medium	35 cm	Sea	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
71	Oarfish		9,000 Bells	Huge	580 cm	Sea	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
72	Coelacanth		15,000 Bells	Huge	150 cm	Sea (raining or snowing)	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND

New in May

Fish new in May in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Shadow size	Fish size	Location	Time	Months	Peak times
14	Frog		120 Bells	Small	12 cm	Pond	All day	JFMAMJJASOND
17	Catfish		800 Bells	Large	60 cm	River pool	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND	9 PM – 4 AM
34	Nibble fish		1,500 Bells	Small	8 cm	River	9 AM – 4 PM	JFMAMJJASOND
35	Angelfish		3,000 Bells	Small	12 cm	River	4 PM – 9 AM	JFMAMJJASOND

Leaving after May

Fish leaving after May in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Shadow size	Fish size	Location	Time	Months	Peak times
16	Loach		300 Bells	Small	20 cm	River	All day	JFMAMJJASOND	9 AM – 4 PM (Mar – Apr)
71	Oarfish		9,000 Bells	Huge	580 cm	Sea	All day	JFMAMJJASOND

See also

• January
• February
• March
• April
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December