Fish/New Horizons

The following is a list of fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

The total number of fish in New Horizons is 80, 8 more than the number of fish in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Fish that have been removed since New Leaf include the barbel steed, eel, and rainbow trout. Fish new in New Horizons include the anchovy, barreleye, betta, golden trout, mahi-mahi, rainbowfish, ranchu goldfish, snapping turtle, sturgeon, suckerfish, and tilapia.

Some fishes will not spawn in the game until the player has caught a specific total amount of fish. For example, the great white shark will not spawn until the player has caught at least 50 fish in total.

Fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Shadow size	Location	Time	Months	Total catches
1	Bitterling		900 Bells	Tiny	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
2	Pale chub		200 Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
3	Crucian carp		160 Bells	Small	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
4	Dace		240 Bells	Medium	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
5	Carp		300 Bells	Large	Pond	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
6	Koi		4,000 Bells	Large	Pond	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
7	Goldfish		1,300 Bells	Tiny	Pond	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
8	Pop-eyed goldfish		1,300 Bells	Tiny	Pond	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
9	Ranchu goldfish		4,500 Bells	Small	Pond	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
10	Killifish		300 Bells	Tiny	Pond	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
11	Crawfish		200 Bells	Small	Pond	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
12	Soft-shelled turtle		3,750 Bells	Large	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
13	Snapping turtle		5,000 Bells	Large	River	9 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
14	Tadpole		100 Bells	Tiny	Pond	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
15	Frog		120 Bells	Small	Pond	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
16	Freshwater goby		400 Bells	Small	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
17	Loach		400 Bells	Small	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
18	Catfish		800 Bells	Large	Pond	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
19	Giant snakehead		5,500 Bells	Large	Pond	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
20	Bluegill		180 Bells	Small	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
21	Yellow perch		300 Bells	Medium	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
22	Black bass		400 Bells	Large	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
23	Tilapia		800 Bells	Medium	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
24	Pike		1,800 Bells	Very large	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
25	Pond smelt		400 Bells	Small	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
26	Sweetfish		900 Bells	Medium	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
27	Cherry salmon		1,000 Bells	Medium	River (clifftop)	4 PM – 9 AM (Mar – Jun NH, Sep – Dec SH) All day (Sep – Nov NH, Mar – May SH)	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
28	Char		3,800 Bells	Medium	River (clifftop)	4 PM – 9 AM (Mar – Jun NH, Sep – Dec SH) All day (Sep – Nov NH, Mar – May SH)	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
29	Golden trout		15,000 Bells	Medium	River (clifftop)	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
30	Stringfish		15,000 Bells	Very large	River (clifftop)	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
31	Salmon		700 Bells	Large	River (mouth)	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
32	King salmon		1,800 Bells	Very large	River (mouth)	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
33	Mitten crab		2,000 Bells	Small	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
34	Guppy		1,300 Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
35	Nibble fish		1,500 Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
36	Angelfish		3,000 Bells	Small	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
37	Betta		2,500 Bells	Small	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
38	Neon tetra		500 Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
39	Rainbowfish		800 Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
40	Piranha		2,500 Bells	Small	River	9 AM – 4 PM & 9 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
41	Arowana		10,000 Bells	Large	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
42	Dorado		15,000 Bells	Very large	River	4 AM – 9 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
43	Gar		6,000 Bells	Very large	Pond	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
44	Arapaima		10,000 Bells	Huge	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
45	Saddled bichir		4,000 Bells	Large	River	9 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
46	Sturgeon		10,000 Bells	Huge	River (mouth)	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
47	Sea butterfly		1,000 Bells	Tiny	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
48	Sea horse		1,100 Bells	Tiny	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
49	Clown fish		650 Bells	Tiny	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
50	Surgeonfish		1,000 Bells	Small	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
51	Butterfly fish		1,000 Bells	Small	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
52	Napoleonfish		10,000 Bells	Huge	Sea	4 AM – 9 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
53	Zebra turkeyfish		500 Bells	Medium	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
54	Blowfish		5,000 Bells	Medium	Sea	9 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
55	Puffer fish		250 Bells	Medium	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
56	Anchovy		200 Bells	Small	Sea	4 AM – 9 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
57	Horse mackerel		150 Bells	Small	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
58	Barred knifejaw		5,000 Bells	Medium	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
59	Sea bass		400 Bells	Very large	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
60	Red snapper		3,000 Bells	Large	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
61	Dab		300 Bells	Medium	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
62	Olive flounder		800 Bells	Very large	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
63	Squid		500 Bells	Medium	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
64	Moray eel		2,000 Bells	Long & Thin	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
65	Ribbon eel		600 Bells	Long & Thin	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
66	Tuna		7,000 Bells	Huge	Pier	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
67	Blue marlin		10,000 Bells	Huge	Pier	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
68	Giant trevally		4,500 Bells	Very large	Pier	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
69	Mahi-mahi		6,000 Bells	Very large	Pier	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
70	Ocean sunfish		4,000 Bells	Very large (finned)	Sea	4 AM – 9 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
71	Ray		3,000 Bells	Very large	Sea	4 AM – 9 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
72	Saw shark		12,000 Bells	Very large (finned)	Sea	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
73	Hammerhead shark		8,000 Bells	Very large (finned)	Sea	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
74	Great white shark		15,000 Bells	Very large (finned)	Sea	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
75	Whale shark		13,000 Bells	Very large (finned)	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
76	Suckerfish		1,500 Bells	Very large (finned)	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
77	Football fish		2,500 Bells	Large	Sea	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
78	Oarfish		9,000 Bells	Huge	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
79	Barreleye		15,000 Bells	Small	Sea	9 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
80	Coelacanth		15,000 Bells	Huge	Sea (raining)	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100

Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc, sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex, SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone, vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, and PanchamBro.

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