Sea horse

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Sea horse
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Real-world info
Name: Hippocampus coronatus (crowned seahorse) Family: Syngnathidae (pipefishes and seahorses)
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  タツノオトシゴ  海马  Hippocampe  Caballito de mar  Ippocampo  Морской конек  해마  海馬  Hippocampe  Caballito de mar  Seepferdchen  Zeepaardje

The sea horse (formatted as the seahorse prior to City Folk) is a sea fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori e+.

Catch details

In Doubutsu no Mori e+

#46

"タツノオトシゴを つりあげた! こども ドラゴン!"
Translation: "I caught a seahorse! It's a baby dragon!"

DnM / iQue

DnM+

AC

DnMe+

Time of year	Apr – Nov
Time of day	All day
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Tiny
Selling price	1,500 Bells
Feng shui	None
Furniture size

In Wild World

#38

"I caught a seahorse! Giddy up! YEE HAW!"

Description	They look like reptiles, but are in fact, fish. The female lays her eggs in the male's stomach.
Time of year	Apr – Nov
Time of day	All day
Peak times	May – Oct
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Tiny
Fish size	8 cm
Rarity	Unknown
Selling price	1,100 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

#40

"I caught a sea horse! Nay? Yay!"

Description	The female lays her eggs on the male. It's his responsibility from then on.
Time of year	Apr – Nov
Time of day	Apr; Oct – Nov: All day May – Sep: 9 AM – 4 PM
Peak times	N/A
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Tiny
Fish size	About 3.2 in.
Rarity	Unknown
Selling price	1,100 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#44

"I caught a sea horse! I meant to, of course!"

Time of year	Apr – Nov All year (Tortimer Island)
Time of day	All day
Peak times	May – Oct: 4 AM – 9 PM
Location	Sea Tortimer Island
Shadow size	Tiny
Fish size	8 cm
Rarity	Unknown
Selling price	1,100 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

#8

Event availability	None
Location	Saltwater Shores
Shadow size	Tiny
Fish size	6.7 cm – 9.3 cm
Rarity	★★★
Catch rate	Cannot be caught at this time
Selling price	2,000 Bells
Request reward	1,500 Bells, 3 Friendship Points Fortune Cookie (20%), Bronze Treats (30%)

In New Horizons

#48

"I caught a sea horse! But... where's its sea jockey?"

Time of year	North: Apr – Nov South: Oct – May
Time of day	All day
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Tiny
Rarity	Unknown
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  1,100 Bells  C.J.:  1,650 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

Upon donating to the museum, Blathers will say the following:

In Wild World

"I can't think of a soul who claims to have eaten a meal of seahorse... However, it has been used for centuries as an herbal supplement, that I know. A supplement for what, I haven't the foggiest."

After being accepted by Blathers, the seahorse can be found bobbing around in the sea tank of the aquarium.

In City Folk

"This creature is covered in hard scales that suggest a relation to crabs or shrimp, but it's a proper fish. That said, it's a dreadful swimmer and can't usually move against powerful currents, eh wot? In such environments, the sea horse will cling to kelp and stay there until the waters calm a bit... Seeing those little fellows holding on for dear life makes me want to cheer them on! Cling, sea horse!"

It can be found in the bottom-right tank with the other small, sea fish like the clownfish and sea butterfly.

In New Leaf

Upon donation, the information board outside the tank that houses the seahorse says:

"Sea horses don't look like fish, but they still share a lost of distinct connections. They use their small dorsal fins and tail fins to swim, but in actuality they're pretty bad swimmers. They wrap their tail fins around seaweed or coral so they won't float away with the current. Once attached, they feed on plankton and small shrimp that float by. The female deposits eggs in the male's pouch, putting the burden of child care on the male."

In New Horizons

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"A, a favorite of mine, to be sure! The sea horse is such a very unique creature and is indeed a fish! Though, as far as fish go, sea horses are not great swimmers. The sea horse, you see, has but a wee fin on its back, which propels it through water rather poorly. Thus these fish are often found using their prehensile tails to hold tight in amongst the sea grass. And here's one final fact for you... Sea horses have no stomach and so must constantly feed to stay alive! Indeed, the life of a land horse sounds far easier than that of the hardworking horse of the sea."

Fishing Tourney

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a sea horse, Chip will say the following dialogue.

In City Folk

"Oh, and one thing: Do. Not. Eat. Sea horse. They taste of newspaper and earwax. Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf

"Let's talk sea horses. They're... not the most attractive. Am I still gonna eat one? Of course I am! C'mon! Bottoms up!"

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  Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Real-world information

The males carry the eggs in a brood poach located under the tail. The females lay their eggs into the pouch, and the male carries them around until they hatch. It is a harmless fish, popular in private and public aquariums.

Names in other languages

	タツノオトシゴ Tatsunōtoshigo	Seahorse (lit. "dragon's illegitimate child"; the common name for Hippocampus coronatus in Japan)
	해마 haema	Seahorse
	海马 hǎimǎ	Seahorse
	海馬 Unknown
	Морской конек Morskoy konek	Seahorse
	Zeepaardje	Seahorse (lit. "little horse of sea")
	Seepferdchen	Seahorse (lit. "little horse of sea")
	Caballito de mar	Seahorse (lit. "little horse of sea")
	Hippocampe	Seahorse (from scientific name)
	Ippocampo	Seahorse (from scientific name)

Notes

Pocket Camp fish

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