Fish

This article contains basic information about all the fish in the Animal Crossing series. For the act of catching fish, see fishing.

Fish are collectable items in the Animal Crossing series. Players can catch them by fishing in bodies of water using a fishing rod. They can be donated to the museum, sold, or placed in the player's home as a piece of furniture. It will take a m

Fish in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

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= Found all year on Tortimer Island (anything that simply says "Ocean" can be found both in town and in the island on respective months)

List of fish in Animal Crossing: New Leaf	Other games: DnM  DnM+  ACGC  DnMe+  ACWW  ACCF  ACNH

#	Name	Image	Price	Shadow	Size	Tank	Location	Time	Months	Peak
1	Bitterling		900	Tiny	River	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
2	Pale Chub		160	Tiny	River	9AM - 4PM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
3	Crucian Carp		120	Small	River	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
4	Dace		200	Medium	River	4PM - 9AM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
5	Barbel Steed		200	Medium	River	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
6	Carp		300	Medium	River	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
7	Koi		4,000	Medium	River	4PM - 9AM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
8	Goldfish		1,300	Tiny	River	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
9	Popeyed Goldfish		1,300	Tiny	River	9AM - 4PM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
10	Killifish		240	Tiny	Holding pond	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
11	Crawfish		200	Small	Holding pond	All day	J F M A M J J A S* O N D
12	Soft-Shelled Turtle		3,750	Medium	River	4PM - 9AM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
13	Tadpole		100	Tiny	Holding pond	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
14	Frog		120	Small1	Holding pond	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
15	Freshwater Goby		300	Small	River	4PM - 9AM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
16	Loach		300	Small-medium	River	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
17	Catfish		800	Medium	River pool	4PM - 9AM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
18	Eel		2,000	Long & thin	River	4PM - 9AM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
19	Giant Snakehead		5,500	Large	River	9AM - 4PM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
20	Bluegill		120	Small	River	4AM - 9PM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
21	Yellow Perch		240	Small-medium	River	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
22	Black Bass		300	Large	River	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
23	Pike		1,800	Medium-large	River	4AM - 9PM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
24	Pond Smelt		300	Small	River	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
25	Sweetfish		900	Small-medium	River	9AM - 4PM	J F M A M J J A S* O N D
26	Cherry Salmon		1,000	Small-medium	River	March-June: 4AM - 9AM & 4PM - 9PM September - November: 9AM - 4PM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
27	Char		3,800	Small-medium	Waterfall	March-June: 4AM - 9AM & 4PM - 9PM September - November: 9AM - 4PM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
28	Rainbow Trout		800	Medium	River	March-June: 4AM - 9AM & 4PM - 9PM September - November: 9AM - 4PM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
29	Stringfish		15,000	Large	River	4PM - 9AM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
30	Salmon		700	Large	River and ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
31	King Salmon		1,800	Huge	River mouth	All day	J F M A M J J A* S O N D
32	Mitten Crab		2,000	Small	River	4PM - 9AM	J F M A M J J A S* O N D
33	Guppy		1,300	Tiny	River	9AM - 4PM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
34	Nibble Fish		1,200	Tiny	River	9AM - 4PM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
35	Angelfish		3,000	Small	River	4PM - 9AM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
36	Neon Tetra		500	Tiny	River	9AM - 4PM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
37	Piranha		2,500	Small	River	9AM - 4PM & 9PM - 4AM	J F M A M J J A S* O N D
38	Arowana		10,000	Medium	River	4PM - 9AM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
39	Dorado		15,000	Very large	River	4AM - 9PM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
40	Gar		6,000	Huge	River pool	4PM - 9AM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
41	Arapaima		10,000	Huge	River	4PM - 9AM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
42	Saddled Bichir		4,000	Large	River	9PM - 4AM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
43	Sea Butterfly		1,000	Tiny	Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
44	Seahorse		1,100	Tiny	15px Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
45	Clownfish		650	Tiny	15px Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
46	Surgeonfish		1,000	Small	15px Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
47	Butterfly Fish		1,000	Small	Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
48	Napoleonfish		10,000	Huge	15px Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
49	Zebra Turkeyfish		400	Medium	15px Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
50	Blowfish		125	Medium	Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
51	Puffer Fish		240	Medium	15px Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
52	Horse Mackerel		150	Small	Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
53	Barred Knifejaw		5,000	Medium	15px Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
54	Sea Bass		160	Very large	Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
55	Red Snapper		3,000	Medium	Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
56	Dab		300	Medium	Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
57	Olive Flounder		800	Large	Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
58	Squid		400	Small	15px Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A* S O N D
59	Moray Eel		2,000	Very large	15px Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
60	Ribbon Eel		600	Thin	Tortimer Island	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
61	Football Fish		2,500	Large	Ocean	4PM - 9AM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
62	Tuna		7,000	Huge	Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
63	Blue Marlin		10,000	Huge	15px Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
64	Giant Trevally		4,500	Huge	Tortimer Island	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
65	Ray		3,000	Huge	15px Ocean	4AM - 9PM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
66	Ocean Sunfish		4,000	Huge (with fin)	15px Ocean	4AM - 9PM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
67	Hammerhead Shark		8,000	Huge (with fin)	15px Ocean	4PM - 9AM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
68	Shark		15,000	Huge (with fin)	15px Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
69	Saw Shark		12,000	Huge (with fin)	15px Ocean	4PM - 9AM	J F M A M J J A S O N D
70	Whale Shark		13,000	Huge (with fin)	Tortimer Island	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
71	Oarfish		9,000	Huge	Ocean	All day	J F M A M J J A S O N D
72	Coelacanth		15,000	Huge	Ocean1	4PM - 9AM	J F M A M J J A S O N D

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Whale

The whale is the unofficial name given to the large fish shadow seen in Animal Forest. It is not a real fish but rather a glitch in the game.