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Snow crab
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Real-world info
Name: Chionoecetes opilio Family: Oregoniidae
Main appearances
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Other appearances
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Names in other languages  ズワイガニ  松叶蟹  Crabe des neiges  Cangrejo de nieve  Granchio della neve  Краб-стригун  대게  松葉蟹  Crabe des neiges  Cangrejo de nieve  Schneekrabbe  Sneeuwkrab

The snow crab (ズワイガニ, Zuwaigani) is a sea creature (fish in Pocket Camp) in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the snow crab was added in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update, where it appears all day long as a large, fast shadow from late fall to mid spring.

Catch details

In New Leaf

#22

"I got a snow crab! 'Sno problem, really!"

Time of year	Nov – Apr
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Shadow size	Large
Shadow movement	Uniform
Sea creature size	30 cm
Rarity	Uncommon
Selling price	4,000 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

#86

Event availability	None
Location	Saltwater Shores
Shadow size	Large
Fish size	31.1 cm - 40.8 cm
Rarity	★★★
Catch rate	Cannot be caught at this time
Selling price	1,500 Bells
Request reward	1,500 Bells, 3 Friendship Points Fortune Cookie (20%), Bronze Treats (30%)

In New Horizons

#26

"I got a snow crab! It's giving me the cold shoulder."

Time of year	North: Nov – Apr South: May – Oct
Time of day	All day
Shadow size	Large
Shadow movement	Fast
Spawn requirement	Catch 40 total sea creatures
Selling price	6,000 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

In New Leaf

After the player donates a snow crab to the museum, it can be found in the large pool in the first room of the sea exhibit, along with the other crab species. The exhibit has this to say about the snow crab:

"Snow crabs live in the sea and are known mostly as a highly prized winter delicacy. When cooked, the typically dark-red shell turns to the beautiful bright-red color most commonly seen. They have a life span of 20 years and gradually grow bigger while periodically molting. If a leg is lost, it will grow back when molting occurs. The female is about half the size of the male."

In New Horizons

After the player donates a snow crab to the museum, it can be found in the far right aquarium in the second room/dark room of the sea exhibition.

"The snow crab truly lives up to its name, wot wot. They are most often found in cold northern seas. Some have even been discovered living in the Arctic Ocean! Indeed, snow crab prefer to live in deep water that never gets more than three degrees above freezing. Hooooo. Just thinking about their icy environs is giving me the chills!"

Fishing Tourney

In New Leaf

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a snow crab, Chip will not score the sea creature but will say the following:

"Snow crabs! They're great whether boiled, grilled, or steamed. But I'm just gonna go ahead and swallow them whole! YUM!"

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Real-world information

A blue snow crab

The snow crab is a crustacean native to shelf depths in the northwest Atlantic Ocean and north Pacific Ocean. They eat other invertebrates in the bottom of the sea, such as other crustaceans, bivalves (mollusks), and polychaetes (worms), as well as fish and, in times, themselves. They can grow up to 16.5 cm for males and 9.5 cm for females. More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.

Names in other languages

ズワイガニ zuwai-gani

Snow crab

Pocket Camp fish

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