List of sea creatures inNew Horizons
The following is alist ofsea creatures inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. While initially absent fromAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, sea creatures were added in the1.3.0 Free Summer Update (Wave 1).
The total number of sea creatures inNew Horizons is 40, 10 more than the number of sea creatures inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf. Sea creatures that have been removed sinceNew Leaf include theclam,ear shell, andhorsehair crab. Creatures new inNew Horizons include theDungeness crab,firefly squid,gazami crab,gigas giant clam,moon jellyfish,mussel,sea pig,sea pineapple,slate pencil urchin,umbrella octopus,vampire squid,Venus' flower basket, andwhelk.
Some sea creatures will not spawn in the game until the player has caught a specific total amount of sea creatures. For example, some of the more lucrative sea creatures like thered king crab will not spawn until the player has caught at least 80 sea creatures in total.
List of sea creatures inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons
| # | Name | Icon | Sell price | Shadow size | Shadow movement | Time | Months | Total catches |
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| 1 | Seaweed | Large | Stationary | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 2 | Sea grapes | Small | Stationary | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 3 | Sea cucumber | Medium | Very slow | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 4 | Sea pig | Small | Very fast | 4 PM – 9 AM | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 80 | ||
| 5 | Sea star | Small | Very slow | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 6 | Sea urchin | Small | Slow | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 7 | Slate pencil urchin | Medium | Medium | 4 PM – 9 AM | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 20 | ||
| 8 | Sea anemone | Large | Stationary | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 9 | Moon jellyfish | Small | Very slow | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 10 | Sea slug | Tiny | Very slow | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 11 | Pearl oyster | Small | Medium | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 20 | ||
| 12 | Mussel | Small | Slow | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 13 | Oyster | Small | Slow | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 14 | Scallop | Medium | Slow | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 5 | ||
| 15 | Whelk | Small | Slow | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 16 | Turban shell | Small | Slow | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 17 | Abalone | Medium | Medium | 4 PM – 9 AM | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 20 | ||
| 18 | Gigas giant clam | Very large | Very fast | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 80 | ||
| 19 | Chambered nautilus | Medium | Medium | 4 PM – 9 AM | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 20 | ||
| 20 | Octopus | Medium | Slow | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 21 | Umbrella octopus | Small | Fast | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 40 | ||
| 22 | Vampire squid | Medium | Very fast | 4 PM – 9 AM | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 80 | ||
| 23 | Firefly squid | Tiny | Slow | 9 PM – 4 AM | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 24 | Gazami crab | Medium | Medium | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 20 | ||
| 25 | Dungeness crab | Medium | Medium | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 20 | ||
| 26 | Snow crab | Large | Fast | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 40 | ||
| 27 | Red king crab | Large | Very fast | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 80 | ||
| 28 | Acorn barnacle | Tiny | Stationary | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 29 | Spider crab | Very large | Very fast | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 80 | ||
| 30 | Tiger prawn | Small | Medium | 4 PM – 9 AM | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 20 | ||
| 31 | Sweet shrimp | Small | Slow | 4 PM – 9 AM | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 32 | Mantis shrimp | Small | Medium | 4 PM – 9 AM | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 20 | ||
| 33 | Spiny lobster | Large | Fast | 9 PM – 4 AM | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 40 | ||
| 34 | Lobster | Large | Fast | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 40 | ||
| 35 | Giant isopod | Medium | Very fast | 9 AM – 4 PM; 9 PM – 4 AM | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 80 | ||
| 36 | Horseshoe crab | Medium | Medium | 9 PM – 4 AM | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 20 | ||
| 37 | Sea pineapple | Small | Slow | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 38 | Spotted garden eel | Small | Slow | 4 AM – 9 PM | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 39 | Flatworm | Tiny | Very slow | 4 PM – 9 AM | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 0 | ||
| 40 | Venus' flower basket | Medium | Fast | All day | North:JFMAMJJASOND South:JFMAMJJASOND | 40 |
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