List of Fish | Recipes, Sell Price, and Shadow Size Guide | Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)

This fish guide lists all of the fish you can catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) for both Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Read on to learn each fish's sell price, spawn locations and active months, as well as how to catch them to expand your Critterpedia and Museum!

List of All Fish (Fish Encyclopedia)

Fish by Month

Different kinds of fish appear in each season and month, and you can even discover new species this month that were not available before!

Click on the links below to learn more about which fish will spawn on each month!

Note: The pages above show fish appearances for both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.

Fish by Hemisphere

Fish appear on certain months depending whether your island is in the Northern Hemisphere or Southern Hemisphere. Check out our list below to learn when certain fish appear, their shadow size, and spawn location depending on your chosen hemisphere.

Nothern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

	Name	Shadow Size	Price	Area & Times
1	Bitterling	Tiny ✭✩✩✩✩	900	Area: River Months: November to March Times: Any time
2	Pale Chub	Tiny ✭✭✩✩✩	200	Area: River Months: All year Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
3	Crucian Carp	Small ✭✩✩✩✩	160	Area: River Months: All year Times: Any time
4	Dace	Medium ✭✩✩✩✩	240	Area: River Months: All year Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
5	Carp	Large ✭✭✩✩✩	300	Area: Pond Months: All year Times: Any time
6	Koi	Large ✭✭✩✩✩	4000	Area: Pond Months: All year Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
7	Goldfish	Tiny ✭✩✩✩✩	1300	Area: Pond Months: All year Times: Any time
8	Pop-Eyed Goldfish	Tiny ✭✭✩✩✩	1300	Area: Pond Months: All year Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
9	Ranchu Goldfish	Small ✭✭✭✭✩	4500	Area: Pond Months: All year Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
10	Killifish	Tiny ✭✩✩✩✩	300	Area: Pond Months: April to August Times: Any time
11	Crawfish	Small ✭✩✩✩✩	200	Area: Pond Months: April to September Times: Any time
12	Soft-Shelled Turtle	Medium ✭✭✭✩✩	3750	Area: River Months: August and September Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
13	Snapping Turtle	Medium ✭✭✩✩✩	5000	Area: River Months: April to October Times: 9 PM to 4 AM
14	Tadpole	Tiny ✭✩✩✩✩	100	Area: Pond Months: March to July Times: Any time
15	Frog	Small ✭✩✩✩✩	120	Area: Pond Months: May to August Times: Any time
16	Freshwater Goby	Small ✭✩✩✩✩	400	Area: River Months: All year Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
17	Loach	Small ✭✩✩✩✩	400	Area: River Months: March to May Times: Any time
18	Catfish	Large ✭✭✩✩✩	800	Area: Pond Months: May to October Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
19	Giant Snakehead	Large ✭✭✭✭✩	5500	Area: Pond Months: June to August Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
20	Bluegill	Small ✭✭✩✩✩	160	Area: River Months: All year Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
21	Yellow Perch	Medium ✭✩✩✩✩	300	Area: River Months: October to March Times: Any time
22	Black Bass	Large ✭✩✩✩✩	400	Area: River Months: All year Times: Any time
23	Tilapia	Medium ✭✩✩✩✩	800	Area: River Months: June to October Times: Any time
24	Pike	Large ✭✭✩✩✩	1800	Area: River Months: September to December Times: Any time
25	Pond Smelt	Small ✭✩✩✩✩	400	Area: River Months: December to February Times: Any time
26	Sweetfish	Medium ✭✭✩✩✩	900	Area: River Months: July to September Times: Any time
27	Cherry Salmon	Medium ✭✭✭✩✩	1000	Area: River - Clifftop Months: March to June｜September to November Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
28	Char	Medium ✭✭✭✭✭	3800	Area: River - Clifftop Months: March to June｜September to November Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
29	Golden Trout	Medium ✭✭✭✩✩	15000	Area: River - Clifftop Months: March to May｜September to November Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
30	Stringfish	Huge ✭✭✭✭✭	15000	Area: River - Clifftop Months: December to March Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
31	Salmon	Large ✭✭✩✩✩	700	Area: River Mouth Months: September Times: Any time
32	King Salmon	Huge ✭✭✭✩✩	1800	Area: River Mouth Months: September Times: Any time
33	Mitten Crab	Small ✭✭✭✩✩	2000	Area: River Months: September to November Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
34	Guppy	Tiny ✭✭✩✩✩	1300	Area: River Months: April to November Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
35	Nibble Fish	Small ✭✭✩✩✩	1500	Area: River Months: May to September Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
36	Angelfish	Small ✭✭✩✩✩	3000	Area: River Months: May to October Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
37	Betta	Small ✭✭✩✩✩	2500	Area: River Months: May to October Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
38	Neon Tetra	Tiny ✭✭✩✩✩	500	Area: River Months: April to November Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
39	Rainbowfish	Tiny ✭✭✭✭✩	800	Area: River Months: May to October Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
40	Piranha	Small ✭✭✩✩✩	2500	Area: River Months: June to September Times: 9 AM to 4 PM｜9 PM to 4 AM
41	Arowana	Large ✭✭✩✩✩	10000	Area: River Months: June to September Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
42	Dorado	Large ✭✭✭✩✩	15000	Area: River Months: June to September Times: 4 AM to 9 PM
43	Gar	Huge ✭✭✭✩✩	6000	Area: Pond Months: June to September Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
44	Arapaima	Huge ✭✭✭✩✩	10000	Area: River Months: June to September Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
45	Saddled Bichir	Large ✭✭✭✭✩	4000	Area: River Months: June to September Times: 9 PM to 4 AM
46	Sturgeon	Huge ✭✭✭✩✩	10000	Area: River Mouth Months: September to March Times: Any time
47	Sea Butterfly	Tiny ✭✩✩✩✩	1000	Area: Sea Months: December to March Times: Any time
48	Seahorse	Tiny ✭✩✩✩✩	1100	Area: Sea Months: April to November Times: Any time
49	Clownfish	Tiny ✭✩✩✩✩	650	Area: Sea Months: April to September Times: Any time
50	Surgeonfish	Small ✭✭✭✩✩	1000	Area: Sea Months: April to September Times: Any time
51	Butterfly Fish	Small ✭✭✩✩✩	1000	Area: Sea Months: April to September Times: Any time
52	Napoleonfish	Huge ✭✭✭✭✭	10000	Area: Sea Months: July to August Times: 4 AM to 9 PM
53	Zebra Turkeyfish	Medium ✭✭✩✩✩	500	Area: Sea Months: April to November Times: Any time
54	Blowfish	Medium ✭✭✭✭✩	5000	Area: Sea Months: November to February Times: 9 PM to 4 AM
55	Puffer Fish	Medium ✭✭✩✩✩	250	Area: Sea Months: July to September Times: Any time
56	Anchovy	Tiny ✭✭✩✩✩	200	Area: Sea Months: All year Times: 4 AM to 9 PM
57	Horse Mackerel	Small ✭✩✩✩✩	150	Area: Sea Months: All year Times: Any time
58	Barred Knifejaw	Medium ✭✭✩✩✩	5000	Area: Sea Months: March to November Times: Any time
59	Sea Bass	Large ✭✩✩✩✩	400	Area: Sea Months: All year Times: Any time
60	Red Snapper	Medium ✭✭✩✩✩	3000	Area: Sea Months: All year Times: Any time
61	Dab	Medium ✭✩✩✩✩	300	Area: Sea Months: October to April Times: Any time
62	Olive Flounder	Large ✭✩✩✩✩	800	Area: Sea Months: All year Times: Any time
63	Squid	Medium ✭✩✩✩✩	500	Area: Sea Months: December to August Times: Any time
64	Moray Eel	Long and Thin ✭✭✭✭✩	2000	Area: Sea Months: August to October Times: Any time
65	Ribbon Eel	Long and Thin ✭✭✭✩✩	600	Area: Sea Months: June to October Times: Any time
66	Tuna	Huge ✭✭✭✭✭	7000	Area: Sea - Pier Months: November to April Times: Any time
67	Blue Marlin	Huge ✭✭✭✭✩	10000	Area: Sea - Pier Months: July to September | November to April Times: Any time
68	Giant Trevally	Large ✭✭✭✭✩	4500	Area: Sea - Pier Months: May to October Times: Any time
69	Mahi-Mahi	Huge ✭✭✭✭✭	6000	Area: Sea - Pier Months: May to October Times: Any time
70	Ocean Sunfish	Dorsal Finned ✭✭✭✩✩	4000	Area: Sea Months: July to September Times: 4 AM to 9 PM
71	Ray	Large ✭✭✭✩✩	3000	Area: Sea Months: August to November Times: 4 AM to 9 PM
72	Saw Shark	Dorsal Finned ✭✭✭✩✩	12000	Area: Sea Months: June to September Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
73	Hammerhead Shark	Dorsal Finned ✭✭✭✩✩	8000	Area: Sea Months: June to September Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
74	Great White Shark	Dorsal Finned ✭✭✭✩✩	15000	Area: Sea Months: June to September Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
75	Whale Shark	Dorsal Finned ✭✭✭✩✩	13000	Area: Sea Months: June to September Times: Any time
76	Suckerfish	Dorsal Finned ✭✭✩✩✩	1500	Area: Sea Months: June to September Times: Any time
77	Football Fish	Large ✭✭✩✩✩	2500	Area: Sea Months: November to March Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
78	Oarfish	Huge ✭✭✭✭✩	9000	Area: Sea Months: December to May Times: Any time
79	Barreleye	Small ✭✭✭✩✩	15000	Area: Sea Months: All year Times: 9 PM to 4 AM
80	Coelacanth	Huge ✭✭✭✭✩	15000	Area: Sea Months: All year Only in Rain Times: Any time Only in Rain (Rain Only)

	Name	Shadow Size	Price	Area & Times
1	Bitterling	Tiny ✭✩✩✩✩	900	Area: River Months: May to September Times: Any time
2	Pale Chub	Tiny ✭✭✩✩✩	200	Area: River Months: All year Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
3	Crucian Carp	Small ✭✩✩✩✩	160	Area: River Months: All year Times: Any time
4	Dace	Medium ✭✩✩✩✩	240	Area: River Months: All year Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
5	Carp	Large ✭✭✩✩✩	300	Area: Pond Months: All year Times: Any time
6	Koi	Large ✭✭✩✩✩	4000	Area: Pond Months: All year Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
7	Goldfish	Tiny ✭✩✩✩✩	1300	Area: Pond Months: All year Times: Any time
8	Pop-Eyed Goldfish	Tiny ✭✭✩✩✩	1300	Area: Pond Months: All year Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
9	Ranchu Goldfish	Small ✭✭✭✭✩	4500	Area: Pond Months: All year Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
10	Killifish	Tiny ✭✩✩✩✩	300	Area: Pond Months: October to February Times: Any time
11	Crawfish	Small ✭✩✩✩✩	200	Area: Pond Months: October to March Times: Any time
12	Soft-Shelled Turtle	Medium ✭✭✭✩✩	3750	Area: River Months: February to March Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
13	Snapping Turtle	Medium ✭✭✩✩✩	5000	Area: River Months: October to April Times: 9 PM to 4 AM
14	Tadpole	Tiny ✭✩✩✩✩	100	Area: Pond Months: September to January Times: Any time
15	Frog	Small ✭✩✩✩✩	120	Area: Pond Months: November to February Times: Any time
16	Freshwater Goby	Small ✭✩✩✩✩	400	Area: River Months: All year Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
17	Loach	Small ✭✩✩✩✩	400	Area: River Months: September to November Times: Any time
18	Catfish	Large ✭✭✩✩✩	800	Area: Pond Months: November to April Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
19	Giant Snakehead	Large ✭✭✭✭✩	5500	Area: Pond Months: December to February Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
20	Bluegill	Small ✭✭✩✩✩	160	Area: River Months: All year Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
21	Yellow Perch	Medium ✭✩✩✩✩	300	Area: River Months: April to September Times: Any time
22	Black Bass	Large ✭✩✩✩✩	400	Area: River Months: All year Times: Any time
23	Tilapia	Medium ✭✩✩✩✩	800	Area: River Months: December to April Times: Any time
24	Pike	Large ✭✭✩✩✩	1800	Area: River Months: March to June Times: Any time
25	Pond Smelt	Small ✭✩✩✩✩	400	Area: River Months: June to August Times: Any time
26	Sweetfish	Medium ✭✭✩✩✩	900	Area: River Months: July to March Times: Any time
27	Cherry Salmon	Medium ✭✭✭✩✩	1000	Area: River - Clifftop Months: March to May | September to December Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
28	Char	Medium ✭✭✭✭✭	3800	Area: River - Clifftop Months: March to May | September to December Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
29	Golden Trout	Medium ✭✭✭✩✩	15000	Area: River - Clifftop Months: March to May | September to November Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
30	Stringfish	Huge ✭✭✭✭✭	15000	Area: River - Clifftop Months: June to September Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
31	Salmon	Large ✭✭✩✩✩	700	Area: River Mouth Months: March Times: Any time
32	King Salmon	Huge ✭✭✭✩✩	1800	Area: River Mouth Months: March Times: Any time
33	Mitten Crab	Small ✭✭✭✩✩	2000	Area: River Months: March to May Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
34	Guppy	Tiny ✭✭✩✩✩	1300	Area: River Months: October to May Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
35	Nibble Fish	Small ✭✭✩✩✩	1500	Area: River Months: November to March Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
36	Angelfish	Small ✭✭✩✩✩	3000	Area: River Months: November to April Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
37	Betta	Small ✭✭✩✩✩	2500	Area: River Months: November to April Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
38	Neon Tetra	Tiny ✭✭✩✩✩	500	Area: River Months: October to May Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
39	Rainbowfish	Tiny ✭✭✭✭✩	800	Area: River Months: November to April Times: 9 AM to 4 PM
40	Piranha	Small ✭✭✩✩✩	2500	Area: River Months: December to March Times: 9 AM to 4 PM｜9 PM to 4 AM
41	Arowana	Large ✭✭✩✩✩	10000	Area: River Months: December to March Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
42	Dorado	Large ✭✭✭✩✩	15000	Area: River Months: December to March Times: 4 AM to 9 PM
43	Gar	Huge ✭✭✭✩✩	6000	Area: Pond Months: December to March Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
44	Arapaima	Huge ✭✭✭✩✩	10000	Area: River Months: December to March Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
45	Saddled Bichir	Large ✭✭✭✭✩	4000	Area: River Months: December to March Times: 9 PM to 4 AM
46	Sturgeon	Huge ✭✭✭✩✩	10000	Area: River Mouth Months: March to September Times: Any time
47	Sea Butterfly	Tiny ✭✩✩✩✩	1000	Area: Sea Months: June to September Times: Any time
48	Seahorse	Tiny ✭✩✩✩✩	1100	Area: Sea Months: October to May Times: Any time
49	Clownfish	Tiny ✭✩✩✩✩	650	Area: Sea Months: October to March Times: Any time
50	Surgeonfish	Small ✭✭✭✩✩	1000	Area: Sea Months: October to March Times: Any time
51	Butterfly Fish	Small ✭✭✩✩✩	1000	Area: Sea Months: October to March Times: Any time
52	Napoleonfish	Huge ✭✭✭✭✭	10000	Area: Sea Months: July to February Times: 4 AM to 9 PM
53	Zebra Turkeyfish	Medium ✭✭✩✩✩	500	Area: Sea Months: October to May Times: Any time
54	Blowfish	Medium ✭✭✭✭✩	5000	Area: Sea Months: May to August Times: 9 PM to 4 AM
55	Puffer Fish	Medium ✭✭✩✩✩	250	Area: Sea Months: July to March Times: Any time
56	Anchovy	Tiny ✭✭✩✩✩	200	Area: Sea Months: All year Times: 4 AM to 9 PM
57	Horse Mackerel	Small ✭✩✩✩✩	150	Area: Sea Months: All year Times: Any time
58	Barred Knifejaw	Medium ✭✭✩✩✩	5000	Area: Sea Months: September to May Times: Any time
59	Sea Bass	Large ✭✩✩✩✩	400	Area: Sea Months: All year Times: Any time
60	Red Snapper	Medium ✭✭✩✩✩	3000	Area: Sea Months: All year Times: Any time
61	Dab	Medium ✭✩✩✩✩	300	Area: Sea Months: April to October Times: Any time
62	Olive Flounder	Large ✭✩✩✩✩	800	Area: Sea Months: All year Times: Any time
63	Squid	Medium ✭✩✩✩✩	500	Area: Sea Months: June to February Times: Any time
64	Moray Eel	Long and Thin ✭✭✭✭✩	2000	Area: Sea Months: February to April Times: Any time
65	Ribbon Eel	Long and Thin ✭✭✭✩✩	600	Area: Sea Months: December to April Times: Any time
66	Tuna	Huge ✭✭✭✭✭	7000	Area: Sea - Pier Months: May to October Times: Any time
67	Blue Marlin	Huge ✭✭✭✭✩	10000	Area: Sea - Pier Months: January to March | May to October Times: Any time
68	Giant Trevally	Large ✭✭✭✭✩	4500	Area: Sea - Pier Months: November to April Times: Any time
69	Mahi-Mahi	Huge ✭✭✭✭✭	6000	Area: Sea - Pier Months: November to April Times: Any time
70	Ocean Sunfish	Dorsal Finned ✭✭✭✩✩	4000	Area: Sea Months: January to March Times: 4 AM to 9 PM
71	Ray	Large ✭✭✭✩✩	3000	Area: Sea Months: February to May Times: 4 AM to 9 PM
72	Saw Shark	Dorsal Finned ✭✭✭✩✩	12000	Area: Sea Months: December to March Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
73	Hammerhead Shark	Dorsal Finned ✭✭✭✩✩	8000	Area: Sea Months: December to March Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
74	Great White Shark	Dorsal Finned ✭✭✭✩✩	15000	Area: Sea Months: December to March Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
75	Whale Shark	Dorsal Finned ✭✭✭✩✩	13000	Area: Sea Months: December to March Times: Any time
76	Suckerfish	Dorsal Finned ✭✭✩✩✩	1500	Area: Sea Months: December to March Times: Any time
77	Football Fish	Large ✭✭✩✩✩	2500	Area: Sea Months: May to September Times: 4 PM to 9 AM
78	Oarfish	Huge ✭✭✭✭✩	9000	Area: Sea Months: June to November Times: Any time
79	Barreleye	Small ✭✭✭✩✩	15000	Area: Sea Months: All year Times: 9 PM to 4 AM
80	Coelacanth	Huge ✭✭✭✭✩	15000	Area: Sea Months: All year Only in Rain Times: Any time Only in Rain (Rain Only)

Fish by Location

Types of Fish
Sea Fish	River Fish	Pond Fish

Fish appear in three types of bodies of water in your island - the sea, rivers, and ponds.

If you can't seem to find the fish you're looking for, make sure you're looking at the right body of water!

Fish with Food DIY Recipes in Version 2.0

Version 2.0 add new Food DIY Recipes that you can learn from catching fish! Find all the recipes and which fish to catch below!

Fish	Recipes Learned
Anchovy	・ Sardines in Oil ・ Anchoas Al Ajillo
Barred Knifejaw	・ Barred-Knifejaw Carpaccio
Blue Marlin	・ Carpaccio Di Marlin Blu
Carp
Dab	・ Karei No Nitsuke
Horse Mackerel	・ Aji Fry
Olive Flounder	・ Sautéed Olive Flounder
Red Snapper	・ Pesce All'Acqua Pazza
Salmon	・ Salmon Sandwich ・ Salmon Bagel Sandwich ・ Poke ・ Carpaccio Di Salmone
Sea Bass	・ Sea-Bass Pie
Squid	・ Squid-Ink Spaghetti ・ Squid-Ink Curry

List of Food DIY Recipes

New Fish in New Horizons

There are a total of 80 fish that you can catch with your fishing rod in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Below are the newest fish added to the game.

Anchovy	Barreleye	Betta	Golden Trout
Mahi-Mahi	Rainbowfish	Ranchu Goldfish	Snapping Turtle
Sturgeon	Suckerfish	Tilapia

Fish Prices List

Top 5 Expensive Fish

	Icon	Name	Sell Price	Location
80		Coelacanth	15000	Sea
79		Barreleye	15000	Sea
74		Great White Shark	15000	Sea
42		Dorado	15000	River
30		Stringfish	15000	River - Clifftop

There are a total of 5 fish that sell for the maximum amount of 15,000 Bells, after which the price starts going down.

While these fish are the most profitable to sell, there are other fish that sell for a relatively high price!

Complete List of Fish Sell Prices

How to Catch Fish

To catch fish, you first need to craft of buy any type of Fishing Rod.

After equipping the fishing rod, cast the pole by pressing A and wait until the fish bits your lure. Once it pulls the lure underwater, press A again to start reeling in the fish!

How to Catch Fish Easily

What to Do with FIsh

Donate Fish to the Museum

You can donate your fish to the Museum! Simply talk to Blathers at the Museum. You will then be able to view your catch every time you visit the Museum.

How to Unlock and Upgrade the Museum

Sell Fish at Nook's Cranny

You can also sell your catch at Nook's Cranny in exchange for Bells. You can view the complete list of Fish Sell Prices here

How to Unlock Nook's Cranny

Related Guides

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