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This page shows all of the fish that you can catch in January in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). In addition to the time of day and location that fish appear, you can find other information here to help you complete your fish encyclopedia.

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List of January Fish

January Fish for Nothern Hemisphere

Name Shadow Size Area Time of Day Sell Price
1 Bitterling ImageBitterling Tiny ShadowTiny River Any time 900
2 Pale Chub ImagePale Chub Tiny ShadowTiny River 9 AM to 4 PM 200
3 Crucian Carp ImageCrucian Carp Small ShadowSmall River Any time 160
4 Dace ImageDace Medium ShadowMedium River 4 PM to 9 AM 240
5 Carp ImageCarp Large ShadowLarge Pond Any time 300
6 Koi ImageKoi Large ShadowLarge Pond 4 PM to 9 AM 4000
7 Goldfish ImageGoldfish Tiny ShadowTiny Pond Any time 1300
8 Pop-Eyed Goldfish ImagePop-Eyed Goldfish Tiny ShadowTiny Pond 9 AM to 4 PM 1300
9 Ranchu Goldfish ImageRanchu Goldfish Small ShadowSmall Pond 9 AM to 4 PM 4500
16 Freshwater Goby ImageFreshwater Goby Small ShadowSmall River 4 PM to 9 AM 400
20 Bluegill ImageBluegill Small ShadowSmall River 9 AM to 4 PM 160
21 Yellow Perch ImageYellow Perch Medium ShadowMedium River Any time 300
25 Pond Smelt ImagePond Smelt Small ShadowSmall River Any time 400
30 Stringfish ImageStringfish Huge ShadowHuge River
(Above the Cliff)		 4 PM to 9 AM 15000
46 Sturgeon ImageSturgeon Huge ShadowHuge River
(River Mouth)		 Any time 10000
47 Sea Butterfly ImageSea Butterfly Tiny ShadowTiny Sea Any time 1000
54 Blowfish ImageBlowfish Medium ShadowMedium Sea 9 PM to 4 AM 5000
59 Sea Bass ImageSea Bass Large ShadowLarge Sea Any time 400
60 Red Snapper ImageRed Snapper Medium ShadowMedium Sea Any time 3000
61 Dab ImageDab Medium ShadowMedium Sea Any time 300
63 Squid ImageSquid Medium ShadowMedium Sea Any time 500
66 Tuna ImageTuna Huge ShadowHuge Pier Any time 7000
67 Blue Marlin ImageBlue Marlin Huge ShadowHuge Pier Any time 10000
77 Football Fish ImageFootball Fish Large ShadowLarge Sea 4 PM to 9 AM 2500
78 Oarfish ImageOarfish Huge ShadowHuge Sea Any time 9000
79 Barreleye ImageBarreleye Small ShadowSmall Sea 9 PM to 4 AM 12000
80 Coelacanth ImageCoelacanth Huge ShadowHuge Sea Any time
Only in Rain
(Only in Rain) 		15000

January Fish for Southern Hemisphere

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Name Shadow Size Area Time of Day Sell Price
2 Pale Chub ImagePale Chub Tiny ShadowTiny River 9 AM to 4 PM 200
3 Crucian Carp ImageCrucian Carp Small ShadowSmall River Any time 160
4 Dace ImageDace Medium ShadowMedium River 4 PM to 9 AM 240
5 Carp ImageCarp Large ShadowLarge Pond Any time 300
6 Koi ImageKoi Large ShadowLarge Pond 4 PM to 9 AM 4000
7 Goldfish ImageGoldfish Tiny ShadowTiny Pond Any time 1300
8 Pop-Eyed Goldfish ImagePop-Eyed Goldfish Tiny ShadowTiny Pond 9 AM to 4 PM 1300
9 Ranchu Goldfish ImageRanchu Goldfish Small ShadowSmall Pond 9 AM to 4 PM 4500
10 Killifish ImageKillifish Tiny ShadowTiny Pond Any time 300
11 Crawfish ImageCrawfish Small ShadowSmall Pond Any time 200
13 Snapping Turtle ImageSnapping Turtle Medium ShadowMedium River 9 PM to 4 AM 5000
14 Tadpole ImageTadpole Tiny ShadowTiny Pond Any time 100
15 Frog ImageFrog Small ShadowSmall Pond Any time 120
16 Freshwater Goby ImageFreshwater Goby Small ShadowSmall River 4 PM to 9 AM 400
18 Catfish ImageCatfish Large ShadowLarge Pond 4 PM to 9 AM 800
19 Giant Snakehead ImageGiant Snakehead Large ShadowLarge Pond 9 AM to 4 PM 5500
20 Bluegill ImageBluegill Small ShadowSmall River 9 AM to 4 PM 160
22 Black Bass ImageBlack Bass Large ShadowLarge River Any time 400
23 Tilapia ImageTilapia Medium ShadowMedium River Any time 800
26 Sweetfish ImageSweetfish Medium ShadowMedium River Any time 900
34 Guppy ImageGuppy Tiny ShadowTiny River 9 AM to 4 PM 1300
35 Nibble Fish ImageNibble Fish Small ShadowSmall River 9 AM to 4 PM 1500
36 Angelfish ImageAngelfish Small ShadowSmall River 4 PM to 9 AM 3000
37 Betta ImageBetta Small ShadowSmall River 9 AM to 4 PM 2500
38 Neon Tetra ImageNeon Tetra Tiny ShadowTiny River 9 AM to 4 PM 500
39 Rainbowfish ImageRainbowfish Tiny ShadowTiny River 9 AM to 4 PM 800
40 Piranha ImagePiranha Small ShadowSmall River 9 AM to 4 PM｜9 PM to 4 AM 2500
41 Arowana ImageArowana Large ShadowLarge River 4 PM to 9 AM 10000
42 Dorado ImageDorado Large ShadowLarge River 4 AM to 9 PM 15000
43 Gar ImageGar Huge ShadowHuge Pond 4 PM to 9 AM 6000
44 Arapaima ImageArapaima Huge ShadowHuge River 4 PM to 9 AM 10000
45 Saddled Bichir ImageSaddled Bichir Large ShadowLarge River 9 PM to 4 AM 4000
48 Seahorse ImageSeahorse Tiny ShadowTiny Sea Any time 1100
49 Clownfish ImageClownfish Tiny ShadowTiny Sea Any time 650
50 Surgeonfish ImageSurgeonfish Small ShadowSmall Sea Any time 1000
51 Butterfly Fish ImageButterfly Fish Small ShadowSmall Sea Any time 1000
52 Napoleonfish ImageNapoleonfish Huge ShadowHuge Sea 4 AM to 9 PM 10000
53 Zebra Turkeyfish ImageZebra Turkeyfish Medium ShadowMedium Sea Any time 500
55 Puffer Fish ImagePuffer Fish Medium ShadowMedium Sea Any time 250
56 Anchovy ImageAnchovy Tiny ShadowTiny Sea 4 AM to 9 PM 200
57 Horse Mackerel ImageHorse Mackerel Small ShadowSmall Sea Any time 150
58 Barred Knifejaw ImageBarred Knifejaw Medium ShadowMedium Sea Any time 5000
59 Sea Bass ImageSea Bass Large ShadowLarge Sea Any time 400
60 Red Snapper ImageRed Snapper Medium ShadowMedium Sea Any time 3000
62 Olive Flounder ImageOlive Flounder Large ShadowLarge Sea Any time 800
63 Squid ImageSquid Medium ShadowMedium Sea Any time 500
65 Ribbon Eel ImageRibbon Eel Long and Thin ShadowLong and Thin Sea Any time 600
67 Blue Marlin ImageBlue Marlin Huge ShadowHuge Pier Any time 10000
68 Giant Trevally ImageGiant Trevally Large ShadowLarge Pier Any time 4500
69 Mahi-Mahi ImageMahi-Mahi Huge ShadowHuge Pier Any time 6000
70 Ocean Sunfish ImageOcean Sunfish Dorsal Finned ShadowDorsal Finned Sea 4 AM to 9 PM 4000
72 Saw Shark ImageSaw Shark Dorsal Finned ShadowDorsal Finned Sea 4 PM to 9 AM 12000
73 Hammerhead Shark ImageHammerhead Shark Dorsal Finned ShadowDorsal Finned Sea 4 PM to 9 AM 8000
74 Great White Shark ImageGreat White Shark Dorsal Finned ShadowDorsal Finned Sea 4 PM to 9 AM 15000
75 Whale Shark ImageWhale Shark Dorsal Finned ShadowDorsal Finned Sea Any time 13000
76 Suckerfish ImageSuckerfish Dorsal Finned ShadowDorsal Finned Sea Any time 1500
79 Barreleye ImageBarreleye Small ShadowSmall Sea 9 PM to 4 AM 12000
80 Coelacanth ImageCoelacanth Huge ShadowHuge Sea Any time
Only in Rain
(Only in Rain) 		15000

New Fish in January

New Fish for Nothern Hemisphere

Northern Hemisphere
There are no new fish for Northern Hemisphere in January.

New Fish for Southern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere
Sweetfish ImageSweetfish Napoleonfish ImageNapoleonfish Puffer Fish ImagePuffer Fish Blue Marlin ImageBlue Marlin
Ocean Sunfish ImageOcean Sunfish

Fish Leaving in January

Fish Leaving the Northern Hemisphere

Northern Hemisphere
There are no fish leaving the Northern Hemisphere in January.

Fish Leaving the Southern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere
Tadpole ImageTadpole

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