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Animal Crossing New Horizons (ACNH) - Fish in January

Here's our list of all the fish available in January in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). Learn the time, location, and other information to help you complete your Critterpedia!

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List of January Fish

Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Name Rarity / Shadow Size Area /
Times		 Sell Price
1 Bitterling ImageBitterling ✭✩✩✩✩
Tiny Shadow		 River
Any time		 900
2 Pale Chub ImagePale Chub ✭✭✩✩✩
Tiny Shadow		 River
9 AM to 4 PM		 200
3 Crucian Carp ImageCrucian Carp ✭✩✩✩✩
Small Shadow		 River
Any time		 160
4 Dace ImageDace ✭✩✩✩✩
Medium Shadow		 River
4 PM to 9 AM		 240
5 Carp ImageCarp ✭✭✩✩✩
Large Shadow		 Pond
Any time		 300
6 Koi ImageKoi ✭✭✩✩✩
Large Shadow		 Pond
4 PM to 9 AM		 4,000
7 Goldfish ImageGoldfish ✭✩✩✩✩
Tiny Shadow		 Pond
Any time		 1,300
8 Pop-Eyed Goldfish ImagePop-Eyed Goldfish ✭✭✩✩✩
Tiny Shadow		 Pond
9 AM to 4 PM		 1,300
9 Ranchu Goldfish ImageRanchu Goldfish ✭✭✭✭✩
Small Shadow		 Pond
9 AM to 4 PM		 4,500
16 Freshwater Goby ImageFreshwater Goby ✭✩✩✩✩
Small Shadow		 River
4 PM to 9 AM		 400
20 Bluegill ImageBluegill ✭✭✩✩✩
Small Shadow		 River
9 AM to 4 PM		 160
21 Yellow Perch ImageYellow Perch ✭✩✩✩✩
Medium Shadow		 River
Any time		 300
25 Pond Smelt ImagePond Smelt ✭✩✩✩✩
Small Shadow		 River
Any time		 400
30 Stringfish ImageStringfish ✭✭✭✭✭
Huge Shadow		 River - Clifftop
4 PM to 9 AM		 15,000
46 Sturgeon ImageSturgeon ✭✭✭✩✩
Huge Shadow		 River Mouth
Any time		 10,000
47 Sea Butterfly ImageSea Butterfly ✭✩✩✩✩
Tiny Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 1,000
54 Blowfish ImageBlowfish ✭✭✭✭✩
Medium Shadow		 Sea
9 PM to 4 AM		 5,000
59 Sea Bass ImageSea Bass ✭✩✩✩✩
Large Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 400
60 Red Snapper ImageRed Snapper ✭✭✩✩✩
Medium Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 3,000
61 Dab ImageDab ✭✩✩✩✩
Medium Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 300
63 Squid ImageSquid ✭✩✩✩✩
Medium Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 500
66 Tuna ImageTuna ✭✭✭✭✭
Huge Shadow		 Sea - Pier
Any time		 7,000
67 Blue Marlin ImageBlue Marlin ✭✭✭✭✩
Huge Shadow		 Sea - Pier
Any time		 10,000
77 Football Fish ImageFootball Fish ✭✭✩✩✩
Large Shadow		 Sea
4 PM to 9 AM		 2,500
78 Oarfish ImageOarfish ✭✭✭✭✩
Huge Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 9,000
79 Barreleye ImageBarreleye ✭✭✭✩✩
Small Shadow		 Sea
9 PM to 4 AM		 15,000
80 Coelacanth ImageCoelacanth ✭✭✭✭✩
Huge Shadow		 Sea
Any time
Only in Rain		 15,000
Name Rarity / Shadow Size Area /
Times		 Sell Price
2 Pale Chub ImagePale Chub ✭✭✩✩✩
Tiny Shadow		 River
9 AM to 4 PM		 200
3 Crucian Carp ImageCrucian Carp ✭✩✩✩✩
Small Shadow		 River
Any time		 160
4 Dace ImageDace ✭✩✩✩✩
Medium Shadow		 River
4 PM to 9 AM		 240
5 Carp ImageCarp ✭✭✩✩✩
Large Shadow		 Pond
Any time		 300
6 Koi ImageKoi ✭✭✩✩✩
Large Shadow		 Pond
4 PM to 9 AM		 4,000
7 Goldfish ImageGoldfish ✭✩✩✩✩
Tiny Shadow		 Pond
Any time		 1,300
8 Pop-Eyed Goldfish ImagePop-Eyed Goldfish ✭✭✩✩✩
Tiny Shadow		 Pond
9 AM to 4 PM		 1,300
9 Ranchu Goldfish ImageRanchu Goldfish ✭✭✭✭✩
Small Shadow		 Pond
9 AM to 4 PM		 4,500
10 Killifish ImageKillifish ✭✩✩✩✩
Tiny Shadow		 Pond
Any time		 300
11 Crawfish ImageCrawfish ✭✩✩✩✩
Small Shadow		 Pond
Any time		 200
13 Snapping Turtle ImageSnapping Turtle ✭✭✩✩✩
Medium Shadow		 River
9 PM to 4 AM		 5,000
14 Tadpole ImageTadpole ✭✩✩✩✩
Tiny Shadow		 Pond
Any time		 100
15 Frog ImageFrog ✭✩✩✩✩
Small Shadow		 Pond
Any time		 120
16 Freshwater Goby ImageFreshwater Goby ✭✩✩✩✩
Small Shadow		 River
4 PM to 9 AM		 400
18 Catfish ImageCatfish ✭✭✩✩✩
Large Shadow		 Pond
4 PM to 9 AM		 800
19 Giant Snakehead ImageGiant Snakehead ✭✭✭✭✩
Large Shadow		 Pond
9 AM to 4 PM		 5,500
20 Bluegill ImageBluegill ✭✭✩✩✩
Small Shadow		 River
9 AM to 4 PM		 160
22 Black Bass ImageBlack Bass ✭✩✩✩✩
Large Shadow		 River
Any time		 400
23 Tilapia ImageTilapia ✭✩✩✩✩
Medium Shadow		 River
Any time		 800
26 Sweetfish ImageSweetfish ✭✭✩✩✩
Medium Shadow		 River
Any time		 900
34 Guppy ImageGuppy ✭✭✩✩✩
Tiny Shadow		 River
9 AM to 4 PM		 1,300
35 Nibble Fish ImageNibble Fish ✭✭✩✩✩
Small Shadow		 River
9 AM to 4 PM		 1,500
36 Angelfish ImageAngelfish ✭✭✩✩✩
Small Shadow		 River
4 PM to 9 AM		 3,000
37 Betta ImageBetta ✭✭✩✩✩
Small Shadow		 River
9 AM to 4 PM		 2,500
38 Neon Tetra ImageNeon Tetra ✭✭✩✩✩
Tiny Shadow		 River
9 AM to 4 PM		 500
39 Rainbowfish ImageRainbowfish ✭✭✭✭✩
Tiny Shadow		 River
9 AM to 4 PM		 800
40 Piranha ImagePiranha ✭✭✩✩✩
Small Shadow		 River
9 AM to 4 PM｜9 PM to 4 AM		 2,500
41 Arowana ImageArowana ✭✭✩✩✩
Large Shadow		 River
4 PM to 9 AM		 10,000
42 Dorado ImageDorado ✭✭✭✩✩
Large Shadow		 River
4 AM to 9 PM		 15,000
43 Gar ImageGar ✭✭✭✩✩
Huge Shadow		 Pond
4 PM to 9 AM		 6,000
44 Arapaima ImageArapaima ✭✭✭✩✩
Huge Shadow		 River
4 PM to 9 AM		 10,000
45 Saddled Bichir ImageSaddled Bichir ✭✭✭✭✩
Large Shadow		 River
9 PM to 4 AM		 4,000
48 Seahorse ImageSeahorse ✭✩✩✩✩
Tiny Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 1,100
49 Clownfish ImageClownfish ✭✩✩✩✩
Tiny Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 650
50 Surgeonfish ImageSurgeonfish ✭✭✭✩✩
Small Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 1,000
51 Butterfly Fish ImageButterfly Fish ✭✭✩✩✩
Small Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 1,000
52 Napoleonfish ImageNapoleonfish ✭✭✭✭✭
Huge Shadow		 Sea
4 AM to 9 PM		 10,000
53 Zebra Turkeyfish ImageZebra Turkeyfish ✭✭✩✩✩
Medium Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 500
55 Puffer Fish ImagePuffer Fish ✭✭✩✩✩
Medium Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 250
56 Anchovy ImageAnchovy ✭✭✩✩✩
Tiny Shadow		 Sea
4 AM to 9 PM		 200
57 Horse Mackerel ImageHorse Mackerel ✭✩✩✩✩
Small Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 150
58 Barred Knifejaw ImageBarred Knifejaw ✭✭✩✩✩
Medium Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 5,000
59 Sea Bass ImageSea Bass ✭✩✩✩✩
Large Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 400
60 Red Snapper ImageRed Snapper ✭✭✩✩✩
Medium Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 3,000
62 Olive Flounder ImageOlive Flounder ✭✩✩✩✩
Large Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 800
63 Squid ImageSquid ✭✩✩✩✩
Medium Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 500
65 Ribbon Eel ImageRibbon Eel ✭✭✭✩✩
Long and Thin Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 600
67 Blue Marlin ImageBlue Marlin ✭✭✭✭✩
Huge Shadow		 Sea - Pier
Any time		 10,000
68 Giant Trevally ImageGiant Trevally ✭✭✭✭✩
Large Shadow		 Sea - Pier
Any time		 4,500
69 Mahi-Mahi ImageMahi-Mahi ✭✭✭✭✭
Huge Shadow		 Sea - Pier
Any time		 6,000
70 Ocean Sunfish ImageOcean Sunfish ✭✭✭✩✩
Dorsal Finned Shadow		 Sea
4 AM to 9 PM		 4,000
72 Saw Shark ImageSaw Shark ✭✭✭✩✩
Dorsal Finned Shadow		 Sea
4 PM to 9 AM		 12,000
73 Hammerhead Shark ImageHammerhead Shark ✭✭✭✩✩
Dorsal Finned Shadow		 Sea
4 PM to 9 AM		 8,000
74 Great White Shark ImageGreat White Shark ✭✭✭✩✩
Dorsal Finned Shadow		 Sea
4 PM to 9 AM		 15,000
75 Whale Shark ImageWhale Shark ✭✭✭✩✩
Dorsal Finned Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 13,000
76 Suckerfish ImageSuckerfish ✭✭✩✩✩
Dorsal Finned Shadow		 Sea
Any time		 1,500
79 Barreleye ImageBarreleye ✭✭✭✩✩
Small Shadow		 Sea
9 PM to 4 AM		 15,000
80 Coelacanth ImageCoelacanth ✭✭✭✭✩
Huge Shadow		 Sea
Any time
Only in Rain		 15,000

Fish Arriving in January

Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
No Fish here!
Blue Marlin ImageBlue Marlin

Fish Leaving in January

Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
No Fish here!
Tadpole ImageTadpole

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