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Animal Crossing New Horizons (ACNH) - Fish in May

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

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Complete List of Fish

List of May Fish

Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
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
17 Loach ImageLoach ✭✩✩✩✩

Small Shadow
River

Any time
400
18 Catfish ImageCatfish ✭✭✩✩✩

Large Shadow
Pond

4 PM to 9 AM
800
20 Bluegill ImageBluegill ✭✭✩✩✩

Small Shadow
River

9 AM to 4 PM
160
22 Black Bass ImageBlack Bass ✭✩✩✩✩

Large Shadow
River

Any time
400
27 Cherry Salmon ImageCherry Salmon ✭✭✭✩✩

Medium Shadow
River - Clifftop

4 PM to 9 AM
1,000
28 Char ImageChar ✭✭✭✭✭

Medium Shadow
River - Clifftop

4 PM to 9 AM
3,800
29 Golden Trout ImageGolden Trout ✭✭✭✩✩

Medium Shadow
River - Clifftop

4 PM to 9 AM
15,000
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
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
53 Zebra Turkeyfish ImageZebra Turkeyfish ✭✭✩✩✩

Medium Shadow
Sea

Any time
500
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
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
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
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
17 Loach ImageLoach ✭✩✩✩✩

Small Shadow
River

Any time
400
20 Bluegill ImageBluegill ✭✭✩✩✩

Small Shadow
River

9 AM to 4 PM
160
21 Yellow Perch ImageYellow Perch ✭✩✩✩✩

Medium Shadow
River

Any time
300
22 Black Bass ImageBlack Bass ✭✩✩✩✩

Large Shadow
River

Any time
400
24 Pike ImagePike ✭✭✩✩✩

Large Shadow
River

Any time
1,800
28 Char ImageChar ✭✭✭✭✭

Medium Shadow
River - Clifftop

4 PM to 9 AM
3,800
29 Golden Trout ImageGolden Trout ✭✭✭✩✩

Medium Shadow
River - Clifftop

4 PM to 9 AM
15,000
33 Mitten Crab ImageMitten Crab ✭✭✭✩✩

Small Shadow
River

4 PM to 9 AM
2,000
34 Guppy ImageGuppy ✭✭✩✩✩

Tiny Shadow
River

9 AM to 4 PM
1,300
38 Neon Tetra ImageNeon Tetra ✭✭✩✩✩

Tiny Shadow
River

9 AM to 4 PM
500
46 Sturgeon ImageSturgeon ✭✭✭✩✩

Huge Shadow
River Mouth

Any time
10,000
48 Seahorse ImageSeahorse ✭✩✩✩✩

Tiny Shadow
Sea

Any time
1,100
53 Zebra Turkeyfish ImageZebra Turkeyfish ✭✭✩✩✩

Medium Shadow
Sea

Any time
500
54 Blowfish ImageBlowfish ✭✭✭✭✩

Medium Shadow
Sea

9 PM to 4 AM
5,000
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
61 Dab ImageDab ✭✩✩✩✩

Medium Shadow
Sea

Any time
300
62 Olive Flounder ImageOlive Flounder ✭✩✩✩✩

Large Shadow
Sea

Any time
800
66 Tuna ImageTuna ✭✭✭✭✭

Huge Shadow
Sea - Pier

Any time
7,000
67 Blue Marlin ImageBlue Marlin ✭✭✭✭✩

Huge Shadow
Sea - Pier

Any time
10,000
71 Ray ImageRay ✭✭✭✩✩

Large Shadow
Sea

4 AM to 9 PM
3,000
77 Football Fish ImageFootball Fish ✭✭✩✩✩

Large Shadow
Sea

4 PM to 9 AM
2,500
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

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