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Animal Crossing New Horizons (ACNH) - Fish in August

Here's our list of all the fish available in August 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 August 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
12 Soft-Shelled Turtle ImageSoft-Shelled Turtle ✭✭✭✩✩

Medium Shadow
River

4 PM to 9 AM
3,750
13 Snapping Turtle ImageSnapping Turtle ✭✭✩✩✩

Medium Shadow
River

9 PM to 4 AM
5,000
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
64 Moray Eel ImageMoray Eel ✭✭✭✭✩

Long and Thin Shadow
Sea

Any time
2,000
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
71 Ray ImageRay ✭✭✭✩✩

Large Shadow
Sea

4 AM to 9 PM
3,000
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
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

New Fish in August

Northern Hemisphere
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Fish Leaving in August

Northern Hemisphere
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