Animal Crossing New Horizons Sea Creatures List - Capture Period (Catch Time) & Prices In Northern & Southern Hemisphere
In this Animal Crossing New Horizons Sea Creatures Catching Guide, we will show the full list of ALL 40 ACNH Sea Creatures, covering the catching calendar (times and months available especially for Northern & Southern Hemisphere), price of each creature, and tips in how to catch the fast sea creatures easily & more!
With Animal Crossing New Horizons update 1.3.0, Nintendo added swimming and diving. But there are also new catches to be made with sea creatures which are therefore added to ACNH. Here's everything you need to know about their capture and the full list of 40 sea creatures.
Before continuing, we would like to clarify a few details that are important:
There are a total of 40 sea creatures to catch in Animal Crossing New Horizons
Scallops can be given to Pascal in exchange for a Mermaid DIY Receipt
Sea creatures can be classified into different levels of rarity, ranging from common to very rare
Some sea creatures only appear after making a certain number of ascent. These are increments of 20 (20, 40, 60 and 80), so logically, after 80 lifts, you will have the possibility of crossing all the existing sea creatures
New sea creatures can be given to Thibou, you are warned when you catch a new one (always with a text screen before the little catching joke)
lIt is possible to capture pearls which will then serve as materials for the mermaid DIY Receipt
How To Catch A Sea Creature In Animal Crossing New Horizons?
Let's start with a very simple precision: to catch a sea creature, you have to go into the water, and therefore have your diving equipment. To do this, you just have to take a look at our article which explains everything you need to know and in particular how to swim and dive.
To find a sea creature, you will notice, when you swim, places where bubbles appear. This is where a sea creature is hiding. Dive using the Y button and once in the water, just collect the creature with a press of A. That's it. If you’re not in the right place, turn around the shade.
How To Catch Fast Evasive Sea Creature Easily?
There are some Animal Crossing fast evasive sea creatures in the sea, such as Gigas Giant Cram, Giant Isopod and Sea Pig, which move fast when you are closing to them, and harder to be catch than the slow ones. So ultimately chasing after them while you’re directly behind them is not advised. Use the below tricks you will be able to get all of the fast evasive sea creatures super easily in ACNH:
1. You need to use the borders of your entire town in order to move them towards that so push them towards the wall and then you’ll be able to get them.
2. If you notice they’re kind of moving away from the wall, stop chasing them directly surface up to the very top, take a wide so that you can ultimately get them pinned against the wall, and then can proceed to push them at the wall there.
3. They’ll get confused and most likely just meet you halfway and you’ll be able to catch them. Don’t spend 5, 10, 20 minutes chasing after one creature.
Animal Crossing New Horizons Sea Creatures (Prices, Capture Period & Catch Time)
You’ve learned how to capture the sea creatures, now it’s time to get know when you are able to catch each of them in Animal Crossing New Horizons, and the Sea Creature price in ACNH bells you can sell them at.
Abalone
Capture Period: June to January (Northern) / December to July (Southern)
Active Hours: From 4 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Price: 2000 bells
Shade Size: Large
Acorn Barnacle
Capture Period: All Year
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 600 bells
Shade Size: Very small
Chambered Nautilus
Capture Period: March to June and September to November (Northern) / May to November (Southern)
Active Hours: From 4 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Price: 1800 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Dungeness Crab
Capture Period: November to April (Northern) / May to November (Southern)
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 1900 bells
Shade Size: Large
Firefly Squid
Capture Period: March to June (Northern) / September to December (Southern)
Active Hours: From 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Price: 1400 bells
Shade Size: Small
Flatworm
Capture Period: August to September (Northern) / February to March (Southern)
Active Hours: From 4 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Price: 700 bells
Shade Size: Very small
Gazami Crab
Capture Period: June to November (Northern) / December to May (Southern)
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 2200 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Giant Isopod (Very Rare, Fast)
Capture Period: July to October (Northern) / July to October (Southern)
Active Hours: From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Price: 12000 bells
Shade Size: Large
Gigas Giant Cram (Very Rare, Very fast)
Capture Period: May to September (Northern) / November to March (Southern)
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 15000 bells
Shade Size: Huge
Horseshoe Crab (Slow)
Capture Period: July to September (Northern) / January to March (Southern)
Active Hours: From 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Price: 2500 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Lobster (Fast)
Capture Period: December to January (Northern) / April to June (Southern)
Hours of activity: 24 hours a day
Price: 4500 bells
Shade size: Large
Mantis Shrimp (Fast)
Capture Period: All Year
Active Hours: From 4 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Price: 2500 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Moon Jellyfish
Capture Period: July to September (Northern) / January to March (Southern)
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 600 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Mussel
Capture Period: June to December (Northern) / December to June (Southern)
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 1500 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Octopus
Capture Period: All year
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 1200 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Oyster
Capture Period: September to February (Northern) / March to August (Southern)
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 1100 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Pearl Oyster
Capture Period: All year
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 2800 bells
Shade Size: Small
Red King Crab (Rare, Fast)
Capture Period: November to March (Northern) / May to September (Southern)
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 8000 bells
Shade Size: Large
Scallop
Capture Period: All year
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 1200 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Sea Anemone
Capture Period: All year
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 500 bells
Shade Size: Large
Sea Cucumber
Capture Period: November to April (Northern) / May to October (Southern)
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 500 bells
Shade Size: Large
Sea Grapes
Capture Period: June to September (Northern) / December to March (Southern)
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 900 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Sea Pig (Very Rare)
Capture Period: November to February (Northern) / May to August (Southern)
Active Hours: From 4 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Price: 10,000 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Sea Pineapple
Capture Period: April to August (Northern) / October to February (Southern)
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 1500 bells
Shade Size: Small
Sea Slug
Capture Period: All year
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 600 bells
Shade Size: Very small
Sea Star
Capture Period: All year
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 500 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Sea Urchin
Capture Period: May to September (Northern) / November to March (Southern)
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 1700 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Seaweed
Capture Period: October to July (Northern) / April to January (Southern)
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 600 bells
Shade Size: Small
Slate Pencil Urchin
Capture Period: May to September (Northern) / November to March (Southern)
Active Hours: From 4 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Price: 2000 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Snow Crab (Rare)
Capture Period: November to April (Northern) / May to October (Southern)
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 6000 bells
Shade Size: Large
Spider Crab (Very Rare)
Capture Period: March to April (Northern) / September to October (Southern)
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 12,000 bells
Shade Size: Large
Spiny Lobster
Capture Period: October to December (Northern) / April to June (Southern)
Active Hours: From 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Price: 5000 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Spotted Garden Eel
Capture Period: May to October (Northern) / November to April (Southern)
Active Hours: From 4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Price: 1100 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Sweet Shrimp
Capture Period: September to February (Northern) / March to August (Southern)
Active Hours: From 4 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Price: 1400 bells
Shade Size: Small
Tiger Prawn
Capture Period: June to September (Northern) / December to March (Southern)
Active Hours: From 4 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Price: 3000 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Turban Shell
Capture Period: March to May then from September to December (Northern) / March to June then September to November (Southern)
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 1000 bells
Shade Size: Small
Umbrella Octopus
Capture Period: All year
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 1200 bells
Shade Size: Medium
Vampire Squid (Very Rare)
Capture Period: May to August (Northern) / November to February (Southern)
Active Hours: From 4 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Price: 10,000 bells
Shade Size: Large
Venus Flower Basket
Capture Period: January to February then from October to December (Northern) / April to August (Southern)
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 5000 bells
Shade Size: Large
Whelk
Capture Period: All year
Active Hours: 24 hours a day
Price: 1000 bells
Shade Size: Medium
