Template:SpNumberFish Fish are a collectible item in the Animal Crossing series. Players can catch them with a fishing rod. They can be donated to the museum to fill out the aquarium, sold to Tom Nook, or placed in the player's home inside a Fish Tank, like a piece of furniture. However, even though fish tanks act like furniture, they cannot be placed on a table. A large amount of fish will only emerge during the Summer, a few unique species emerge in Autumn and Spring, and there are almost none during the Winter. Some Villagers in City Folk will ask you to try and catch a certain fish, and upon doing so (if you catch it before they do) they will reward you. For further information see Fishing.
A player fishing
Fish sizes
In the series there are 6 different sizes of fish. Knowing the size of fish is a good way to eliminate "common" fish without having to catch them first. The sizes are Tiny, Small, Medium, Large, Very Large and Huge.
In New Leaf, there are now various sizes of each fish that can be kept track of and recorded into a book. Every time the player catches a fish that is bigger than the original record, it will be overwritten.
List of Fish between games
Main: Fish (Animal Forest)
In Animal Forest there are 32 species to obtain. The Coelacanth is the only fish in the sea.
Main: Fish (Animal Crossing)
In Animal Crossing there are 40 species to obtain. The Herabuna from Animal Forest and Animal Forest+ has been replaced with the Brook Trout. Sea Bass, Red Snapper, Barred Knifejaw, Jellyfish, Arapaima, Crawfish, Frog and Killifish were added.
Animal Crossing Fish list.
Main: Fish (Animal Forest e+)
In the Japanese-only game, Animal Forest e+, an extra 8 species occur, making a total of 48. The new species include the Horse Mackerel, Puffer Fish, Dab, Olive Flounder, Squid, Octopus, Seahorse, and Swordfish.
Animal Forest e+ fish list.
Main: Fish (Wild World)
In Wild World a total of 56 fish occur, with many added and many dropped. Dropped fish include Giant Catfish, Brook Trout, Herabuna, Small Bass, Large Bass and Large Char. New fish include Yellow Perch, King Salmon, Dorado, Gar, Zebra Turkeyfish, Football Fish, Tuna, Sunfish, Hammerhead Shark and Shark. No Animal Forest e+ endemics were dropped. In Wild World 35 fish are freshwater and 21 are saltwater.
Main: Fish (City Folk)
In City Folk a total of 64 fish occur. No fish were dropped. New fish include Butterflyfish, Lobster, Moray Eel, Napoleonfish, Neon Tetra, Pike, Ray and Surgeonfish. The placement of fish in this game is evened out. 37 fish in City Folk are freshwater and 27 are saltwater.
Main: Fish (New Leaf)
A total of 72 fish will be available to catch. Dropped fish include Jellyfish. New species include the Whale Shark, Giant Trevally, Oarfish, Nibble Fish, Saddled Bichir, Blowfish, Tadpole, Soft Shelled Turtle, Ribbon Eel, Chinese Mitten Crab and Sawshark. In New Leaf, 41 fish are freshwater and 31 are saltwater
Complete list of fish throughout the AC series
Below is a list of fish throughout the series (note some fish are not present in all Animal Crossing games).
| Name | Price in Bells | Location | Time | Months | Peak Time | Peak Months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelfish | 3,000 | River | 4pm-9am | May-Oct | ||
| Arapaima | 10,000 | River | 4pm-9am | Jul-Sep | ||
| Arowana | 10,000 | River | 4pm-9am | Jun-1st half Sep | ||
| Barbel Steed | 200 | River | All Day | All Year | 9pm-4am | Oct-Apr |
| Barred Knifejaw | 5,000 | Ocean | All Day | Mar-Nov | ||
| Bitterling | 900 | River | All Day | Nov-Feb | ||
| Black Bass | 300 | River | All Day | All Year | 4am-9pm | May-Nov |
| Blowfish | 125 | Ocean | All Day | Nov-Feb | ||
| Blue Marlin | 10,000 | Ocean | All Day | Jun-Sep | ||
| Bluegill | 120 | River | 9am-4pm | All Year | May-Nov | |
| Butterflyfish (CF&NL) | 1,000 | Ocean | All Day | Apr-Sept | ||
| Carp | 300 | River | All Day | All Year | 4pm-9am | Apr-May, Oct-Nov |
| Catfish | 800 | River pool | 4pm-9am | May-Oct | 9pm-4am | Jun-Sep |
| Char | 3,800 | Waterfall | 4am-9am, 4pm-9pm | Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov | ||
| Cherry Salmon | 1,000 | River | 4am-9am, 4pm-9pm | Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov | Mar-Apr, Sept-Oct | |
| Clownfish | 400 | Ocean | All Day | Apr-Sept | 9am-4pm | Mar-Aug |
| Coelacanth | 15,000 | Ocean (raining or snowing) | 4pm-9am | All Year | ||
| Crawfish | 250 | Holding pond | All Day | Apr-1st half Sept | ||
| Crucian Carp | 120 | River | All Day | All Year | Mar-May, Sept-Nov | |
| Dab | 300 | Ocean | All Day | Oct-Apr | ||
| Dace | 200 | River | 4pm-9am | All Year | 4pm-9am | Dec-Feb |
| Dorado | 15,000 | River | 4am-9pm | Jun-Sept | ||
| Eel | 2,000 | River | 4pm-9am | Jun-1st half Sept | 9pm-4am | Jul-Aug |
| Football Fish | 2,500 | Ocean | 4pm-9am | Nov-Mar | ||
| Freshwater Goby | 300 | River | 4pm-9am | All Year | ||
| Frog | 120 | Holding Pond | All Day | May-Aug | ||
| Gar | 6,000 | River pool | 4pm-9am | Jun-Sep | ||
| Giant Snakehead | 5,500 | River pool | 9am-4pm | Jun-Aug | ||
| Giant Trevally
(NL) |
4,500 | Island Ocean | All day | All Year | ||
| Goldfish | 1,300 | River | All Day | All Year | ||
| Guppy | 1,300 | River | 9am-4pm | Apr-Nov | May-Nov | |
| Hammerhead Shark | 8,000 | Ocean | 4pm-9am | Jun-Sep | ||
| Herabuna
(AF&DM+) |
300 | River Pool | All Day | All Year | ||
| Horse Mackerel | 150 | Ocean | All Day | All Year | ||
| Jellyfish | 100 | Ocean | All Day | 2nd half Aug | ||
| Killifish | 300 | Holding Pond | All Day | Apr-Aug | ||
| King Salmon | 1,800 | River | All Day | Sept | ||
| Koi | 4,000 | River | 4pm-9am | All Year | ||
| Loach | 300 | River | All Day | Mar-May | 4am-9pm | Apr-Jun, Oct-Dec |
| Lobster | 2,500 | Ocean | All Day | Nov-Feb | ||
| Mitten Crab
(NL) |
2,000 | River | 4pm-9am | Sept 15th-Nov | ||
| Moray Eel
(CF&NL) |
2,000 | Ocean | All Day | Aug-Oct | ||
| Napoleonfish
(CF&NL) |
10,000 | Ocean | All Day | July-Aug | ||
| Nibble Fish
(NL) |
1,200 | River | 9am-4pm | May-Sept | ||
| Neon Tetra
(CF&NL) |
500 | River | 9am-4pm | Apr-Nov | ||
| Oarfish
(NL) |
9,000 | Ocean | All day | Dec-May | ||
| Ocean Sunfish | 4,000 | Ocean | 4am-9pm | Jun-Sept | 5pm-9pm | |
| Octopus | 500 | Ocean | All Day | Mar-Jul, 2nd half Sept-Jan | 4am-9pm | Jul-Aug |
| Olive Flounder | 800 | Ocean | All Day | All Year | All Day | Dec-Feb |
| Pale Chub | 200 | River | 9am-4pm | All Year | 9am-4pm | Apr-Jun,Sep-Nov |
| Pike | 1,800 | River | 4am-9pm | Sept - Dec | ||
| Piranha | 2,500 | River | 9am-4pm, 9pm-4am | Jun-1st half Sep | ||
| Popeyed Goldfish | 1,300 | River | 9am-4pm | All Year | ||
| Pond Smelt | 300 | River pool | All Day | Dec-Feb | ||
| Puffer Fish | 240 | Ocean | All Day | Jul-Sep | All Day | August |
| Rainbow Trout | 800 | River | 4am-9am, 4pm-9pm | Mar-Jun,Sep-Nov | 4am-9am, 4pm-9pm | Mar, Apr, Sep, Oct |
| Ray | 3,000 | Ocean | All Day | Aug-Dec | ||
| Red Snapper | 3,000 | Ocean | All Day | All Year | All Day | Apr-Jul |
| Ribbon Eel
(NL) |
600 | Island Ocean | All Day | All Year | ||
| Saddled Bichir
(NL) |
4,000 | River | 9pm-4am | June-September | ||
| Salmon | 700 | River | All Day | Sept | ||
| Saw Shark
(NL) |
12,000 | Ocean | 4pm-9am | June-Sept | ||
| Sea Bass | 160 | Ocean | All Day | All Year | Any Time | Any Month |
| Sea Butterfly | 1,000 | Ocean | All Day | Dec-Feb | ||
| Seahorse | 1,100 | Ocean | All Day | Apr-Nov | 9am-4pm | May-Sept |
| Shark | 15,000 | Ocean | 4pm-9am | Jun-Sep | ||
| Softshell Turtle
(NL) |
3,750 | River | 4pm-9am | Aug-Sep | ||
| Squid | 400 | Ocean | All Day | Dec-1st half Aug | 9pm-4am | Feb-Jun |
| Stringfish | 15,000 | River | 4pm-9am | Dec-Feb | 4pm-8am | Dec-Feb |
| Surgeonfish | 1,000 | Ocean | All Day | Apr-Sept | ||
| Sweetfish | 900 | River | All Day | Jul-1st half Sep | 4am-9pm | Jul-Aug |
| Tadpole
(NL) |
100 | Pond | All Day | Mar-July | ||
| Tuna | 7,000 | Ocean | All Day | Nov-Mar | ||
| Whale Shark
(NL) |
13,000 | Island Ocean | All Day | All Year | ||
| Yellow Perch | 240 | River | All Day | Oct-March | 4am-9pm | Nov-Feb |
| Zebra Turkeyfish | 400 | Ocean | All Day | Apr-Nov | 9am-4pm | May-Sept |
- Note that not all of these fish are in all of the Animal Crossing series.
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