
Animal Crossing New Horizons: Deep Sea Creatures List
There are 40 deep sea creatures to catch in Animal Crossing New Horizons. Here's all of the info you'll need to catch them all.
The first Summer in Animal Crossing New Horizons brought with it a host of new content. There's sharks to catch, new DIY Recipes to craft and even deep sea swimming and diving. Now that you can swim out into the ocean and dive down to its depths, there's a whole host of deep sea creatures to catch. To help you catch all of them we've put together this guide detailing the availability for each. You'll be able to check exactly when and where these new creatures will appear, and will even see how much each sells for.
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Animal Crossing New Horizons Deep Sea Creatures List
There are 40 new deep sea creatures to catch in Animal Crossing in New Horizons. Much like their surface-dwelling friends, they only appear during certain times of the day and in certain months. Here's all of the info you'll need on each deep sea creature.
Name | Availability (Northern) | Availability (Southern) | Time | Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abalone | Jun - Jan | Dec - July | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. | 2000 |
Acorn Barnacle | All Year | All Year | All Day | 600 |
Chambered Nautilus | March - Jun, Sept - Nov | March - May, Sept - Dec | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. | 1800 |
Dungeness Crab | Nov - May | May - Nov | All Day | 1900 |
Firefly Squid | March to Jun | Sept - Dec | 9 p.m. - 4 a.m. | 1400 |
Flatworm | Aug - Sept | Feb - March | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. | 700 |
Gazami Crab | Jun - Nov | Dec - May | All Day | 2200 |
Giant Isopod | July - Oct | Jan - Apr | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., 9 p.m. - 4 a.m. | 12000 |
Gigas Giant Clam | May - Sept | Nov - Mar | Al Day | 15000 |
Horseshoe Crab | July - Sept | Jan - Mar | 9 p.m. - 4 a.m. | 2500 |
Lobster | Apr - Jun, Dec - Jan | Oct - Dec, Jun - July | All Day | 4500 |
Mantis Shrimp | All Year | All Year | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. | 2500 |
Moon Jellyfish | July - Sept | Jan - Mar | All Day | 600 |
Mussel | Jun - Dec | Dec - Jun | All Day | 1500 |
Octopus | All Year | All Year | All Day | 1200 |
Oyster | Sept - Feb | Mar - Aug | All Day | 1100 |
Pearl Oyster | All Year | All Year | All Day | 2800 |
Red King Crab | Nov - March | May - Sept | All Day | 8000 |
Scallop | All Year | All Year | All Day | 1200 |
Sea Anemone | All Year | All Year | All Day | 500 |
Sea Cucumber | Nov - Apr | May - Oct | All Day | 500 |
Sea Grapes | Jun - Sept | Dec - Mar | All Day | 900 |
Sea Pig | Nov - Feb | May - Aug | All Day | 10000 |
Sea Pineapple | Apr - Aug | Oct - Feb | All Day | 1500 |
Sea Slug | All Year | All Year | All Day | 600 |
Sea Star | All Year | All Year | All Day | 500 |
Sea Urchin | May - Sept | Nov - Mar | All Day | 1700 |
Seaweed | Oct - July | Apr - Jan | All Day | 600 |
Slate Pencil Urchin | May - Sept | Nov - Mar | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. | 2000 |
Snow Crab | Nov - Apr | May - Oct | All Day | 6000 |
Spider Crab | March - Apr | Sept - Oct | All Day | 12000 |
Spiny Lobster | Oct - Dec | Apr - Jun | 9 p.m. - 4 a.m. | 5000 |
Spotted Garden Eel | May - Oct | Nov - Apr | 4 a.m. - 9 p.m. | 1100 |
Sweet Shrimp | Sept - Feb | Mar - Aug | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. | 1400 |
Tiger Prawn | Jun - Sept | Dec - Mar | All Day | 3000 |
Turban Shell | Mar - May, Sept - Dec | Mach - Jun, Sept - Nov | All Day | 1000 |
Umbrella Octopus | March - May, Sept - Nov | March - May, Sept - Nov | All Day | 6000 |
Vampire Squid | May - Aug | Nov - Feb | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. | 10000 |
Venus' Flower Basket | Oct - Feb | Apr - Aug | All Day | 5000 |
Whelk | All Year | All Year | All Day | 1000 |
How to Catch Deep Sea Creatures
To catch deep sea creatures in Animal Crossing New Horizons you will first need to get a wetsuit. You can get one from Nook's Cranny for 3000 Bells (more on making Bells here), or from the Nook shopping channel. Once you have a wetsuit head to the sea and press A, your character will jump in. Tap A to swim around and look for bubbles rising from the surface. Press Y near the bubbles to dive and catch a creature (you might even get a visit from Pascal).
For more on Animal Crossing New Horizons be sure to read our review. Elsewhere, there's Eric's look at the shady underbelly of the game's trading sites.
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