Guide: Bugs, Fish, And Sea Creatures Arriving In December For Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Guide: Bugs, Fish, And Sea Creatures Arriving In December For Animal Crossing: New Horizons

The month of December is fast upon us, bringing with it a number of new bugs, fish and sea creatures to catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

For the Northern Hemisphere, players will get the chance to add the Pond Smelt, Dung Beetle, and more to their collections in the game. For the Southern Hemisphere, notable new arrivals include various Sharks and the Goliath Beetle.

You can find the full list of new critters arriving in December for both hemispheres in the tables below:

Northern Hemisphere

Bugs

Name Location Time
Emperor butterfly Flying 5pm – 8am
Rajah Brooke’s birdwing Flying 8am – 5pm
Dung beetle Rolling snowballs along the ground All day

 

Fish

Name Location Shadow size Time
Pond smelt River Small All day
Stringfish River (Clifftop) Large 4pm – 9am
Sea butterfly Sea Tiny All day
Squid Sea Medium-small All day
Oarfish Sea Huge All day

 

Sea Creatures

Name Shadow size Swimming pattern Time
Lobster Large Fast All da

Northern Hemisphere

Bugs

Name Location Time
Emperor butterfly Flying 5pm – 8am
Firefly Flying 7pm – 4am
Drone beetle On trees All day
Goliath beetle On palm trees 5pm – 8am
Rainbow stag On trees 7pm – 8am
Mosquito Flying 5pm – 4am

 

Fish

Name Location Shadow size Time
Giant snakehead Pond Large 9am – 4pm
Tilapia River Medium-small All day
Piranha River Small 9am – 4pm & 9pm – 4am
Arowana River Medium-large 4pm – 9am
Dorado River Large 4am – 9pm
Gar Pond Huge 4pm – 9am
Arapaima River Huge 4pm – 9am
Saddled bichir River Medium-large 9pm – 4am
Ribbon eel Sea Thin All day
Saw shark Sea Huge with fin 4pm – 9am
Hammerhead shark Sea Huge with fin 4pm – 9am
Great white shark Sea Huge with fin 4pm – 9am
Whale shark Sea Huge with fin All day
Suckerfish Sea Medium with fin All day

 

Sea Creatures

Name Shadow size Swimming speed Time
Gazami crab Medium Slow All day
Tiger Prawn Small Medium 4pm – 9am

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