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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