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

The month of March 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, notable new critters arriving for the month include the Golden Trout and Spider Crab. For the Southern Hemisphere, notable new arrivals include the Sturgeon and Umbrella Octopus.

You can find the full list of new critters arriving in March in the tables below:

Northern Hemisphere

Bugs

Name Price Location Time
Yellow butterfly 160 Flying 4am – 7pm
Tiger butterfly 240 Flying 4am – 7pm
Peacock butterfly 2,500 Flying by hybrid flowers 4am – 7pm
Mantis 430 On flowers 8am – 5pm
Orchid mantis 2,400 On white flowers 8am – 5pm
Honeybee 200 Flying 8am – 5pm
Stinkbug 120 On flowers All day
Man-faced stink bug 1,000 On flowers 7pm – 8am
Ladybug 200 On flowers 8am – 5pm

 

Fish

Name Price Location Shadow size Time
Tadpole 100 Pond Tiny All day
Loach 400 River Small All day
Cherry salmon 1,000 River (Clifftop) Pond Medium-small 4pm – 9am
Char 3,800 River (Clifftop) Pond Medium-small 4pm – 9am
Golden trout 15,000 River (Clifftop) Medium-small 4pm – 9am
Barred knifejaw 5,000 Sea Medium-small All day

 

Sea Creatures

Name Price Shadow size Swimming speed Time
Turban shell 1,000 Small Slow All day
Chambered nautilus 1,800 Medium Slow 4pm – 9am
Umbrella octopus 6,000 Small Quick long lunges All day
Firefly squid 1,400 Tiny Slow 9pm – 4am
Spider crab 12,000 Huge Quick All day

Southern Hemisphere

Bugs

Name Price Location Time
Common butterfly 160 Flying 4am – 7pm
Yellow butterfly 160 Flying 4am – 7pm
Monarch butterfly 140 Flying 4am – 5pm
Cricket 130 On the ground 5pm – 8am
Bell cricket 430 On the ground 5pm – 8am
Red dragonfly 180 Flying 8am – 7pm
Violin beetle 450 On tree stumps All day
Pill bug 250 Hitting rocks 11pm – 4pm
Centipede 300 Hitting rocks 4pm – 11pm

 

Fish

Name Price Location Shadow size Time
Pike 1,800 River Large All day
Cherry salmon 1,000 River (Clifftop) Pond Medium-small 4pm – 9am
Char 3,800 River (Clifftop) Pond Medium-small All day
Golden trout 15,000 River (Clifftop) Medium-small 4pm – 9am
Salmon 700 River (Mouth) Medium-large All day
King salmon 1,800 River (Mouth) Huge All day
Mitten crab 2,000 River Small 4pm – 9am
Sturgeon 10,000 River (Mouth) Huge All day

 

Sea Creatures

Name Price Shadow size Swimming speed Time
Oyster 2,000 Small Slow All day
Turban shell 1,000 Small Slow All day
Chambered nautilus 1,800 Medium Slow 4pm – 9am
Umbrella octopus 6,000 Small Quick long lunges All day
Sweet shrimp 1,400 Small Slow 4pm – 9am

What do you think? Let us know in the comments.

Yoerider

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