Animal Crossing: New Horizons Bug, Fish, & Item Tracking
Active Fish • 44
Napoleonfish
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
Sea
XX-Large
Active until 9 PM!
anchovy
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea
Small
Active until 9 PM!
angelfish
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Oct
January
December
River
Small
Active until 9 AM!
arapaima
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
River
XX-Large
Active until 9 AM!
arowana
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
River
Large
Active until 9 AM!
barred knifejaw
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Nov
January
December
Sea
Medium
Active until December!
black bass
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
River
Large
Always Active!
blue marlin
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Apr, Jul - Sep, Nov - Dec
January
December
Pier
XX-Large
Active until October!
butterfly fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Sep
January
December
Sea
Small
Active until October!
carp
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Pond
Large
Always Active!
catfish
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Oct
January
December
Pond
Large
Active until 9 AM!
clown fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Sep
January
December
Sea
X-Small
Active until October!
coelacanth
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea (rainy days)
XX-Large
Always Active!
crawfish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Sep
January
December
Pond
Small
Active until October!
crucian carp
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
River
Small
Always Active!
dace
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
River
Medium
Active until 9 AM!
dorado
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
River
X-Large
Active until 9 PM!
freshwater goby
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
River
Small
Active until 9 AM!
frog
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Aug
January
December
Pond
Small
Active until September!
gar
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Pond
X-Large
Active until 9 AM!
giant trevally
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Oct
January
December
Pier
X-Large
Active until November!
goldfish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Pond
X-Small
Always Active!
great white shark
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Sea
X-Large w/Fin
Active until 9 AM!
hammerhead shark
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Sea
X-Large w/Fin
Active until 9 AM!
horse mackerel
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea
Small
Always Active!
killifish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Aug
January
December
Pond
X-Small
Active until September!
koi
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Pond
Large
Active until 9 AM!
mahi-mahi
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Oct
January
December
Pier
X-Large
Active until November!
ocean sunfish
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Sea
X-Large w/Fin
Active until 9 PM!
olive flounder
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea
X-Large
Always Active!
puffer fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Sea
Medium
Active until October!
red snapper
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea
Large
Always Active!
ribbon eel
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Oct
January
December
Sea
Long
Active until November!
saw shark
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Sea
X-Large w/Fin
Active until 9 AM!
sea bass
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea
X-Large
Always Active!
sea horse
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Nov
January
December
Sea
X-Small
Active until December!
squid
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Aug, Dec
January
December
Sea
Medium
Active until September!
suckerfish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Sea
X-Large w/Fin
Active until October!
surgeonfish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Sep
January
December
Sea
Small
Active until October!
sweetfish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
River
Medium
Active until October!
tadpole
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jul
January
December
Pond
X-Small
Active until August!
tilapia
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Oct
January
December
River
Medium
Active until November!
whale shark
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Sea
X-Large w/Fin
Active until October!
zebra turkeyfish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Nov
January
December
Sea
Medium
Active until December!
Active Bugs • 38
ant
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
On rotten turnips or candy
Always Active!
bagworm
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Shaking trees (hardwood or cedar only)
Always Active!
blue weevil beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On palm trees
Active until September!
cicada shell
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Active until September!
citrus long-horned beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
On tree stumps
Always Active!
common bluebottle
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Aug
January
December
Flying
Active until 7 PM!
cyclommatus stag
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On palm trees
Active until 8 AM!
drone beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Active until September!
earth-boring dung beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
On the ground
Active until October!
emperor butterfly
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Mar, Jun - Sep, Dec
January
December
Flying near flowers
Active until 8 AM!
flea
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Nov
January
December
On villagers
Active until December!
fly
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Flying near trash (boots, tires, cans, used fountain fireworks) or rotten turnips
Always Active!
giant stag
Activity
11 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Active until 8 AM!
giant water bug
Activity
7 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Sep
January
December
On rivers/ponds
Active until 8 AM!
giraffe stag
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On palm trees
Active until 8 AM!
golden stag
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On palm trees
Active until 8 AM!
goliath beetle
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
On palm trees
Active until 8 AM!
great purple emperor
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Aug
January
December
Flying near flowers
Active until 7 PM!
hermit crab
Activity
7 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Disguised on shoreline
Active until 8 AM!
horned atlas
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On palm trees
Active until 8 AM!
horned dynastid
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Active until 8 AM!
horned elephant
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On palm trees
Active until 8 AM!
horned hercules
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On palm trees
Active until 8 AM!
jewel beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Aug
January
December
On tree stumps
Active until September!
man-faced stink bug
Activity
7 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Oct
January
December
On flowers
Active until 8 AM!
miyama stag
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Active until September!
rainbow stag
Activity
7 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Active until 8 AM!
rosalia batesi beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
On tree stumps
Active until October!
saw stag
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Active until September!
scarab beetle
Activity
11 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Active until 8 AM!
snail
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
On rocks/bushes
Always Active!
spider
Activity
7 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Shaking trees (hardwood or cedar only)
Active until 8 AM!
stinkbug
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Oct
January
December
On flowers
Active until November!
tiger beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Feb - Oct
January
December
On the ground
Active until November!
tiger butterfly
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Sep
January
December
Flying
Active until 7 PM!
walking leaf
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Disguised under trees
Active until October!
wasp
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Shaking trees
Always Active!
wharf roach
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
On beach rocks
Always Active!
Active Sea Creatures • 22
abalone
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan, Jun - Dec
January
December
Medium
Active until 9 AM!
acorn barnacle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
X-Small
Always Active!
gazami crab
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Nov
January
December
Medium
Active until December!
gigas giant clam
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
X-Large
Active until October!
mantis shrimp
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Small
Active until 9 AM!
moon jellyfish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Small
Active until October!
mussel
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Dec
January
December
Small
Active until January!
octopus
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Medium
Always Active!
pearl oyster
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Small
Always Active!
scallop
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Medium
Always Active!
sea anemone
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Large
Always Active!
sea grapes
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Small
Active until October!
sea pineapple
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Aug
January
December
Small
Active until September!
sea slug
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
X-Small
Always Active!
sea star
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Small
Always Active!
sea urchin
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
Small
Active until October!
seaweed
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Jul, Oct - Dec
January
December
Large
Active until August!
slate pencil urchin
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
Medium
Active until 9 AM!
spotted garden eel
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Oct
January
December
Small
Active until 9 PM!
tiger prawn
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Small
Active until 9 AM!
vampire squid
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Aug
January
December
Medium
Active until 9 AM!
whelk
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Small
Always Active!
Creatures Leaving This Month • 2
seaweed
Sea Creatures
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Jul, Oct - Dec
January
December
Large
Active until August!
tadpole
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jul
January
December
Pond
X-Small
Active until August!
Creatures Coming Next Month • 7
flatworm
Sea Creatures
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Sep
January
December
X-Small
Inactive until August
migratory locust
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Nov
January
December
On the ground
Inactive until August
moray eel
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Oct
January
December
Sea
Long
Inactive until August
ray
Fish
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Nov
January
December
Sea
X-Large
Inactive until August
rice grasshopper
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Nov
January
December
On the ground
Inactive until August
soft-shelled turtle
Fish
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Sep
January
December
River
Large
Inactive until August
walker cicada
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Sep
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Inactive until August