Animal Crossing: New Horizons Bug, Fish, & Item Tracking
Active Fish • 41
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!
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!
char
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jun, Sep - Nov
January
December
River (clifftop)
Medium
Active until 9 AM!
cherry salmon
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jun, Sep - Nov
January
December
River (clifftop)
Medium
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!
olive flounder
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea
X-Large
Always Active!
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!
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 • 33
Rajah Brooke's birdwing
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Feb, Apr - Sep, Dec
January
December
Flying near flowers
Active until 5 PM!
agrias butterfly
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Sep
January
December
Flying near flowers
Active until 5 PM!
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!
banded dragonfly
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Oct
January
December
Flying near water
Active until 5 PM!
centipede
Activity
4 PM – 11 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Jun, Sep - Dec
January
December
From hitting rocks
Active until 11 PM!
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!
common butterfly
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Jun, Sep - Dec
January
December
Flying
Active until 7 PM!
darner dragonfly
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Oct
January
December
Flying near water
Active until 5 PM!
diving beetle
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
On rivers/ponds
Active until 7 PM!
drone beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Active until September!
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!
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!
honeybee
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jul
January
December
Flying near flowers
Active until 5 PM!
jewel beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Aug
January
December
On tree stumps
Active until September!
ladybug
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jun, Oct
January
December
On flowers
Active until 5 PM!
long locust
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Nov
January
December
On the ground
Active until 7 PM!
mantis
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Nov
January
December
On flowers
Active until 5 PM!
orchid mantis
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Nov
January
December
On white flowers
Active until 5 PM!
paper kite butterfly
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Flying near flowers
Active until 7 PM!
peacock butterfly
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jun
January
December
Flying near blue/purple/black flowers
Active until 7 PM!
pondskater
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
On rivers/ponds
Active until 7 PM!
rosalia batesi beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
On tree stumps
Active until October!
snail
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
On rocks/bushes
Always Active!
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!
violin beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Jun, Sep - Nov
January
December
On tree stumps
Active until July!
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!
yellow butterfly
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jun, Sep - Oct
January
December
Flying
Active until 7 PM!
Active Sea Creatures • 23
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!
chambered nautilus
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jun, Sep - Nov
January
December
Medium
Active until 9 AM!
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!
lobster
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan, Apr - Jun, Dec
January
December
Large
Active until July!
mantis shrimp
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Small
Active until 9 AM!
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 • 10
centipede
Bugs
Activity
4 PM – 11 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Jun, Sep - Dec
January
December
From hitting rocks
Active until 11 PM!
chambered nautilus
Sea Creatures
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jun, Sep - Nov
January
December
Medium
Active until 9 AM!
char
Fish
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jun, Sep - Nov
January
December
River (clifftop)
Medium
Active until 9 AM!
cherry salmon
Fish
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jun, Sep - Nov
January
December
River (clifftop)
Medium
Active until 9 AM!
common butterfly
Bugs
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Jun, Sep - Dec
January
December
Flying
Active until 7 PM!
ladybug
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jun, Oct
January
December
On flowers
Active until 5 PM!
lobster
Sea Creatures
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan, Apr - Jun, Dec
January
December
Large
Active until July!
peacock butterfly
Bugs
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jun
January
December
Flying near blue/purple/black flowers
Active until 7 PM!
violin beetle
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Jun, Sep - Nov
January
December
On tree stumps
Active until July!
yellow butterfly
Bugs
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jun, Sep - Oct
January
December
Flying
Active until 7 PM!
Creatures Coming Next Month • 29
Napoleonfish
Fish
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
Sea
XX-Large
Inactive until July
blue marlin
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Apr, Jul - Sep, Nov - Dec
January
December
Pier
XX-Large
Inactive until July
blue weevil beetle
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On palm trees
Inactive until July
brown cicada
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Inactive until July
cicada shell
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Inactive until July
cyclommatus stag
Bugs
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On palm trees
Inactive until July
earth-boring dung beetle
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
On the ground
Inactive until July
evening cicada
Bugs
Activity
4 AM – 8 AM, 4 PM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Inactive until July
giant cicada
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Inactive until July
giant isopod
Sea Creatures
Activity
9 AM – 4 PM, 9 PM – 4 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Oct
January
December
Medium
Inactive until July
giant stag
Bugs
Activity
11 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Inactive until July
giraffe stag
Bugs
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On palm trees
Inactive until July
golden stag
Bugs
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On palm trees
Inactive until July
grasshopper
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
On the ground
Inactive until July
horned atlas
Bugs
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On palm trees
Inactive until July
horned dynastid
Bugs
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Inactive until July
horned elephant
Bugs
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On palm trees
Inactive until July
horned hercules
Bugs
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On palm trees
Inactive until July
horseshoe crab
Sea Creatures
Activity
9 PM – 4 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Medium
Inactive until July
miyama stag
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Inactive until July
moon jellyfish
Sea Creatures
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Small
Inactive until July
ocean sunfish
Fish
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Sea
X-Large w/Fin
Inactive until July
puffer fish
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Sea
Medium
Inactive until July
robust cicada
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Inactive until July
saw stag
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Inactive until July
scarab beetle
Bugs
Activity
11 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Inactive until July
sweetfish
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
River
Medium
Inactive until July
walking leaf
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Disguised under trees
Inactive until July
walking stick
Bugs
Activity
4 AM – 8 AM, 5 PM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Nov
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Inactive until July