Animal Crossing: New Horizons Bug, Fish, & Item Tracking
Active Fish • 50
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!
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!
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!
golden trout
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - May, Sep - Nov
January
December
River (clifftop)
Medium
Active until 9 AM!
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!
king salmon
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Sep
January
December
River (mouth)
X-Large
Active until October!
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!
mitten crab
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Sep - Nov
January
December
River
Small
Active until 9 AM!
moray eel
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Oct
January
December
Sea
Long
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!
pike
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Sep - Dec
January
December
River
X-Large
Active until January!
puffer fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Sea
Medium
Active until October!
ray
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Nov
January
December
Sea
X-Large
Active until 9 PM!
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!
salmon
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Sep
January
December
River (mouth)
Large
Active until October!
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!
soft-shelled turtle
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Sep
January
December
River
Large
Active until 9 AM!
sturgeon
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Mar, Sep - Dec
January
December
River (mouth)
XX-Large
Active until April!
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!
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 • 34
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 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!
earth-boring dung beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
On the ground
Active until October!
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!
grasshopper
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
On the ground
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!
migratory locust
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Nov
January
December
On the ground
Active until 7 PM!
monarch butterfly
Activity
4 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Sep - Nov
January
December
Flying near 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!
pondskater
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
On rivers/ponds
Active until 7 PM!
red dragonfly
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Sep - Oct
January
December
Flying near water
Active until 7 PM!
rice grasshopper
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Nov
January
December
On the ground
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 December!
walker cicada
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Sep
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Active until 5 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!
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 • 25
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!
flatworm
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Sep
January
December
X-Small
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!
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!
oyster
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Feb, Sep - Dec
January
December
Small
Active until March!
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 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!
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!
sweet shrimp
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Feb, Sep - Dec
January
December
Small
Active until 9 AM!
tiger prawn
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Small
Active until 9 AM!
turban shell
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - May, Sep - Dec
January
December
Small
Active until January!
umbrella octopus
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - May, Sep - Nov
January
December
Small
Active until December!
whelk
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Small
Always Active!
Creatures Leaving This Month • 37
Rajah Brooke's birdwing
Bugs
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
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Sep
January
December
Flying near flowers
Active until 5 PM!
arapaima
Fish
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
River
XX-Large
Active until 9 AM!
arowana
Fish
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
River
Large
Active until 9 AM!
blue marlin
Fish
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
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Sep
January
December
Sea
Small
Active until October!
clown fish
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Sep
January
December
Sea
X-Small
Active until October!
crawfish
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Sep
January
December
Pond
Small
Active until October!
diving beetle
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
On rivers/ponds
Active until 7 PM!
dorado
Fish
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
River
X-Large
Active until 9 PM!
earth-boring dung beetle
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
On the ground
Active until October!
flatworm
Sea Creatures
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Sep
January
December
X-Small
Active until 9 AM!
gar
Fish
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Pond
X-Large
Active until 9 AM!
gigas giant clam
Sea Creatures
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
X-Large
Active until October!
grasshopper
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
On the ground
Active until 5 PM!
great white shark
Fish
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
Fish
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Sea
X-Large w/Fin
Active until 9 AM!
king salmon
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Sep
January
December
River (mouth)
X-Large
Active until October!
moon jellyfish
Sea Creatures
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Small
Active until October!
ocean sunfish
Fish
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Sea
X-Large w/Fin
Active until 9 PM!
pondskater
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
On rivers/ponds
Active until 7 PM!
puffer fish
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Sea
Medium
Active until October!
rosalia batesi beetle
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
On tree stumps
Active until October!
salmon
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Sep
January
December
River (mouth)
Large
Active until October!
saw shark
Fish
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 grapes
Sea Creatures
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Small
Active until October!
sea urchin
Sea Creatures
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
Small
Active until October!
slate pencil urchin
Sea Creatures
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
Medium
Active until 9 AM!
soft-shelled turtle
Fish
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Sep
January
December
River
Large
Active until 9 AM!
suckerfish
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Sea
X-Large w/Fin
Active until October!
surgeonfish
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Sep
January
December
Sea
Small
Active until October!
sweetfish
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
River
Medium
Active until October!
tiger butterfly
Bugs
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Sep
January
December
Flying
Active until 7 PM!
tiger prawn
Sea Creatures
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Small
Active until 9 AM!
walker cicada
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Sep
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Active until 5 PM!
walking leaf
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Disguised under trees
Active until October!
whale shark
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Sea
X-Large w/Fin
Active until October!
Creatures Coming Next Month • 6
dab
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Apr, Oct - Dec
January
December
Sea
Medium
Inactive until October
ladybug
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jun, Oct
January
December
On flowers
Inactive until October
seaweed
Sea Creatures
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Jul, Oct - Dec
January
December
Large
Inactive until October
spiny lobster
Sea Creatures
Activity
9 PM – 4 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Oct - Dec
January
December
Large
Inactive until October
Venus' flower basket
Sea Creatures
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Feb, Oct - Dec
January
December
Medium
Inactive until October
yellow perch
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Mar, Oct - Dec
January
December
River
Medium
Inactive until October