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New fish for December are here in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Winter is typically a quiet season in Animal Crossing, but December sees some two valuable fish show up in northern hemisphere waters, while the southern hemisphere gets sharks for the first time. This list covers them all. 

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Here are all the new fish for December in Animal Crossing, plus where and when to find them.

December Fish Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Northern Hemisphere)

FishPriceLocationTime   Oarfish 9,000 Bells Sea (huge shadow)  All hours, Dec – May Squid  500 Bells  Sea  All hours, Dec – Aug   Sea Butterfly  1,000 Bells  Sea (tiny shadow)  All hours, Dec – Mar   Pond Smelt  400 Bells  River  All hours, Dec – Feb Stringfish  15,000 Bells  Cliff River  4 p.m. – 9 a.m., Dec – Mar

December Fish Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Southern Hemisphere)

December in the southern hemisphere brings with it the bounty of the sea: sharks, and plenty of them. Sharks are easy to spot thanks to their telltale dorsal fin sticking out of the ocean, and you’ll find them in the ocean around Nook Miles Islands too.

For the Gar, if you don’t have a pond on your island, you can make one using the Island Designer app.

FishPriceLocationTime Suckerfish  1,500 Bells  Ocean (has a fin, but is not a shark)  All hours, Dec – Mar Saw Shark  12,000 Bells  Ocean  4 p.m. – 9 a.m., Dec – Mar Hammerhead Shark  8,000 Bells  Ocean 4 p.m. – 9 a.m., Dec – Mar Great White Shark  15,000 Bells  Ocean 4 p.m. – 9 a.m., Dec – Mar   Whale Shark  13,000 Bells  Ocean All hours, Dec – Mar Ribbon Eel  600 Bells  Ocean (long, thin shadow)  All hours Gar  6,000 Bells  Pond  4 p.m. – 9 a.m., Dec – Mar Saddled Bichir  4,000 Bells  River  9 p.m. – 4 a.m., Dec – Mar Arapaima  10,000 Bells River (larger than normal shadow)  4 p.m. – 9 a.m., Dec – Mar Dorado  15,000 Bells River (biggest shadow)  4 a.m. – 9 p.m., Dec – Mar Arowana  10,000 Bells  River  4 p.m. – 9 a.m., Dec – Mar Tilapia  800 Bells  River  All hours, Dec – Apr Piranha  2,500 Bells River 9 p.m. – 4 a.m., Dec – Mar

December Sea Creatures Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Northern Hemisphere)

There’s just one December sea creature in Animal Crossing, the lobster. As always, you’ll need a wetsuit to go swimming.

CreaturePriceLocationTime   Lobster  4,500 Bells  Bubbly spots in the ocean  All hours, Dec – Jan, Apr – June

December Sea Creatures Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Southern  Hemisphere)

If you haven’t already, shuffle over to the Nooklings’ store or the Nook Stop in Resident Services and get yourself a wetsuit so you can catch these critters.

CreaturePriceLocationTime   Tiger Prawn  3,000 Bells  Ocean floor  4 p.m. – 9 a.m., Dec – Mar   Gazami Crab  2,200 Bells  Ocean floor  All hours, Dec – May   Abalone  2,000 Bells  Ocean floor 4 p.m. – 9 a.m., Dec – July   Mussel 1,500 Bells  Ocean floor  All hours, Dec – June   Sea Grapes  900 Bells  Ocean floor  All hours, Dec – Mar

That’s it for December fish in AC:NH. Be sure to check out our other Animal Crossing: New Horizons guides for more tips on living your best island life, including our December bug list.

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