Moon jellyfish
The moon jellyfish (known as the jellyfish prior to New Horizons) is a critter in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori+. In games prior to Animal Crossing: New Leaf, it is a fish, and in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it is a sea creature.
Prior to New Leaf, the jellyfish is unique in that it has the shortest availability of any fish, only being available in August from the 16th through the 31st. While not catchable in New Leaf, jellyfish appear as obstacles while swimming that stun the player if swam into. In New Horizons, it returns as a catchable sea creature, now called the moon jellyfish, appearing all day long as a small, very slow shadow from mid summer to early fall.
Catch details
In Animal Crossing
In Wild World
In City Folk
In New Horizons
As with all sea creatures in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the moon jellyfish was added in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update (Wave 1).
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Time of day | All day |
Shadow size | Small |
Shadow movement | Very slow |
Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
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Donating to the museum
As with all fish, bugs, and sea creatures in the Animal Crossing series, the moon jellyfish can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers. He will tell the player the following upon donation:
In Animal Crossing
In Wild World
In City Folk
The jellyfish appears in the museum's right circular tank. It just hovers in the same place, occasionally jumping forward a bit.
In New Horizons
When donating to the museum, Blathers will say the following:
After being donated, it will be visible in a large swarm under a floorglass by the sea butterfly's tank.
Fishing Tourney
In City Folk
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a Jellyfish, Chip will say the following:
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Real-world information
The moon jellyfish is almost entirely translucent, usually about 25–40 cm (10–16 in) in diameter. It feeds by collecting medusae, plankton, and mollusks with its tentacles, and bringing them into its body for digestion. It is capable of only limited motion, and drifts with the current, even when swimming.
More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.
Names in other languages
ミズクラゲ mizu-kurage |
Moon jellyfish, lit. "water jellyfish" | |
보름달물해파리 boreumdalmulhaepari |
Moon jellyfish, lit. "moon water jellyfish" | |
海月水母 hǎiyuè shuǐmǔ |
Moon jellyfish, lit. "sea moon jellyfish" | |
Ушастая аурелия Ushastaya aureliya |
Moon jellyfish, lit. "big-eared Aurelia" | |
Oorkwal | Moon jellyfish, lit. "ear jellyfish" | |
Ohrenqualle | Moon jellyfish, lit. "ear jellyfish" | |
Medusa luna | Moon jellyfish | |
Méduse lune | Moon jellyfish | |
Medusa aurelia | Aurelia jellyfish |
Notes
- ↑ All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.
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