Red king crab
The red king crab is a sea creature in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the red king crab was added in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update.
Catch details
In New Leaf
Time of year | Nov – Mar |
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Time of day | All day |
Peak times | N/A |
Shadow size | Large |
Shadow movement | Uniform |
Sea creature size | 50 cm |
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In New Horizons
Time of year | North: Nov – Mar South: May – Sep |
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Time of day | All day |
Shadow size | Large |
Shadow movement | Very fast |
Spawn requirement | Catch 80 total sea creatures |
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Donating to the museum
In New Leaf
After the player donates a red king crab to the museum, it can be found in the large pool in the first room of the Sea exhibit, along with many other species of sea creatures. It can be found along with the other crab species. The exhibit has this to say about the red king crab:
In New Horizons
when donating to the museum Blathers will say the following
The red king crab is located in the sea butterfly tank in the museum.
Fishing Tourney
In New Leaf
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a red king crab, Chip will not score the sea creature but will say the following:
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Names in other languages
タラバガニ taraba-gani |
Red king crab. Taraba means "sea area where cods inhabit". | |
왕게 wang-ge |
King Crab | |
帝王蟹 Dìwáng xiè |
King Crab | |
鱈場蟹 Xuěchǎngxiè |
Cod Crab | |
Камчатский краб Kamchatskiy krab |
Kamchatka crab | |
Rode koningskrab | Red King Crab | |
Königskrabbe | King Crab | |
Cangrejo boreal | Boreal Crab | |
Crabe royal | King Crab | |
Granchio gigante | Giant Crab |
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