Umbrella octopus
The Umbrella Octopus is a type of sea creature in the Animal Crossing series, introduced in Animal Crossing: New Horizons in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update. It also appears in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp as an event fish (not a sea creature) that was available for a limited time during Fishing Tourney: Fintastic, from November 12 to November 19, 2020.
Catch details
In New Horizons
Time of year | North: Mar – May; Sep – Nov South: Mar – May; Sep – Nov |
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Time of day | All day |
Shadow size | Small |
Shadow movement | Fast |
Spawn requirement | Catch 40 total sea creatures |
Selling price | 6,000 Bells |
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In Pocket Camp
Event availability | Fishing Tourney 32 (Fintastic) |
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Location | Saltwater Shores |
Shadow size | Sparkling |
Fish size | 21.4 cm – 34.6 cm |
Rarity | ★★★ |
Catch rate | Event only |
Selling price | N/A Bells |
Request reward | N/A Bells |
Donating to the museum
In New Horizons
"My feathers, could there be a more adorable sea creature than the umbrella octopus? I daresay not! These deep-sea octopuses are on the smallish side and use the cutest ear-like fins to flutter about. Meanwhile, it's the web stretched between their tentacles that gives them their name. Hoo, it's true! With arms stretched wide, they look for all the world like an umbrella! Though surely the last thing the umbrella octopus wants is to stay dry." — Blathers
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Real-world information
The umbrella octopus, also called flapjack octopus, usually appear dark red. Their maximum size is 20 cm (7.9 in) mantle length. They have eight jointed legs which are affixed together in an umbrella shape. They have a gelatinous body, which spreads into a parachute shape when maneuvering through dimly lit water. The flapjack preys on small fishes and planktonic crustaceans. They swim by moving their fins, pulsing their webbed arms, pushing water through their funnel for jet propulsion, or all three at once. Their depth range is: Para-larvae 200 m (660 ft), adults 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft).
More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.
Names in other languages
メンダコ men-dako |
Umbrella octopus (lit. "Flat octopus") |
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