List of fish in New Horizons during December

The following is a list of fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons that are available during December.

Northern Hemisphere

December fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Shadow size	Location	Time	Months	Total catches
1	Bitterling		900 Bells	Tiny	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
2	Pale chub		200 Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
3	Crucian carp		160 Bells	Small	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
4	Dace		240 Bells	Medium	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
5	Carp		300 Bells	Large	Pond	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
6	Koi		4,000 Bells	Large	Pond	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
7	Goldfish		1,300 Bells	Tiny	Pond	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
8	Pop-eyed goldfish		1,300 Bells	Tiny	Pond	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
9	Ranchu goldfish		4,500 Bells	Small	Pond	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
16	Freshwater goby		400 Bells	Small	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
20	Bluegill		180 Bells	Small	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
21	Yellow perch		300 Bells	Medium	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
22	Black bass		400 Bells	Large	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
24	Pike		1,800 Bells	Very large	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
25	Pond smelt		400 Bells	Small	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
30	Stringfish		15,000 Bells	Very large	River (clifftop)	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
46	Sturgeon		10,000 Bells	Huge	River (mouth)	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
47	Sea butterfly		1,000 Bells	Tiny	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
54	Blowfish		5,000 Bells	Medium	Sea	9 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
56	Anchovy		200 Bells	Small	Sea	4 AM – 9 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
57	Horse mackerel		150 Bells	Small	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
59	Sea bass		400 Bells	Very large	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
60	Red snapper		3,000 Bells	Large	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
61	Dab		300 Bells	Medium	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
62	Olive flounder		800 Bells	Very large	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
63	Squid		500 Bells	Medium	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
66	Tuna		7,000 Bells	Huge	Pier	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
67	Blue marlin		10,000 Bells	Huge	Pier	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
77	Football fish		2,500 Bells	Large	Sea	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
78	Oarfish		9,000 Bells	Huge	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
79	Barreleye		15,000 Bells	Small	Sea	9 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
80	Coelacanth		15,000 Bells	Huge	Sea (raining)	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100

Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc, sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex, SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone, vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, and PanchamBro.

New in December

Fish new in December in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Shadow size	Location	Time	Months	Total catches
25	Pond smelt		400 Bells	Small	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
30	Stringfish		15,000 Bells	Very large	River (clifftop)	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
47	Sea butterfly		1,000 Bells	Tiny	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
63	Squid		500 Bells	Medium	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
78	Oarfish		9,000 Bells	Huge	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50

Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc, sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex, SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone, vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, and PanchamBro.

Leaving after December

Fish leaving after December in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Shadow size	Location	Time	Months	Total catches
24	Pike		1,800 Bells	Very large	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20

Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc, sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex, SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone, vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, and PanchamBro.

Southern Hemisphere

December fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Shadow size	Location	Time	Months	Total catches
2	Pale chub		200 Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
3	Crucian carp		160 Bells	Small	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
4	Dace		240 Bells	Medium	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
5	Carp		300 Bells	Large	Pond	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
6	Koi		4,000 Bells	Large	Pond	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
7	Goldfish		1,300 Bells	Tiny	Pond	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
8	Pop-eyed goldfish		1,300 Bells	Tiny	Pond	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
9	Ranchu goldfish		4,500 Bells	Small	Pond	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
10	Killifish		300 Bells	Tiny	Pond	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
11	Crawfish		200 Bells	Small	Pond	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
13	Snapping turtle		5,000 Bells	Large	River	9 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
14	Tadpole		100 Bells	Tiny	Pond	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
15	Frog		120 Bells	Small	Pond	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
16	Freshwater goby		400 Bells	Small	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
18	Catfish		800 Bells	Large	Pond	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
19	Giant snakehead		5,500 Bells	Large	Pond	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
20	Bluegill		180 Bells	Small	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
22	Black bass		400 Bells	Large	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
23	Tilapia		800 Bells	Medium	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
27	Cherry salmon		1,000 Bells	Medium	River (clifftop)	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
28	Char		3,800 Bells	Medium	River (clifftop)	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
34	Guppy		1,300 Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
35	Nibble fish		1,500 Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
36	Angelfish		3,000 Bells	Small	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
37	Betta		2,500 Bells	Small	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
38	Neon tetra		500 Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
39	Rainbowfish		800 Bells	Tiny	River	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
40	Piranha		2,500 Bells	Small	River	9 AM – 4 PM & 9 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
41	Arowana		10,000 Bells	Large	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
42	Dorado		15,000 Bells	Very large	River	4 AM – 9 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
43	Gar		6,000 Bells	Very large	Pond	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
44	Arapaima		10,000 Bells	Huge	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
45	Saddled bichir		4,000 Bells	Large	River	9 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
48	Sea horse		1,100 Bells	Tiny	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
49	Clown fish		650 Bells	Tiny	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
50	Surgeonfish		1,000 Bells	Small	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
51	Butterfly fish		1,000 Bells	Small	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
53	Zebra turkeyfish		500 Bells	Medium	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
56	Anchovy		200 Bells	Small	Sea	4 AM – 9 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
57	Horse mackerel		150 Bells	Small	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
58	Barred knifejaw		5,000 Bells	Medium	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
59	Sea bass		400 Bells	Very large	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
60	Red snapper		3,000 Bells	Large	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
62	Olive flounder		800 Bells	Very large	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
63	Squid		500 Bells	Medium	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
65	Ribbon eel		600 Bells	Long & Thin	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
68	Giant trevally		4,500 Bells	Very large	Pier	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
69	Mahi-mahi		6,000 Bells	Very large	Pier	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
72	Saw shark		12,000 Bells	Very large (finned)	Sea	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
73	Hammerhead shark		8,000 Bells	Very large (finned)	Sea	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
74	Great white shark		15,000 Bells	Very large (finned)	Sea	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
75	Whale shark		13,000 Bells	Very large (finned)	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
76	Suckerfish		1,500 Bells	Very large (finned)	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
79	Barreleye		15,000 Bells	Small	Sea	9 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
80	Coelacanth		15,000 Bells	Huge	Sea (raining)	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100

Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc, sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex, SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone, vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, and PanchamBro.

New in December

Fish new in December in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Shadow size	Location	Time	Months	Total catches
19	Giant snakehead		5,500 Bells	Large	Pond	9 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
23	Tilapia		800 Bells	Medium	River	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
40	Piranha		2,500 Bells	Small	River	9 AM – 4 PM & 9 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
41	Arowana		10,000 Bells	Large	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
42	Dorado		15,000 Bells	Very large	River	4 AM – 9 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
43	Gar		6,000 Bells	Very large	Pond	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
44	Arapaima		10,000 Bells	Huge	River	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
45	Saddled bichir		4,000 Bells	Large	River	9 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
65	Ribbon eel		600 Bells	Long & Thin	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
72	Saw shark		12,000 Bells	Very large (finned)	Sea	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
73	Hammerhead shark		8,000 Bells	Very large (finned)	Sea	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
74	Great white shark		15,000 Bells	Very large (finned)	Sea	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
75	Whale shark		13,000 Bells	Very large (finned)	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
76	Suckerfish		1,500 Bells	Very large (finned)	Sea	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20

Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc, sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex, SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone, vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, and PanchamBro.

Leaving after December

Fish leaving after December in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Shadow size	Location	Time	Months	Total catches
27	Cherry salmon		1,000 Bells	Medium	River (clifftop)	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
28	Char		3,800 Bells	Medium	River (clifftop)	4 PM – 9 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20

Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc, sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex, SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone, vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, and PanchamBro.

See also

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November