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, where it appears all day long as a large, very fast shadow from late fall to early spring.
Catch details[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
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[edit]
After the player donates a red king crab to the museum, it can be found in the sea butterfly tank in the saltwater fish exhibition.
Fishing Tourney[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a red king crab, Chip will not score the sea creature but will say the following:
Gallery[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
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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