Sea horse

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Sea Horse NH Icon.png Sea horse  
Artwork of sea horse
Real-world info
Name: Hippocampus coronatus
(crowned seahorse)

Family: Syngnathidae (pipefishes and seahorses)
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 タツノオトシゴ
 海马
 Hippocampe
 Caballito de mar
 Ippocampo
 Морской конек
 해마
 海馬
 Hippocampe
 Caballito de mar
 Seepferdchen
 Zeepaardje

The sea horse[nb 1] (formatted as the seahorse prior to City Folk) is a sea fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori e+. It appears as a tiny shadow in the sea all day (in all games except Animal Crossing: City Folk) from mid spring to the end of fall. In City Folk exclusively, the sea horse is only available from 9 AM to 4 PM from May to September, and is available all day in April and from October to November.

Catch details[edit]

In Doubutsu no Mori e+[edit]

#46
Sea horse
"タツノオトシゴを つりあげた! こども ドラゴン!"
Translation: "I caught a seahorse! It's a baby dragon!"
Sea horse
Time of year[nb 2] Apr – Nov
Time of day All day
Location Sea
Shadow size Tiny
Selling price  1,500 Bells
Feng shui None
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Wild World[edit]

#38

Sea horse
"I caught a seahorse! Giddy up! YEE HAW!"

Description They look like reptiles, but are in fact, fish. The female lays her eggs in the male's stomach.
Time of year Apr – Nov
Time of day All day
Peak times May – Oct
Location Sea
Shadow size Tiny
Fish size 8 cm
Rarity Unknown
Selling price  1,100 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In City Folk[edit]

#40

Sea horse
"I caught a sea horse! Nay? Yay!"

Description The female lays her eggs on the male. It's his responsibility from then on.
Time of year Apr – Nov
Time of day Apr; Oct – Nov:
All day
May – Sep:
9 AM – 4 PM
Peak times N/A
Location Sea
Shadow size Tiny
Fish size About 3.2 in.
Rarity Unknown
Selling price  1,100 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Leaf[edit]

#44

Sea horse
"I caught a sea horse! I meant to, of course!"

Time of year Apr – Nov
All year (Tortimer Island)
Time of day All day
Peak times May – Oct:
4 AM – 9 PM
Location Sea
Tortimer Island
Shadow size Tiny
Fish size 8 cm
Rarity Unknown
Selling price  1,100 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Pocket Camp[edit]

#8

Sea horse

Event availability None
Location Saltwater Shores
Shadow size Tiny
Fish size 6.7 cm – 9.3 cm
Rarity ★★★
Catch rate Cannot be caught at this time
Selling price  2,000 Bells
Request reward  1,500 Bells, 3 Heart PC Icon.png Friendship Points
Fortune Cookie (20%), Bronze Treats (30%)


In New Horizons[edit]

#48

Sea horse
"I caught a sea horse! But... where's its sea jockey?"

Time of year North: Apr – Nov
South: Oct – May
Time of day All day
Location Sea
Shadow size Tiny
Rarity Common
Spawn requirement Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices  Nook's Cranny 1,100 Bells
 C.J. 1,650 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


Donating to the museum[edit]

Upon donating to the museum, Blathers will say the following:

In Doubutsu no Mori e+[edit]


In Wild World[edit]

"I can't think of a soul who claims to have eaten a meal of seahorse... However, it has been used for centuries as an herbal supplement, that I know. A supplement for what, I haven't the foggiest."

After being accepted by Blathers, the seahorse can be found bobbing around in the sea tank of the aquarium.

In City Folk[edit]

"This creature is covered in hard scales that suggest a relation to crabs or shrimp, but it's a proper fish. That said, it's a dreadful swimmer and can't usually move against powerful currents, eh wot? In such environments, the sea horse will cling to kelp and stay there until the waters calm a bit... Seeing those little fellows holding on for dear life makes me want to cheer them on! Cling, sea horse!"

It can be found in the bottom-right tank with the other small, sea fish like the clownfish and sea butterfly.

In New Leaf[edit]

Upon donation, the information board outside the tank that houses the seahorse says:

"Sea horses don't look like fish, but they still share a lost of distinct connections. They use their small dorsal fins and tail fins to swim, but in actuality they're pretty bad swimmers. They wrap their tail fins around seaweed or coral so they won't float away with the current. Once attached, they feed on plankton and small shrimp that float by. The female deposits eggs in the male's pouch, putting the burden of child care on the male."

In New Horizons[edit]

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"A, a favorite of mine, to be sure! The sea horse is such a very unique creature and is indeed a fish! Though, as far as fish go, sea horses are not great swimmers. The sea horse, you see, has but a wee fin on its back, which propels it through water rather poorly. Thus these fish are often found using their prehensile tails to hold tight in amongst the sea grass. And here's one final fact for you... Sea horses have no stomach and so must constantly feed to stay alive! Indeed, the life of a land horse sounds far easier than that of the hardworking horse of the sea."

Fishing Tourney[edit]

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a sea horse, Chip will say the following dialogue.

In City Folk[edit]

"Oh, and one thing: Do. Not. Eat. Sea horse. They taste of newspaper and earwax. Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf[edit]

"Let's talk sea horses. They're... not the most attractive. Am I still gonna eat one? Of course I am! C'mon! Bottoms up!"

Gallery[edit]

Real-world information[edit]

The males carry the eggs in a brood poach located under the tail. The females lay their eggs into the pouch, and the male carries them around until they hatch. It is a harmless fish, popular in private and public aquariums.

Names in other languages[edit]

Japanese タツノオトシゴ
Tatsunōtoshigo
Seahorse (lit. "dragon's illegitimate child"; the common name for Hippocampus coronatus in Japan)

Korean 해마
haema
Seahorse

Simplified Chinese 海马
hǎimǎ
Seahorse

Traditional Chinese 海馬
Unknown

Russian Морской конек
Morskoy konek
Seahorse

Dutch Zeepaardje Seahorse (lit. "little horse of sea")

German Seepferdchen Seahorse (lit. "little horse of sea")

European Spanish Caballito de mar Seahorse (lit. "little horse of sea")

European French Hippocampe Seahorse (from scientific name)

Italian Ippocampo Seahorse (from scientific name)

Notes[edit]

  1. Japanese: タツノオトシゴ Hepburn: TatsunōtoshigoSeahorse
  2. 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.