Sea creature

From Nookipedia, the Animal Crossing wiki
Sea creatures
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Series total count:
43 sea creatures
Count by game
New Leaf 30
New Horizons 40
"I've completed my diving collection! That's deep, real deep."
player, Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Sea creatures are collectible creatures in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Animal Crossing: New Horizons that can be obtained by diving underwater while swimming. To catch any sea creatures, the player must have a wet suit, either purchased from Tortimer Island or rented from Lloid in New Leaf, or purchased from Nook's Cranny or the Nook Stop in New Horizons. Some sea creatures such as octopus and lobster were classified as fish prior to New Leaf.

Sea creatures, like fish, have a shadow that varies in size. Additionally, bubbles can be seen above a sea creature when swimming, and they may move slowly, quickly, erratically, or be completely stationary.

There are a total of 30 sea creatures in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and 13 more were added in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, while three (the ear shell, clam, and horsehair crab) were removed. While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, sea creatures, along with swimming and wet suits, were added in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update (Wave 1) in July 2020.

Lists of sea creatures[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Sea creatures in the Animal Crossing series
Name Image Game
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Abalone Abalone NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
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Acorn barnacle Acorn Barnacle NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
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Chambered nautilus Chambered Nautilus NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
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Clam Clam NL Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Ear shell Ear Shell NL Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNL 
Flatworm Flatworm NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNL 
Sea Creature
ACNH 
Giant isopod Giant Isopod NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
ACNH 
Horsehair crab Horsehair Crab NL Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Horseshoe crab Horseshoe Crab NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
ACNH 
Lobster Lobster NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
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Mantis shrimp Mantis Shrimp NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
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Octopus Octopus NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
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Oyster Oyster NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
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Pearl oyster Pearl Oyster NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
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Red king crab Red King Crab NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
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Scallop Scallop NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
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Sea anemone Sea Anemone NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
ACNH 
Sea cucumber Sea Cucumber NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
ACNH 
Sea grapes Sea Grapes NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
ACNH 
Sea slug Sea Slug NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
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Sea star Sea Star NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
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Sea urchin Sea Urchin NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
ACNH 
Seaweed Seaweed NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
ACNH 
Snow crab Snow Crab NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
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Spider crab Spider Crab NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNL 
Sea Creature
ACNH 
Spiny lobster Spiny Lobster NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
ACNH 
Spotted garden eel Spotted Garden Eel NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNL 
Sea Creature
ACNH 
Sweet shrimp Sweet Shrimp NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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Sea Creature
ACNH 
Tiger prawn Tiger Prawn NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNL 
Sea Creature
ACNH 
Turban shell Turban Shell NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNL 
Sea Creature
ACNH 
Dungeness crab Dungeness Crab NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNH 
Firefly squid Firefly Squid NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNH 
Gazami crab Gazami Crab NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNH 
Gigas giant clam Gigas Giant Clam NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNH 
Moon jellyfish Moon Jellyfish NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNH 
Mussel Mussel NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNH 
Sea pig Sea Pig NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNH 
Sea pineapple Sea Pineapple NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNH 
Slate pencil urchin Slate Pencil Urchin NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNH 
Umbrella octopus Umbrella Octopus NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNH 
Vampire squid Vampire Squid NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNH 
Venus' flower basket Venus' Flower Basket NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
ACNH 
Whelk Whelk NH Icon.png
Sea Creature
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