Sea horse
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Name: Hippocampus coronatus (crowned seahorse) Family: Syngnathidae (pipefishes and seahorses) | ||||||||
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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]
In Wild World[edit]
In City Folk[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
Time of year | Apr – Nov All year (Tortimer Island) |
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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 |
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Furniture size | ![]() |
In Pocket Camp[edit]
Availability | Not currently available
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Shadow size | Tiny |
Size | 6.7 cm – 9.3 cm |
Rarity | ★★★ |
Selling price | ![]() |
Version added | Unknown |
Villager gift data | Tier: 3 (Uncommon+)
Rewards:
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In New Horizons[edit]
Time of year | North: Apr – Nov South: Oct – May |
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Time of day | All day |
Location | Sea |
Shadow size | Tiny |
Rarity | Common |
Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
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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]
After being accepted by Blathers, the seahorse can be found bobbing around in the sea tank of the aquarium.
In City Folk[edit]
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:
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:
Fishing Tourney[edit]
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a sea horse, Chip will say the following dialogue.
In City Folk[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
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]
タツノオトシゴ Tatsunōtoshigo |
Seahorse (lit. "dragon's illegitimate child"; the common name for Hippocampus coronatus in Japan) | |
해마 haema |
Seahorse | |
海马 hǎimǎ |
Seahorse | |
海馬 Unknown |
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Морской конек Morskoy konek |
Seahorse | |
Zeepaardje | Seahorse (lit. "little horse of sea") | |
Seepferdchen | Seahorse (lit. "little horse of sea") | |
Caballito de mar | Seahorse (lit. "little horse of sea") | |
Hippocampe | Seahorse (from scientific name) | |
Ippocampo | Seahorse (from scientific name) |
Notes[edit]
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