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Animal Crossing: New Horizons sea creatures are collected throughout the game, and unsurprisingly, they're based in the depths of the ocean. Fortunately, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons swimming, wetsuits and snorkels all at your disposal, you'll be able to get your soggy mitts on them in no time. Well, it'll actually take a fair amount of time considering there's a whopping 40 of them.
Much like Animal Crossing: New Horizons fish though, it's all about when you catch them and where you look. That's why we've put together a full guide on exactly what you need to do to collect Animal Crossing: New Horizons sea creatures. But first, you need to know how to swim.
- Grab a wetsuit from the Nook's Cranny cabinet, Nook Shopping or Nook Miles Rewards
- Put on your wetsuit
- Go to the beach or rocks near the ocean
- Press A to get in the sea
- Press A to swim
- Press Y to dive when near bubbles rising to the surface
- Move over the shadow using A to swim
- Once over the top, you'll automatically dive down to grab your prize
So with that knowledge in hand, please find a work-in-progress guide to every Animal Crossing: New Horizons sea creature available in the game, broken down by hemisphere.
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Sea Creatures - N.Hemisphere
Animal Crossing: New Horizons sea creatures in the Northern Hemisphere
| Header Cell - Column 0 | Name | Season | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Seaweed | Jan-Jul, Oct-Dec | All hours |
2 | Sea Grapes | Jun-Sept | All hours |
3 | Sea Cucumber | Jan-Apr, Nov-Dec | All hours |
4 | Sea Pig | Nov-Feb | 4PM-9AM |
5 | Sea Star | All year round | All hours |
6 | Sea Urchin | May-Sept | All hours |
7 | Slate Pencil Urchiin | May-Sept | 4PM-9AM |
8 | Sea Anemone | All year round | All hours |
9 | Moon Jellyfish | Jul-Sept | All hours |
10 | Sea Slug | All year round | All hours |
11 | Pearl Oyster | All year round | All hours |
12 | Mussel | Jun-Dec | All hours |
13 | Oyster | Jan-Feb, Sept-Dec | All hours |
14 | Scallop | All year round | All hours |
15 | Whelk | All year round | All hours |
16 | Turban Shell | Mar-May, Sept-Dec | All hours |
17 | Abalone | Jun-Jan | 4PM-9AM |
18 | Gigas Giant Clam | May-Sept | All hours |
19 | Chambered Nautilus | Mar-June, Sept-Nov | 4PM-9AM |
20 | Octopus | All year round | All hours |
21 | Umbrella Octopus | Mar-May, Sept-Nov | All hours |
22 | Vampire Squid | May-Aug | 4PM-9AM |
23 | Firefly Squid | Mar-Jun | 9PM-4AM |
24 | Gazami Crab | Jun-Nov | All hours |
25 | Dungeness Crab | Nov-May | All hours |
26 | Snow Crab | Nov-Apr | All hours |
27 | Red King Crab | Nov-Mar | All hours |
28 | Acorn Barnacle | All year round | All hours |
29 | Spider Crab | Mar-Apr | All hours |
30 | Tiger Prawn | Jun-Sept | 4PM-9AM |
31 | Sweet Shrimp | Jan-Feb, Sept-Dec | 4PM-9AM |
32 | Mantis Shrimp | All year round | 4PM-9AM |
33 | Spiny Lobster | Oct-Dec | 9PM-4AM |
34 | Lobster | Apr-Jun, Dec-Jan | All hours |
35 | Giant Isopod | Jul-Oct | 9AM-4PM, 9PM-4AM |
36 | Horseshoe Crab | Jul-Sept | 4PM-9AM |
37 | Sea Pineapple | Apr-Aug | All hours |
38 | Spotted Garden Eel | May-Oct | 4AM-9PM |
39 | Flatworm | Aug-Sept | 4AM-9PM |
40 | Venus' Flower Basket | Oct-Feb | All hours |
Sea Creatures - S.Hemisphere
Animal Crossing: New Horizons sea creatures in the Southern Hemisphere
| Header Cell - Column 0 | Name | Season | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Seaweed | Apr-Jan | All hours |
2 | Sea Grapes | Jan-Mar, Dec | All hours |
3 | Sea Cucumber | May-Oct | All hours |
4 | Sea Pig | TBC | 4PM-9AM |
5 | Sea Star | All year round | All hours |
6 | Sea Urchin | Jan-Mar, Nov-Dec | All hours |
7 | Slate Pencil Urchiin | Jan-Mar, Nov-Dec | 4PM-9AM |
8 | Sea Anemone | All year round | All hours |
9 | Moon Jellyfish | Jan-Mar | All hours |
10 | Sea Slug | All year round | All hours |
11 | Pearl Oyster | All year round | All hours |
12 | Mussel | Dec-Jun | All hours |
13 | Oyster | Mar-Aug | All hours |
14 | Scallop | All year round | All hours |
15 | Whelk | All year round | All hours |
16 | Turban Shell | TBC | All hours |
17 | Abalone | Dec-Jul | 4PM-9AM |
18 | Gigas Giant Clam | Nov-Mar | All hours |
19 | Chambered Nautilus | TBC | 4PM-9AM |
20 | Octopus | All year round | All hours |
21 | Umbrella Octopus | TBC | All hours |
22 | Vampire Squid | Nov-Feb | 4PM-9AM |
23 | Firefly Squid | TBC | 9PM-4AM |
24 | Gazami Crab | Dec-May | All hours |
25 | Dungeness Crab | May-Nov | All hours |
26 | Snow Crab | May-Oct | All hours |
27 | Red King Crab | TBC | All hours |
28 | Acorn Barnacle | All year round | All hours |
29 | Spider Crab | TBC | All hours |
30 | Tiger Prawn | Dec-Mar | 4PM-9AM |
31 | Sweet Shrimp | Mar-Aug | 4PM-9AM |
32 | Mantis Shrimp | All year round | 4PM-9AM |
33 | Spiny Lobster | TBC | 9PM-4AM |
34 | Lobster | Jun-Jul, Oct-Dec | All hours |
35 | Giant Isopod | Jan-Apr | 9AM-4PM, 9PM-4AM |
36 | Horseshoe Crab | Jan-Mar | 4PM-9AM |
37 | Sea Pineapple | Oct-Feb | All hours |
38 | Spotted Garden Eel | Nov-Apr | 4AM-9PM |
39 | Flatworm | TBC | 4AM-9PM |
40 | Venus' Flower Basket | TBC | All hours |
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