Players can now catch sea creatures in Animal Crossing: New Horizons thanks to the recently launched Summer Update - Wave 1 , and indeed fans that want to complete their Critterpedias have many different species to locate. That said, not every species of sea creature in ACNH appears during every month of the year, and this guide will detail exactly which ones players can catch in July.
To start, players in the Northern Hemisphere can find 24 different species during July, and one, Seaweed, will be leaving at the end of the month. Here is a list of all of those currently-available Animal Crossing: New Horizons sea creatures:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - July Sea Creatures (Northern Hemisphere)
- Abalone: 4pm - 9am | Large Shadow | 2,000 Bells
- Acorn Barnacle: All Day | Small Shadow | 600 Bells
- Gazami Crab: All Day | Medium Shadow | 2,200 Bells
- Giant Isopod: 9am - 4pm & 9pm - 4am | Large Shadow | 12,000 Bells
- Gigas Giant Clam: All Day | Large Shadow | 15,00 Bells
- Horseshoe Crab: 9pm - 4am | Medium Shadow | 2,500 Bells
- Mantis Shrimp: 4pm - 9am | Medium Shadow | 2,500 Bells
- Moon Jellyfish: All Day | Small Shadow | 600 Bells
- Mussel: All Day | Small Shadow | 1,500 Bells
- Octopus: All Day | Large Shadow | 1,200 Bells
- Pearl Oyster: All Day | Medium Shadow | 2,800 Bells
- Scallop: All Day | Large Shadow | 1,200 Bells (Catch to spawn Pascal in New Horizons)
- Sea Anemone: All Day | Large Shadow | 500 Bells
- Sea Grapes: All Day | Medium Shadow | 900 Bells
- Sea Pineapple: All Day | Medium Shadow | 1,500 Bells
- Sea Slug: All Day | Small Shadow | 600 Bells
- Sea Star: All Day | Medium Shadow | 500 Bells
- Sea Urchin: All Day | Medium Shadow | 1,700 Bells
- Seaweed: All Day | Large Shadow | 600 Bells
- Slate Pencil Urchin: 4pm - 9am | Large Shadow | 2,00 Bells
- Spotted Garden Eel: 4am - 9pm | Medium Shadow | 1,100 Bells
- Tiger Prawn: 4pm - 9am | Large Shadow | 3,000 Bells
- Vampire Squid: 4pm - 9am | Large Shadow | 10,000 Bells (Not the same as the Squid that can be found by fishing in New Horizons)
- Whelk: All Day | Medium Shadow | 1,000 Bells
With respect to the Southern Hemisphere, there are 20 different ACNH sea creatures to be found in July, and the Abalone and Lobster will depart at the end of the month. Here is a list of what players in those regions should be looking for:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - July Sea Creatures (Southern Hemisphere)
- Abalone: 4pm - 9am | Large Shadow | 2,000 Bells
- Acorn Barnacle: All Day | Small Shadow | 600 Bells
- Dungeness Crab: All Day | Large Shadow | 1,900 Bells
- Lobster: All Day | Large Shadow | 4,500 Bells
- Mantis Shrimp: 4pm - 9am | Medium Shadow | 2,500 Bells
- Octopus: All Day | Large Shadow | 1,200 Bells
- Oyster: All Day | Small Shadow | 2,000 Bells
- Pearl Oyster: All Day | Medium Shadow | 2,800 Bells (Are not a source of Pearls in New Horizons)
- Red King Crab: All Day | Large Shadow | 8,000 Bells
- Scallop: All Day | Large Shadow | 1,200 Bells
- Sea Anemone: All Day | Large Shadow | 500 Bells
- Sea Cucumber: All Day | Medium Shadow | 500 Bells
- Sea Pig: 4pm - 9am | Medium Shadow | 8,000 Bells
- Sea Slug: All Day | Small Shadow | 600 Bells
- Sea Star: All Day | Medium Shadow | 500 Bells
- Seaweed: All Day | Large Shadow | 600 Bells
- Snow Crab: All Day | 6,000 Bells
- Sweet Shrimp: 4pm - 9am | 1,400 Bells
- Venus' Flower Basket: All Day | Large Shadow | 5,000 Bells
- Whelk: All Day | Medium Shadow | 1,000 Bells
For players that have been wanting to put more work into their museums in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the addition of sea creatures is sure to be very exciting. Indeed, these fans can don their new wet suits right now and get busy catching the variety of species outlined above.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now for Nintendo Switch.
Source: Fandom