Animal Crossing: New Horizons New Fish in May

April is almost over, which means a new month of fish is right around the corner for New Horizons players. Some fish only spawn in specific months, so you might be wondering what new ones May will bring. Well, our guide for Animal Crossing New Horizons May fish will show you exactly what to expect.

May Day Event will also be starting on May 1 and run until May 7. Be sure to use your May Day Ticket and go on a tour of the new limited-time mystery island.

Animal Crossing New Horizons May Fish

Down below you can find a complete list of fish you can catch in the waters of Animal Crossing New Horizons in the month of May, broken out by Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Complete List of May Fish (Northern Hemisphere)

Below you can find the complete list of fish coming to ACNH in May. Here’s a quick breakdown of the NEW fish for the month:

• Frog
• Catfish
• Nibble Fish
• Angelfish
• Betta
• Rainbowfish
• Giant Trevally
• Mahi-mahi

Fish	Price	Location	Shadow	Time of Day
Anchovy	200	Ocean	Small	4 AM – 9 PM
Angelfish	3,000	River	Small	4 PM – 9 AM
Barred knifejaw	5,000	Ocean	Medium	All day
Barreleye	15,000	Ocean	Small	9 PM – 4 AM
Betta	2,500	River	Small	9 AM – 4 PM
Black bass	400	River	Medium	All day
Bluegill	180	River	Small	9 AM – 4 PM
Butterfly fish	1,000	Ocean	Small	All day
Carp	300	Pond	Medium	All day
Catfish	800	Pond	Medium	4 PM – 9 AM
Char	3,800	Clifftop River	Medium	4 PM – 9 AM
Cherry salmon	1,000	Clifftop River	Medium	4 PM – 9 AM
Clown fish	650	Ocean	Tiny	All day
Coelacanth	15,000	Ocean (Rain)	Huge	All day
Crawfish	200	Pond	Small	All day
Crucian carp	160	River	Small	All day
Dace	240	River	Medium	4 PM – 9 AM
Freshwater Goby	400	River	Small	4 PM – 9 AM
Frog	120	Pond	Small	All day
Giant Trevally	4,500	Pier	Large	All day
Golden Trout	15,000	Clifftop River	Medium	4 PM – 9 AM
Goldfish	1,300	Pond	Tiny	All day
Guppy	1,300	River	Tiny	9 AM – 4 PM
Horse Mackerel	150	Ocean	Small	All day
Killifish	300	Pond	Tiny	All day
Koi	4,000	Pond	Medium	4 PM – 9 AM
Loach	400	River	Small	All day
Mahi-mahi	6,000	Pier	Large	All day
Neon Tetra	500	River	Tiny	9 AM – 4 PM
Nibble Fish	1,500	River	Tiny	9 AM – 4 PM
Oarfish	9,000	Ocean	Huge	All day
Olive Flounder	800	Ocean	Large	All day
Pale Chub	200	River	Tiny	9 AM – 4 PM
Pop-eyed goldfish	1,300	Pond	Tiny	9 AM – 4 PM
Rainbowfish	800	River	Tiny	9 AM – 4 PM
Ranchu Goldfish	4,500	Pond	Small	9 AM – 4 PM
Red snapper	3,000	Ocean	Medium	All day
Sea Bass	400	Ocean	Large	All day
Sea Horse	1,100	Ocean	Tiny	All day
Snapping Turtle	5,000	River	Large	9 PM – 4 AM
Squid	500	Ocean	Medium	All day
Surgeonfish	1,000	Ocean	Small	All day
Tadpole	100	Pond	Tiny	All day
Zebra Turkeyfish	500	Ocean	Medium	All day

Complete List of May Fish (Southern Hemisphere)

Below you can find a complete list of May fish in ACNH. Here’s a quick breakdown of the NEW fish available in May:

• Blowfish
• Tuna
• Blue Marlin
• Football Fish

Fish	Price	Location	Shadow	Time of Day
Anchovy	200	Ocean	Small	4 AM – 9 PM
Barred knifejaw	5,000	Ocean	Medium	All day
Barreleye	15,000	Ocean	Small	9 PM – 4 AM
Bitterling	900	River	Tiny	All day
Black bass	400	River	Medium	All day
Blowfish	5,000	Ocean	Medium	6pm – 4 AM
Blue marlin	10,000	Pier	Huge	All day
Bluegill	180	River	Small	9 AM – 4 PM
Carp	300	Pond	Medium	All day
Char	3,800	River (Clifftop)	Medium	4 PM – 9 AM
Cherry salmon	1,000	River (Clifftop)	Medium	4 PM – 9 AM
Coelacanth	15,000	Ocean (Rain)	Huge	All day
Crucian carp	160	River	Small	All day
Dab	300	Ocean	Medium	All day
Dace	240	River	Medium	4 PM – 9 AM
Football fish	2,500	Ocean	Medium	4 PM – 9 AM
Freshwater goby	400	River	Small	4 PM – 9 AM
Golden trout	15,000	River (Clifftop)	Medium	4 PM – 9 AM
Goldfish	1,300	Pond	Tiny	All day
Guppy	1,300	River	Tiny	9 AM – 4 PM
Horse mackerel	150	Ocean	Small	All day
Koi	4,000	Pond	Medium	4 PM – 9 AM
Mitten crab	2,000	River	Small	4 PM – 9 AM
Neon tetra	500	River	Tiny	9 AM – 4 PM
Olive flounder	800	Ocean	Large	All day
Pale chub	200	River	Tiny	9 AM – 4 PM
Pike	1,800	River	Large	All day
Pop-eyed goldfish	1,300	Pond	Tiny	9 AM – 4 PM
Ranchu goldfish	4,500	Pond	Small	9 AM – 4 PM
Ray	3,000	Ocean	Large	4 AM – 9 PM
Red snapper	3,000	Ocean	Medium	All day
Sea Bass	400	Ocean	Large	All day
Sea Horse	1,100	Ocean	Tiny	All day
Sturgeon	10,000	River (Mouth)	Huge	All day
Tuna	7,000	Pier	Huge	All day
Yellow perch	300	River	Medium	All day
Zebra turkeyfish	500	Ocean	Medium	All day

If you are interested in seeing the complete list of fish for all months, check out our Fish Prices and Locations Guide.