Check this guide on the fish that appear in December in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch (ACNH). Find when & where fish appear, expensive fish and fish leaving in December!!!
Updated 5/2
Appearing time of some fish have been corrected!
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| Monthly Fish List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| May | June | July | Aug |
| Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Monthly Bug List | |||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| May | June | July | Aug |
| Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
December - Fish Which Appear in the Northern Hemisphere
| Name | Sell Price | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bitterling | 900 | All Day | River |
| Pale chub | 200 | 9am ~ 4pm | River |
| Crucian carp | 160 | All Day | River |
| Dace | 240 | 4pm ~ 9am | River |
| Carp | 300 | All Day | Pond |
| Koi | 4000 | 4pm ~ 9am | Pond |
| Goldfish | 1300 | All Day | Pond |
| Pop-eyed goldfish | 1300 | 9am ~ 4pm | Pond |
| Ranchu goldfish | 4500 | 9am ~ 4pm | Pond |
| Freshwater goby | 400 | 4pm ~ 9am | River |
| Bluegill | 180 | 9am ~ 4pm | River |
| Yellow perch | 300 | All Day | River |
| Black bass | 400 | All Day | River |
| Pike | 1800 | All Day | River |
| Pond smelt | 400 | All Day | River |
| String fish | 15000 | 4pm ~ 9am | River (Clifftop) |
| Arowana | 10000 | 4pm ~ 9am | River |
| Sturgeon | 10000 | All Day | River (Mouth) |
| Sea butterfly | 1000 | All Day | Sea |
| Blowfish | 5000 | 9pm ~ 4am | Sea |
| Anchovy | 200 | 4am ~ 9pm | Sea |
| Horse mackerel | 150 | All Day | Sea |
| Sea bass | 400 | All Day | Sea |
| Red Snapper | 3000 | All Day | Sea |
| Dab | 300 | All Day | Sea |
| Olive flounder | 800 | All Day | Sea |
| Squid | 500 | All Day | Sea |
| Tuna | 7000 | All Day | Pier |
| Blue marlin | 10000 | All Day | Pier |
| Football fish | 2500 | 4pm - 9am | Sea |
| Oarfish | 9000 | All Day | Sea |
| Barreleye | 15000 | 9pm ~ 4am | Sea |
| Coelacanth | 15000 | All Day | Sea |
December - Fish Which Appear in the Southern Hemisphere
| Name | Sell Price | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pale chub | 200 | 9am ~ 4pm | River |
| Crucian carp | 160 | All Day | River |
| Dace | 240 | 4pm ~ 9am | River |
| Carp | 300 | All Day | Pond |
| Koi | 4000 | 4pm ~ 9am | Pond |
| Goldfish | 1300 | All Day | Pond |
| Pop-eyed goldfish | 1300 | 9am ~ 4pm | Pond |
| Ranchu goldfish | 4500 | 9am ~ 4pm | Pond |
| Killifish | 300 | All Day | Pond |
| Crawfish | 200 | All Day | Pond |
| Snapping turtle | 5000 | 9pm ~ 4am | River |
| Tadpole | 100 | All Day | Pond |
| Frog | 120 | All Day | Pond |
| Freshwater goby | 400 | 4pm ~ 9am | River |
| Catfish | 800 | 4pm ~ 9am | Pond |
| Giant snakehead | 5500 | 9am ~ 4pm | Pond |
| Bluegill | 180 | 9am ~ 4pm | River |
| Black bass | 400 | All Day | River |
| Tilapia | 800 | All Day | River |
| Cherry salmon | 1000 | 4pm ~ 9am | River (Clifftop) |
| Char | 3800 | 4pm ~ 9am | River (Clifftop) |
| Guppy | 1300 | 9am ~ 4pm | River |
| Nibble fish | 1500 | 9am ~ 4pm | River |
| Angelfish | 3000 | 4pm ~ 9am | River |
| Betta | 2500 | 9am ~ 4pm | River |
| Neon tetra | 500 | 9am ~ 4pm | River |
| Rainbowfish | 800 | 9am ~ 4pm | River |
| Piranha | 2500 | 9am ~ 4pm, 9pm ~ 4am | River |
| Arowana | 10000 | 4pm ~ 9am | River |
| Dorado | 15000 | 4am ~ 9pm | River |
| Gar | 6000 | 4pm ~ 9am | Pond |
| Arapaima | 10000 | 4pm ~ 9am | River |
| Saddled bichir | 4000 | 9pm ~ 4am | River |
| Sea horse | 1100 | All Day | Sea |
| Clown fish | 650 | All Day | Sea |
| Surgeonfish | 1000 | All Day | Sea |
| Butterfly Fish | 1000 | All Day | Sea |
| Zebra turkeyfish | 500 | All Day | Sea |
| Anchovy | 200 | 4am ~ 9pm | Sea |
| Horse mackerel | 150 | All Day | Sea |
| Barred knifejaw | 5000 | All Day | Sea |
| Sea bass | 400 | All Day | Sea |
| Red Snapper | 3000 | All Day | Sea |
| Olive flounder | 800 | All Day | Sea |
| Squid | 500 | All Day | Sea |
| Ribbon eel | 600 | All Day | Sea |
| Giant trevally | 4500 | All Day | Pier |
| Mahi-mahi | 6000 | All Day | Pier |
| Saw Shark | 12000 | 4pm ~ 9am | Sea |
| Hammerhead shark | 8000 | 4pm ~ 9am | Sea |
| Great white shark | 15000 | 4pm ~ 9am | Sea |
| Whale shark | 13000 | All Day | Sea |
| Suckerfish | 1500 | All Day | Sea |
| Barreleye | 15000 | 9pm ~ 4am | Sea |
| Coelacanth | 15000 | All Day | Sea |
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