Animal Crossing | Sea Creatures List - Prices & Guide | ACNH

A list of diving / deep sea creatures in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch (ACNH). This guide includes shadow size, locations, time (month & hours), sell prices list and charts!!!

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All Deep Sea Creatures List

Sea Creatures List

Name	Shadow	Speed	Price	Season
Seaweed	Small	Doesn't move	600	N: Oct - Jul S: April - Jan Time: All Day
Sea Grapes	Medium	Doesn't move	900	N: June - Sept S: Dec - Mar Time: All Day
Sea Cucumber	Large	Slow	500	N: Nov - April S: May ~ Oct Time: All Day
Sea Pig	Medium	Fast	10000	N: Jan - Feb, Nov- Dec S: May - Aug Time: 4pm - 9am
Sea Star	Medium	Doesn't move	500	N: All Year S: All Year Time: All Day
Sea Urchin	Medium	Doesn't move	1700	N: May - Sept S: Nov - Mar Time: All Day
Slate Pencil Urchin	Medium	Normal	2000	N: May - Sept S: Nov - Mar Time: 4pm - 9am
Sea Anemone	Large	Doesn't move	500	N: All Year S: All Year Time: All Day
Moon Jellyfish	Medium	Slow	600	N: Jul - Sept S: Jan - Mar Time: All Day
Sea Slug	Ex.Small	Slow	600	N: All Year S: All Year Time: All Day
Pearl Oyster	Medium	Fast	2800	N: All Year S: All Year Time: All Day
Mussel	Medium	Doesn't move	1500	N: Jun - Dec S: Dec - Jun Time: All Day
Oyster	Medium	Slow	1100	N: Sept - Feb S: Mar ~ Aug Time: All Day
Scallop	Medium	Normal	1200	N: All Year S: All Year Time: All Day
Whelk	Medium	Slow	1000	N: All Year S: All Year Time: All Day
Turban Shell	Small	Slow	1000	N: Sept - Dec, Mar - May S: Mar - June, Sept. ~ Nov. Time: All Day
Abalone	Large	Normal	2000	N: June - Jan S: Dec - July Time: 4pm - 9am
Gigas Giant Clam	Large	Fast	15000	N: May - Sept S: Nov - Mar Time: All Day
Chambered Nautilus	Medium	Slow	1800	N: Mar - June, Sept - Nov S: Mar - May, Sept - Dec Time: 4pm - 9am
Octopus	Medium	Normal	1200	N: All Year S: All Year Time: All Day
Umbrella Octopus	Small	Normal	6000	N: Mar - May, Sept - Nov S: Mar - May, Sept - Nov Time: All Day
Vampire Squid	Large	Fast	10000	N: May - Aug S: Nov - Feb Time: 4pm - 9am
Firefly Squid	Small	Normal	1400	N: Mar - June S: Sept - Dec Time: 9pm - 4am
Gazami Crab	Medium	Normal	2200	N: June - Nov S: Dec - May Time: All Day
Dungeness Crab	Large	Slow	1900	N: Nov - May S: May - Nov Time: All Day
Snow Crab	Large	Fast	6000	N: Nov - Apr S: May - Oct Time: All Day
Red King Crab	Large	Fast	8000	N: Jan - Mar, Nov - Dec S: May - Sept Time: All Day
Acorn Barnacle	Ex.Small	Doesn't move	600	N: All Year S: All Year Time: All Day
Spider Crab	Large	Fast	12000	N: Mar - April S: Sept - Oct Time: All Day
Tiger Prawn	Medium	Normal	3000	N: Jun - Sept S: Dec - Mar Time: 4pm - 9am
Sweet Shrimp	Small	Normal	1400	N: Sept - Feb S: Mar - Aug Time: 4pm - 9am
Mantis Shrimp	Medium	Normal	2500	N: All Year S: All Year Time: 4pm - 9am
Spiny Lobster	Medium	Normal	5000	N: Oct - Dec S: April - June Time: 9pm - 4am
Lobster	Large	Fast	4500	N: Dec - Jan, Apr - June S: June - July, Oct - Dec Time: All Day
Giant Isopod	Large	Fast	12000	N: July - Oct S: Jan - April Time: 9pm - 4am, 9am - 4pm
Horseshoe Crab	Medium	Normal	2500	N: July - Sept S: Jan - Mar Time: 9pm - 4am
Sea Pineapple	Small	Doesn't move	1500	N: Apr - Aug S: Oct - Feb Time: All Day
Spotted garden eel	Medium	Slow	1100	N: May - Oct S: Nov - Apr Time: 4AM - 9PM
Flatworm	Ex.Small	Normal	700	N: Aug - Sept S: Feb - Mar Time: 4pm - 9am
Venus' Flower Basket	Large	Fast	5000	N: Oct - Feb S: Apr - Aug Time: All Day

Pearls Are Not In The Critterpedia

Pearls can be obtained in the same way as all other sea creatures, but they are not listed in the Critterpedia! They are technically a DIY Material instead.

Deep Sea Creatures - How To Catch

Catching Process

You Need The Wet Suit To Dive

In order to start diving, you'll need to purchase a Wet Suit. The Wetsuit can be purchased at Nook's Cranny after you've updated to Ver. 1.3.0. You can also wear the Snorkel Mask while gathering sea creatures too!

Tips On Catching Sea Creatures

How To Tell Apart Different Sea Creatures

• Check the size of the shadow
• Check the bubbles, especially direction and amount
• Check the speed

Judge Based On The Shadow Size

After diving underwater, it's possible to differentiate between creatures by the size of their shadow! When hunting for a particular creature, make sure to look up its shadow size beforehand!

The 4 Shadow Sizes

Ex.Small	Small	Medium	Large

You can tell which sea creature you can get by looking at the shadow size. Check each sea creature's shadow size from the sea creature list above.

Check The Amount Of Bubbles

Sea Anemone	Acorn Barnacle

Another way to tell which creature you can get is by keeping a close eye on bubbles it produces. The picture above shows how the Sea Anemone actually has a very particular bubble pattern, making it quite easy to spot.

Some Sea Creatures Move

Some sea creatures move away from you when you try to catch them. You can also identify which sea creature it is by how fast it moves.

Can't Catch Up To Fast Creatures

When diving underwater, it will be impossible for you to catch up to the fastest creatures. Don't press the A button at all and approach them from above!

The Cornering Method

One strategy you could employ with these fish is to simply drive them to the edges of the rope & corner them. Once they have no way out, you'll be able to catch them with no problem. The only downside to this method is that it might take some time depending on your location.

Process

The Sneaking Method

By simply not pressing the A button and swimming up slowly to your target, you can get close enough to catch it. You might fail when trying this against the fastest critters, but if you're persistent you should get it.

Process

Sea Creature Uses

Donate To Blathers

Just like fish and bugs, you can donate sea creatures at the Museum. Most importantly, Blathers will give you some interesting commentary on every creature you donate!

Sell Them At Nook's Cranny

You can sell sea creatures at Nook's Cranny to earn bells. Sea creatures are more somewhat more valuable than fish so this might be an efficient way to earn bells fast.

Rare & Expensive Sea Creatures
Gigas Giant Clam 15,000 Bells	Spider Crab 12,000 Bells
Giant Isopod 12,000 Bells	Vampire Squid 10,000 Bells

Use Them As Decorations

You can use sea creatures as decorations by placing them in your room or on the island. Sea creatures have unique appearances when placed out in the open!

Give Scallops to Pascal

Pascal is a Sea Otter that will show up once a day to ask for a Scallop that you have caught. Give it to him and he may award you with a furniture recipe, mermaid clothing, or a pearl for it!

CJ - Fishing Challenge & Selling Sea Creatures

Does Not Count Towards The Challenge

Sea Creatures do not count towards CJ's fishing challenge! If you talk to CJ with only Sea Creatures in your inventory, he'll just point out that you don't have any fish with you.

CJ Doesn't Buy Sea Creatures

It's also worth noting that CJ will not take and buy Sea Creatures from you. The only way you can sell them is by bringing them in the Nook's Cranny.

No Sea Creature Models

Sea Creatures cannot be made into a model by CJ. They can only be placed on your island or added to the museum collection.

Summer Update Guides

Summer Update Wave 2 Articles

Summer Update Wave 2 Patch Notes
Fireworks Show	Redd's Raffle
Luna & Dream Suite	Island Backup Restoration Service
Dreaming Guide	Dream Address Exchange Forum

Summer Update Wave 1 Articles

Summer Update - All You Need To Know
All Sea Creatures	July Sea Creatures
Rare Sea Creatures	Fast Sea Creatures
Mermaid Furniture List	Pirate Set Item List
Pascal Location	Gullivarrr Location
Swimming & Diving	Scallops Guide
Wetsuit Guide	Snorkel Mask Guide