A brand new month on your islands means new catchable critters, new bugs, new fish, and of course, new Deep-Sea Creatures. And those sea swimmin’ critters can be particularly difficult to capture. So don’t be an April fool! In this Animal Crossing New Horizons: April Deep-Sea Creatures Guide, we will have you covered with the tips you need to help you catch them all! A perfect distraction from the sinister terror that is Bunny Day.
As there is already a list of all the Bugs and Fish that will be appearing in April on this site. So here is a list of all the Deep-Sea Creatures that will be available this month; the guide in question dates from before these beasties were added, so you can only find them here!
In a change to previous guides, this one will include a list of all the Deep-Sea Creatures available in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere this month, not just those who are new and who are leaving. As well as that, there will be a little tip for helping you to catch some of the faster creatures.
As always, let’s start off with the Northern Hemisphere.
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
ALL DEEP-SEA CREATURES THIS MONTH
| ย | Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value |
| Acorn Barnacle | Stationary | All Day | Tiny | 600 |
| Chambered Nautilus | Medium | 4pm – 9am | Medium | 1800 |
| Dungeness Crab | Medium | All Day | Medium | 1900 |
| Firefly Squid | Slow | 9pm – 4am | Tiny | 1400 |
| Lobster | Fast | All Day | Large | 4500 |
| Mantis Shrimp | Medium | 4pm – 9am | Small | 2500 |
| Octopus | Slow | All Day | Medium | 1200 |
| Pearl Oyster | Medium | All Day | Small | 2800 |
| Scallop | Slow | All Day | Medium | 1200 |
| Sea Anemone | Stationary | All Day | Large | 500 |
| Sea Cucumber | Very Slow | All Day | Medium | 500 |
| Sea Pineapple | Slow | All Day | Small | 1500 |
| Sea Slug | Very Slow | All Day | Tiny | 600 |
| Sea Star | Very Slow | All Day | Small | 500 |
| Seaweed | Stationary | All Day | Large | 600 |
| Snow Crab | Fast | All Day | Large | 6000 |
| Spider Crab | Quick | All Day | Huge | 12000 |
| Turban Shell | Slow | All Day | Small | 1000 |
| Umbrella Octopus | Fast | All Day | Small | 6000 |
| Whelk | Slow | All Day | Small | 1000 |
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- Caught in a pinch!
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- Snail to the king baby!
As you can see, dear reader, you have twenty deep-dwelling creatures swimming about the warm seas of your island this month. Not all of these will be leaving this month. Goodness, some are here all the time! But this should help you plan out your time and grab some of them to help complete your collections. And kill time whilst you keep an eye on the game’s official Twitter for news on the April update. Or you just catch them to make tons of money! The choice is yours!
DEEP-SEA CREATURES ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| ย | Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value |
| Lobster | Fast | All Day | Large | 4500 |
| Sea Pineapple | Slow | All Day | Small | 1500 |
DEEP-SEA CREATURES LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| ย | Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value |
| Sea Cucumber | Very Slow | All Day | Medium | 500 |
| Snow Crab | Fast | All Day | Large | 6000 |
| Spider Crab | Quick | All Day | Huge | 12000 |
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- Not sure I’d want this in my salad.
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- I nearly died of fright when I caught this one!
As you can see, dear reader. The huge (and slightly creepy) Spider Crab is one of the sea-worthy critters leaving this month. Catching it can prove to be difficult; however, there is a tip further down the page, which hopefully should give you a hand in catching them.
In the meantime, let’s see what is happening down in the Southern Hemisphere.
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
ALL DEEP-SEA CREATURES THIS MONTH
| ย | Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value |
| Abalone | Medium | 4pm – 9am | Medium | 2000 |
| Acorn Barnacle | Stationary | All Day | Tiny | 600 |
| Chambered Nautilus | Medium | 4pm – 9am | Medium | 1800 |
| Gazami Crab | Mediumย | All Day | Medium | 2200 |
| Giant Isopod | Fast | 9 am – 4pm 9pm – 4am | Medium | 12000 |
| Mantis Shrimp | Medium | 4pm – 9am | Small | 2500 |
| Mussel | Slow | All Day | Small | 1500 |
| Octopus | Slow | All Day | Medium | 1200 |
| Oyster | Medium | All Day | Small | 1100 |
| Pearl Oyster | Medium | All Day | Small | 2800 |
| Scallop | Slow | All Day | Medium | 1200 |
| Sea Anemone | Stationary | All Day | Large | 500 |
| Sea Slug | Very Slow | All Day | Tiny | 600 |
| Sea Star | Very Slow | All Day | Small | 500 |
| Seaweed | Stationary | All Day | Large | 600 |
| Spiny Lobster | Fast | 9pm – 4am | Large | 5000 |
| Spotted Garden Eel | Slow | 4am – 9pm | Small | 1100 |
| Sweet Shrimp | Slow | 4pm – 9am | Small | 1400 |
| Turban Shell | Slow | All Day | Small | 1000 |
| Umbrella Octopus | Fast | All Day | Small | 6000 |
| Venus’s Flower Basket | Fast | All Day | Medium | 5000 |
| Welk | Slow | All Day | Small | 1000 |
Yay…. Seaweed…
Blimey! A regular sea’s bounty of Deep-Sea Creatures to catch in the Southern Hemisphere this month. A grand total of twenty-two will be swimming about in your island’s autumnal waters. But outside a few who are fast movers and some that have more problematic spawning times, there should be little to trouble you.
DEEP-SEA CREATURES ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| ย | Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value |
| Seaweed | Stationary | All Day | Large | 600 |
| Spiny Lobster | Fast | 9pm – 4am | Large | 5000 |
| Venus’s Flower Basket | Fast | All Day | Medium | 5000 |
DEEP-SEA CREATURES LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| ย | Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value |
| Giant Isopod | Fast | 9 am – 4pm 9pm – 4am | Medium | 12000 |
| Spotted Garden Eel | Slow | 4am – 9pm | Small | 1100 |
Thankfully there isn’t much left this month, with the only potentially problematic one being the Giant Isopod. However, just below, you’ll find a quick tip that should give you a helping hand with catching it.
CATCHING FAST DEEP-SEA CREATURES
One of the hardest types of catchable creatures to capture in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the Fast-moving Deep-Sea Creatures. It can be frustrating at times to capture the likes of the Giant Isopod or the Spider Crab, given that they are able to outrun (or rather, out swim) you with ease. One of the best ways to capture them is to swim just to the side of them and try to cut them off when they change course. And where possible trying to shepherd them into corners where you will more easily be able to trap them.
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- Swimming this side will just give it room to escape!
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- Swimming like this will help guide it into a corner.
Ideally, you’ll want to do this with them swimming close to the netting at the side of the swimming area. This will reduce the number of places that they could escape to and make it easier for you to cut them off before they can change course. It can be tricky to get right. But remember, it’s better that they are reacting to you rather than you are reacting to them.
Hopefully, this Animal Crossing New Horizons: April Deep-Sea Creatures Guide helps you out; if it does, be sure to leave a like and share the article with your Animal Crossing: New Horizons playing friends! And if you have any tips that could help others be sure to leave a comment down below. And be sure to follow KeenGamer on Twitter for the latest gaming news, reviews, and guides!
