Well the weather outside is frightful, and this game is so delightful, and if critters you need to find, use Animal Crossing: New Horizons December Bugs and Fish Guide!
Yes it is that time of the month year again when a new range of Bugs, Fish, and Deep-Sea Creatures appear in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for all your catching pleasure. Below you’ll you find a list of all of them, the time of day they appear, where they appear, and how much they are worth. So as your islands are covered in a thick layer of snow (or a fine layer of sunshine for those in the Southern Hemisphere) lets get cracking!
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
BUGS ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Value | |
| Dung Beetle | Rolling Snowballs on Ground | All Day | 3000 |
| Emperor Butterfly | Flying | 5pm – 8am | 4000 |
| Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing | Flying | 8am – 5pm | 2500 |
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- This one almost blue by!
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- There is always one picture of you with your eyes closed…
BUGS LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Value | |
| None! | Nowhere! | Never! | Nowt!! |
Yes! You really did read that correctly! There are no bugs leaving in the Northern Hemisphere this month! This will give you plenty of time to catch any outstanding bugs or fish that you have yet to catch or simply enjoy the season! However there are a fist full of fish heading your way in December.
FISH ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Oarfish | Sea | All Day | Huge | 9000 |
| Pond Smelt | River | All Day | Small | 500 |
| Sea Butterfly | Sea | All Day | Tiny | 1000 |
| Squid | Sea | All Day | Medium-Small | 500 |
| Stringfish | Clifftop River | 4pm – 9am | Large | 15000 |
Yes this is an older image, but you try catching a fish out season!
FISH LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Pike | River | All Day | Large | 1800 |
Yes, the illusive String Fish is returning to the Northern Hemisphere. Be sure to pack plenty of bait and have a few stand-by rods just in case with that one. You could well be there for quite some time.
DEEP-SEA CREATURES ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Lobster | Fast | All day | Large | 4500 |
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- Ow! I pulled a Mussel!
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- Most Excellent!
DEEP-SEA CREATURES LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Movement Patter | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Mussel | Slow | All Day | Small | 1500 |
| Turban Shell | Slow | All Day | Medium | 1000 |
So there is our full list of all the Bugs, Fish, and Deep-Sea Creatures arriving and leaving this month in the Northern Hemisphere. A quiter month means more time to catch left over stuff from last month, craft some seasonal furinture pieces, get ready for Toy Day, and maybe just maybe give your buddies at KeenGamer a follow on Twitter for updates on News, Reviews and more Guides like this one!
For our next stop on our Animal Crossing New Horizons: December Bugs and Fish Guide sees us taking a look at what is happening down south!
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
BUGS ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Value | |
| Drone Beetle | Flyer | 8am – 5pm | 4500 |
| Emperor Butterfly | Flying | 8am – 7pm | 800 |
| Firefly | Flying | 4am – 7pm | 3000 |
| Goliath Beetle | On Trees | 8am – 7pm | 130 |
| Mosquito | Flying | 8am – 4pm | 4000 |
| Rainbow Stag | On tree stumps | All Day | 3000 |
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- It might be small, but it has a big heart!
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- Whack the rock and catch yourself a Centipede!
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- The Violin Beetle, or as some people call it, a Fiddle Bug!
BUGS LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Value | |
| Centipede | Under Rocks | 4pm – 11pm | 300 |
| Common Butterfly | Flying | 4am – 7pm | 160 |
| Firefly | Flying | 7pm – 4am | 300 |
| Ladybug | On Flowers | 8am – 5pm | 200 |
| Peacock Butterfly | Flying near Hybrid Flowers | 4am – 7pm | 2500 |
| Pill Bug | Under Rocks | 11pm – 4pm | 250 |
| Violin Beetle | On Tree Stumps | All Day | 450 |
| Yellow Butterfly | Flying | 4am – 7pm | 160 |
Looking at this list you might be thinking, “Chris! Why is the Firefly on both the Arriving and Leaving list?”. Well there is a good reason for this; it is here for one month only! So snag it whilst you can! Meanwhile, lets take a gander at our Fish list. And as Summer dawns in the South an ocean’s bounty of fish is heading your way!
FISH ARRIVING THIS MONTH
Ah, the Ribbon Eel, the prey of the Typewriter Shark
| Location | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Arapaima | River | 4pm – 9am | Huge | 10000 |
| Arowana | River | 4pm – 9am | Medium-Large | 10000 |
| Dorado | River | 4am – 9pm | Large | 15000 |
| Gar | Pond | 9am – 4pm | Huge | 6000 |
| Giant Snakehead | Pond | 9am – 4pm | Large | 5500 |
| Great White Shark | Sea | 4pm – 9am | Huge with Fin | 15000 |
| Hammerhead Shark | Sea | 4pm – 9am | Huge with Fin | 8000 |
| Piranha | River | 9am – 4pm & 9pm – 4am | Small | 2500 |
| Ribbon Eel | Sea | All Day | Thin | 600 |
| Saddled Bichir | River | 9pm – 4am | Medium-Large | 4000 |
| Saw Shark | Sea | 4pm – 9am | Huge with Fin | 12000 |
| Suckerfish | Sea | All Day | Medium with Fin | 1500 |
| Tilapia | River | All Day | Medium-Small | 800 |
| Whale Shark | Sea | All Day | Huge With Fin | 13000 |
Shame this fish isn’t around in Autumn as he really matches the aesthetic!
FISH LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Char | River Clifftop | 4pm – 9am | Medium-small | 3800 |
| Cherry Salmon | River Clifftop | 4pm – 9am | Medium-small | 1000 |
As you can see, you are going to have a bumper month of new Fish to catch this December. Plenty of high value fish which you can sell for good money with CJ. If you are willing to hold on to them that long and don’t mind turning your town into Sea World whilst you wait. And remember to keep an eye on the beaches for blue Summer Shells which can be used to craft a range of Summery furniture! Now on to the Deep-Sea Creatures!
DEEP-SEA CREATURES ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Gazami Crab | Slow | All day | Medium | 2200 |
| Tiger Prawn | Medium | 4pm – 9am | Small | 3000 |
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- Don’t you just love it when the screenshot button doesn’t work the first time?
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- Don’t be crabby! Tis the season to be jolly!
DEEP-SEA CREATURES LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Chambered Nautilus | Medium | 4pm – 9am | Medium | 1800 |
| Firefly Squid | Tiny | 9am – 4pm | Tiny | 1400 |
And so there we have it! Our list of all the Bugs, Fish, and Deep-Sea creatures arriving and leaving in December. I hope you find the guide useful. If you do be sure to leave a like and comment down below if you have any tips for your fellow players. And be sure to share it with all your Animal Crossing: New Horizons friends!
And finally I hope the holiday period treats you and your loved ones well however you choose to celebrate it and I hope that 2021 treats you well!
