Happy New Year everyone! As 2020 soon fades off into the realm of bad memories we found ourselves in a new month with new bugs, fish, and deep-sea creatures to catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons!
With our Animal Crossing New Horizons: January Bugs and Fish Guide you will find a list of all the catchable critters which will be arriving this month and all the ones that will be leaving once it is over. As well as where to find them, what time of day they are active, their value in Bells, and much more besides. All to help you complete your collections and maybe make a little extra money on the side.
To kick us off we are taking a look at how things are going down up in the Northern Hemisphere. Where things this month are, well, rather quiet.
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
Alright, so, you might be reading this and thinking “Chris, where is the list of the new bugs and fish for the Northern Hemisphere?”. And, well, there is none. Well, there are no new bugs or fish coming to or leaving from the Norther Hemisphere this month. In fact, the only category that is seeing any action is the Deep-Sea creatures list which you can read just below.
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- There are still fish from last month to catch!
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- These guys only spawn on snowballs
Still, it is not like there is nothing to catch this month. And it is a perfect time to check out our previous guides to see if there is anything you missed over the past couple months which are still active! As well as keep an eye on the game’s official Twitter to see what Pavé will be doing later this month.
DEEP-SEA CREATURES ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| None | N/A | None | Nope | Nowt |
DEEP-SEA CREATURES LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
This one only spawns after 4pm so you could be looking for a while
| Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Abalone | Medium Speed | 4pm – 9am | Medium | 2000 |
| Lobster | Fast | All day | Large | 4500 |
So, yeah, there is absolutely nothing new coming to the Northern Hemisphere for the entirety of January across all three categories, and only the Deep-Sea Creatures see any action, and that is with two types of critter leaving.
So in all, a very quiet month, but plenty of time to catch any creatures that came along last month. Meanwhile, our friends in the south have an exciting time ahead of them!
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
BUGS ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Value | |
| Blue Weevil Beetle | On Palm Trees | All Day | 800 |
| Brow Cicada | On Trees | 8am – 5pm | 250 |
| Cicada Shell | On Trees | All Day | 10 |
| Cyclommatus Stag | On Palm Trees | 5pm – 8am | 8000 |
| Earth-Boring Dung Beetle | On the Ground | All Day | 300 |
| Evening Cicada | On Trees | 4am – 8am & 4pm – 7pm | 550 |
| Giant Cicada | On Trees | 8am – 5pm | 500 |
| Giant Stag | On Trees | 11pm – 8am | 10000 |
| Giraffe Stag | On Palm Trees | 5pm – 8am | 12000 |
| Golden Stag | On Palm Trees | 5pm – 8am | 12000 |
| Grasshopper | On the Ground | 8am – 5pm | 160 |
| Horned Atlas | On Palm Trees | 5pm – 8am | 8000 |
| Horned Dynastid | On Palm Trees | 5pm – 8am | 1350 |
| Horned Elephant | On Palm Trees | 5pm – 8am | 8000 |
| Horned Hercules | On Palm Trees | 5pm – 8am | 12000 |
| Miyama Stag | On Trees | All Day | 1000 |
| Robust Cicada | On Trees | 8am – 5pm | 300 |
| Saw Stag | On Trees | All Day | 2000 |
| Scarab Beetle | On Trees | 11pm – 8am | 10000 |
| Walking Leaf | Disguised as leaves/dropped furniture | All Day | 600 |
| Walking Stick | On Trees | 4am – 8am & 5pm – 7pm | 600 |
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- A growing beetle collection.
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- A sound so enchanting it spawned the HUD
BUGS LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Value | |
| Honeybee | Flying | 8am – 5pm | 200 |
Looks like its beetle mania down in the summer shores of the Southern Hemisphere! And with each of them being worth a lot of Bells that is sure to help pay off any debts you might still have or finance a few projects on your island.
FISH ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Blue Marlin | Pier | All Day | Huge | 10000 |
| Napoleon Fish | Sea | 4am – 9pm | Huge | 10000 |
| Ocean Sunfish | Sea | 4am – 9pm | Huge with fin | 4000 |
| Puffer Fish | Sea | All Day | Medium-Small | 250 |
| Sweetfish | River | All Day | Large | 900 |
If you think I am going out in the cold to get a Blue Marlin you are off your head!
FISH LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Location | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Tadpole | Pond | All Day | Tiny | 100 |
As you can see, its not quite as active on the fish front in Animal Crossing New Horizons for Southern Hemisphere players. Still given how much there is this season you will be busy for quite some time!
DEEP-SEA CREATURES ARRIVING THIS MONTH
| Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Giant Isopod | Very Fast | 9am – 4pm & 9pm – 4am | Medium | 12000 |
| Horseshoe Crab | Medium | 9pm – 4am | Medium | 2500 |
| Moon Jellyfish | Very Slow | All Day | Small | 600 |
Whatever will we do without you seaweed?
DEEP-SEA CREATURES LEAVING AFTER THIS MONTH
| Movement Pattern | Time of Day | Shadow Size | Value | |
| Seaweed | Stationary | All Day | Large | 600 |
And so there we have it! I hope you find our Animal Crossing New Horizons: January Bugs and Fish Guide 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!
