ACNH: Catch Ocean Sunfish and Napoleonfish in July

The fish you can catch change with the time of year.

Spending the day staring at the water with a fishing pole in hand is a relaxing way to pass the time in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. If you're a serious angler, you'll need to keep in mind the time of year and the hemisphere you've selected in Animal Crossing to catch all available fish in the game. That's because the real-world time of day, as well as the real-life time of year, affects what happens in-game. Some fish only appear in the winter months, or they might only show up in the summer.

To help you know what catches are available to you in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, we've made a list of all the fish you can catch in Animal Crossing this month as well as lists for fish that will be coming into and leaving from the game this next month. We also have a list of the bugs you can catch this month.

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

Northern Hemisphere

For anyone who has their Animal Crossing: New Horizons game playing in the northern hemisphere, here are the fish you'll be able to encounter this month.

July fish Northern Hemisphere

Name Bell Price Shadow Size Location Seasonality Active Hours
Anchovy 200 Bells Small Sea All Year 4 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Angelfish 3,000 Bells Small River May-Oct 4 p.m.- 9 a.m.
Arapaima 10,000 Bells Largest River Jun-Sep 4 p.m.- 9 a.m.
Arowana 10,000 Bells Large River Jun-Sep 4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Barred Knifejaw 5,000 Bells Medium Sea Mar - Nov All Day
Barreleye 12,000 Bells Small Sea All Year 9 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Betta 2,500 Bells Small River May-Oct 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Black Bass 400 Bells Large River All Year All Day
Blue Marlin 10,000 Bells Largest Pier July-Sep, Nov-April All Day
Bluegill 180 Bells Small River All Year 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Butterfly Fish 1,000 Bells Small Sea Apr-Sep All Day
Carp 300 Bells Large Pond All Year All Day
Catfish 800 Bells Large Pond May-Oct 4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Clownfish 650 Bells Smallest Sea Apr-Sep All Day
Coelacanth 15,000 Bells Largest Sea (rainy days) All Year All Day
Crawfish 200 Bells Small Pond Apr-Sep All Day
Crucian Carp 160 Bells Small River All Year All Day
Dace 240 Bells Medium River All Year 4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Dorado 15,000 Bells Largest River June-Sep 4 a.m.- 9p.m.
Freshwater Goby 400 Bells Small River All Year 4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Frog 120 Bells Small Pond May-Aug All Day
Gar 6,000 Bells Largest Pond Jun-Sep 4 p.m.-9a.m.
Giant Snakehead 5,500 Bells Largest Pond June-Aug 9 a.m.-4p.m.
Giant Trevally 4,500 Bells Large Pier May-Oct All Day
Goldfish 1,300 Bells Smallest Pond All Year All Day
Great White Shark 15,000 Bells Largest with fin Sea June-Sep 4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Guppy 1,300 Bells Smallest River Apr-Nov 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Hammerhead Shark 8,000 Bells Largest with fin Sea Jun-Sep 4 p.m.- 9 a.m.
Horse Mackerel 150 Bells Small Sea All Year All Day
Killifish 300 Bells Smallest Pond Apr-Aug All Day
Koi 4,000 Bells Large Pond All Year 4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Mahi-mahi 6,000 Bells Large Sea May-Oct All Day
Napoleonfish 10,000 Bells Largest Sea July-Aug 4 a.m.-9 p.m.
Neon Tetra 500 Bells Smallest River Apr-Nov 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Nibble Fish 1,500 Bells Small River May-Sep 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Ocean Sunfish 4,000 Bells Largest with fin Sea July-Sep 4 a.m.-9 p.m.
Olive Flounder 800 Bells Large Sea All Year All Day
Pale Chub 160 Bells Smallest River All Year 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Piranha 2,500 Bells Small River June-Sep 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 9 p.m.-4 a.m.
Pop-eyed Goldfish 1,300 Bells Smallest Pond All Year 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Puffer Fish 250 Bells Medium Sea July-Sep All Day
Rainbowfish 800 Bells Small River May-Oct 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ranchu Goldfish 4,500 Bells Small Pond All Year 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Red Snapper 3,000 Bells Large Sea All Year All Day
Ribbon Eel 600 Bells Narrow Sea June- Oct All Day
Saddled Bichir 4,000 Bells Large River June-Sep 9 p.m.-4 a.m.
Saw Shark 12,000 Bells Largest with fin June-Sep 4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Sea Bass 400 Bells Largest Sea All Year All Day
Seahorse 1,100 Bells Smallest Sea Apr-Nov All Day
Snapping Turtle 5,000 Bells Largest River Apr-Oct 9 a.m.-4 a.m.
Squid 500 Bells Medium Sea Dec-Aug All Day
Suckerfish 1,500 Bells Large with fin Sea June-Sep All Day
Surgeonfish 1,000 Bells Small Sea Apr-Sep All Day
Sweetfish 900 Bells Medium River July-Sep All Day
Tadpole 100 Bells Smallest Pond Mar-July All Day
Tilapia 800 Bells Medium River June-Oct All Day
Whale Shark 13,000 Bells Largest with fin Sea June-Sep All Day
Zebra Turkeyfish 500 Bells Medium Sea Apr-Nov All Day

Fish leaving at the end of the month Northern Hemisphere

Name Bell Price Shadow Size Location Seasonality Active Hours
Tadpole 100 Bells Smallest Pond Mar-July All Day

Fish coming next month in August Northern Hemisphere

Name Bell Price Shadow Size Location Seasonality Active Hours
Moray Eel 2,000 Bells Narrow Sea Aug-Oct All Day
Ray 3,000 Bells Largest Sea Aug-Nov 4 a.m.-9 p.m.
Soft-shelled Turtle 3,750 Bells Large River Aug-Sep 4 p.m.-9 a.m.

Southern Hemisphere

For anyone who has their Animal Crossing: New Horizons game playing in the southern hemisphere, here are the fish you'll be able to encounter this month.

July fish Southern Hemisphere

Name Bell Price Shadow Size Location Seasonality Active Hours
Anchovy 200 Bells Small Sea All Year 4 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Barreleye 12,000 Bells Small Sea All Year 9 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Betta 2,500 Bells Small River May-Sep 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Bitterling 900 Bells Smallest River May-Sep All Day
Black Bass 400 Bells Large River All Year All Day
Blowfish 5,000 Bells Medium Sea May-Aug 6 p.m.-4 a.m.
Blue Marlin 10,000 Bells Largest Pier Jan-Mar, May-Nov All Day
Bluegill 180 Bells Small River All Year 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Carp 300 Bells Large Pond All Year All Day
Coelacanth 15,000 Bells Largest Sea (rainy days) All Year All Day
Crawfish 200 Bells Small Pond Oct-Mar All Day
Crucian Carp 160 Bells Small River All Year All Day
Dab 300 Bells Medium Sea Apr-Oct All Day
Dace 240 Bells Medium River All Year 4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Football Fish 2,500 Bells Large Sea May-Sep 4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Freshwater Goby 400 Bells Small River All Year 4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Goldfish 1,300 Bells Smallest Pond All Year All Day
Horse Mackerel 150 Bells Small Sea All Year All Day
Koi 4,000 Bells Large Pond All Year 4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Oarfish 9,000 Bells Largest Sea June-Nov All Day
Olive Flounder 800 Bells Large Sea All Year All Day
Pale Chub 160 Bells Smallest River All Year 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Pond Smelt 500 Bells Small River June-Aug All Day
Pop-eyed Goldfish 1,300 Bells Smallest Pond All Year 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ranchu Goldfish 4,500 Bells Small Pond All Year 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Red Snapper 3,000 Bells Large Sea All Year All Day
Sea Bass 400 Bells Largest Sea All Year All Day
Sea Butterfly 1,000 Bells Smallest Sea June-Sep All Day
Squid 500 Bells Medium Sea June-Feb All Day
Stringfish 15,000 Bells Largest River (clifftop) June-Sep 4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Sturgeon 10,000 Bells Largest River (mouth) Mar-Sep All Day
Tuna 7,000 Bells Largest Pier May-Oct All Day
Yellow Perch 300 Bells Medium River Apr-Sep All Day

Fish leaving at the end of the month Southern Hemisphere

No fish will be leaving at the end of July.

Fish coming next month in August Southern Hemisphere

No new fish are coming in August.

Gone fishing

Those are all of the fish that you can currently catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons this month, along with the fish that are coming and leaving soon. Make sure to nab all of these fish before they disappear for a while. I hope you're able to catch plenty of rare fish and make tons of Bells.

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