Fish

Fish are a species in the. Players can catch them with a fishing rod. They can be donated to the museum to fill out the aquarium, sold to Tom Nook, or placed in the player's home inside a Fish Tank, like a piece of furniture. However, even though fish tanks act like furniture, they cannot be placed on a table. A large amount of fish will only emerge during the Summer, a few unique species emerge in Autumn and Spring, and there are almost none during the Winter. Some Villagers in will ask you to try and catch a certain fish, and upon doing so (if you catch it before they do) they will reward you. For further information see Fishing.



Fish sizes
In the series there are 6 different sizes of fish. Knowing the size of fish is a good way to eliminate "common" fish without having to catch them first. The sizes are Tiny, Small, Medium, Large, Very Large and Huge.

In, there are now various sizes of each fish that can be kept track of and recorded into a book. Every time the player catches a fish that is bigger than the original record, it will be overwritten.

List of Fish between games
Main: Fish (Animal Forest)

In there are 32 species to obtain. The Coelacanth is the only fish in the sea.

Main: Fish (Animal Crossing)

In there are 40 species to obtain. The Herabuna from and  has been replaced with the Brook Trout. Sea Bass, Red Snapper, Barred Knifejaw, Jellyfish, Arapaima, Crawfish, Frog and Killifish were added.

Main: Fish (Animal Forest e+)

In the Japanese-only game,, an extra 8 species occur, making a total of 48. The new species include the Horse Mackerel, Puffer Fish, Dab, Olive Flounder, Squid, Octopus, Seahorse, and Swordfish.

Main: Fish (Wild World)

In a total of 56 fish occur, with many added and many dropped. Dropped fish include Giant Catfish, Brook Trout, Herabuna, Small Bass, Large Bass and Large Char. New fish include Yellow Perch, King Salmon, Dorado, Gar, Zebra Turkeyfish, Football Fish, Tuna, Sunfish, Hammerhead Shark and Shark. No endemics were dropped. In 35 fish are freshwater and 21 are saltwater.

Main: Fish (City Folk)

In a total of 64 fish occur. No fish were dropped. New fish include Butterflyfish, Lobster, Moray Eel, Napoleonfish, Neon Tetra, Pike, Ray and Surgeonfish. The placement of fish in this game is evened out. 37 fish in are freshwater and 27 are saltwater.

Main: Fish (New Leaf)

A total of 72 fish will be available to catch. Dropped fish include Jellyfish. New species include the Whale Shark, Giant Trevally, Oarfish, Nibble Fish, Saddled Bichir, Blowfish, Tadpole, Soft Shelled Turtle, Ribbon Eel, Chinese Mitten Crab and Sawshark. In, 41 fish are freshwater and 31 are saltwater

Complete list of fish throughout the AC series
Below is a list of fish throughout the series (note some fish are not present in all Animal Crossing games).


 * Note that not all of these fish are in all of the Animal Crossing series.