Deep-sea creatures (New Horizons)

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Diving was reintroduced to New Horizons as part of Wave 1 of the Summer Update, after being introduced in New Leaf. The player can go diving after purchasing a wetsuit from the Nookstop, in the sea and collect these creatures, which can be donated to Blathers at the Museum, or scallops can be traded with Pascal The otter for DIY recipes. It was part of a free update on July 3rd, 2020.

In New Horizons, the total number of deep-sea creatures is 40, up by 10 from New Leaf. New creatures introduced include the sea pig, slate pencil urchin, moon jellyfish, mussel, whelk, gigas giant clam, umbrella octopus, vampire squid, firefly squid, gazami crab, dungeness crab, sea pineapple, and the Venus' flower basket. Dropped creatures include the ear shell, clam, and the horsehair crab.

While swimming, the player may notice bubbles rising from the seabed, indicating a creature is present. The rate that bubbles are produced relates to the size of the creature, with larger creatures producing more bubbles than smaller ones. By diving onto the creature's shadow on the seabed, the player may capture them.

New Horizons critter lists
Fish January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October November • December • All Bugs January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October November • December • All Deep-sea creatures January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October November • December • All

List of deep-sea creatures (New Horizons)

• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere

Deep-sea creatures

Name Image Price Shadow size Swimming pattern Time Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Seaweed 600 Large Stationary All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓ ✓ ✓ Sea grapes 900 Small Stationary All day - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Sea cucumber 500 Medium Slow consistent movement All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - - ✓ ✓ Sea pig 10,000 Small Quick long lunges 4pm - 9am ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ Sea star 500 Small Slow short lunges All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sea urchin 1,700 Small Slow consistent movement All day - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Slate pencil urchin 2,000 Medium Moderate consistent movement 4pm - 9am - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Sea anemone 500 Large Stationary All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Moon jellyfish 600 Small Slow consistent movement All day - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Sea slug 600 Tiny Slow consistent movement All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Pearl oyster 2,800 Small Moderate long lunges All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Mussel 1,500 Small Slow consistent movement All day - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Oyster 1,100 Small Moderate short lunges All day ✓ ✓ - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Scallop 1,200 Medium Slow long lunges All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Whelk 1,000 Small Slow consistent movement All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Turban shell 1,000 Small Slow All day - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Abalone 2,000 Medium Moderate consistent movement 4pm - 9am ✓ - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Gigas giant clam 15,000 Huge Quick long lunges All day - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Chambered nautilus 1,800 Medium Slow 4pm - 9am - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - Octopus 1,200 Medium Moderate long lunges All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Umbrella octopus 6,000 Small Quick long lunges All day - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - Vampire squid 10,000 Medium Quick long lunges 5pm - 9am - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - Firefly squid 1,400 Tiny Slow 9pm - 4am - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - - Gazami crab 2,200 Medium Moderate long lunges All day - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - Dungeness crab 1,900 Medium Moderate consistent movement All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - ✓ ✓ Snow crab 6,000 Large Quick short lunges All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - - ✓ ✓ Red king crab 8,000 Large Quick All day ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ Acorn barnacle 600 Tiny Stationary All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Spider crab 12,000 Huge Quick All day - - ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - - Tiger prawn 3,000 Small Moderate consistent movement 4pm - 9am - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Sweet shrimp 1,400 Small Slow 4pm - 9am ✓ ✓ - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Mantis shrimp 2,500 Small Quick short lunges 4pm - 9am ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Spiny lobster 5,000 Large Fast 9pm - 4am - - - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ Lobster 4,500 Large Quick All day ✓ - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - ✓ Giant isopod 12,000 Medium Quick long lunges 9am - 4pm & 9pm - 4am - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - Horseshoe crab 2,500 Medium Quick short lunges 9pm - 4am - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Sea pineapple 1,500 Small Slow long lunges All day - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - Spotted garden eel 1,100 Small Slow consistent movement 4am - 9pm - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - Flatworm 700 Tiny Slow short movement 4pm - 9am - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - - Venus' flower basket 5,000 Medium Quick long lunges All day ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓

Deep-sea creatures

Name Image Price Shadow size Swimming pattern Time Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Seaweed 600 Large Stationary All day ✓ - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sea grapes 900 Small Stationary All day ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - - ✓ Sea cucumber 500 Medium Slow consistent movement All day - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - Sea pig 10,000 Small Quick long lunges 4pm - 9am - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - Sea star 500 Small Slow short lunges All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sea urchin 1,700 Small Slow consistent movement All day ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ Slate pencil urchin 2,000 Medium Medium consistent movement 4pm - 9am ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ Sea anemone 500 Large Stationary All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Moon jellyfish 600 Small Slow consistent movement All day ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - - - Sea slug 600 Tiny Slow consistent movement All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Pearl oyster 2,800 Small Moderate long lunges All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Mussel 1,500 Small Slow consistent movement All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - ✓ Oyster 1,100 Small Slow short lunges All day - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - Scallop 1,200 Medium Slow long lunges All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Whelk 1,000 Small Slow consistent movement All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Turban shell 1,000 Small Slow All day - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - Abalone 2,000 Medium Moderate consistent movement 4pm - 9am ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - ✓ Gigas giant clam 15,000 Huge Fast consistent movement All day ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ Chambered nautilus 1,800 Medium Slow 4pm - 9am - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Octopus 1,200 Medium Slow long lunges All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Umbrella octopus 6,000 Small Quick short lunges All day - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - Vampire squid 10,000 Medium Quick long lunges 4pm - 9am ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ Firefly squid 1,400 Tiny Moderate short lunges 9pm - 4am - - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Gazami crab 2,200 Medium Slow consistent movement All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - - ✓ Dungeness crab 1,900 Medium Moderate consistent movement All day - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - Snow crab 6,000 Large Quick short lunges All day - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - Red king crab 8,000 Large Quick All day - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Acorn barnacle 600 Tiny Stationary All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Spider crab 12,000 Huge Quick All day - - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - Tiger prawn 3,000 Small Moderate consistent movement 4pm - 9am ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - - ✓ Sweet shrimp 1,400 Small Slow Movement 4pm - 9am - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - Mantis shrimp 2,500 Small Quick short lunges 4pm - 9am ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Spiny lobster 5,000 Large Quick 9pm - 4am - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - - Lobster 4,500 Large Quick All day - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - ✓ ✓ ✓ Giant isopod 12,000 Medium Quick long lunges 9am - 4pm & 9pm - 4am ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - - Horseshoe crab 2,500 Medium Quick short lunges 9pm - 4am ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - - - Sea pineapple 1,500 Small Slow short lunges All day ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ Spotted garden eel 1,100 Small Slow consistent movement 4am - 9pm ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - - ✓ ✓ Flatworm 700 Tiny Slow short movement 4pm - 9am - ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - - - Venus' flower basket 5,000 Medium Quick long lunges All day - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - -

Recommended Times

As some creatures are available only at certain times of the year and/or time of day, we have compiled a chart of the recommended time that you may want to look for a certain creature. This is not a list of availability, only of times that give you the best chance of finding your specific creature.

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