It can be difficult to keep track of small details when fishing in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. What fish are rare? How much are they selling? Where can they be found? When do I find them? Luckily, there are handy lists like this one to help you keep track of all that information.
The rarest fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Here is the list of the rarest fish (all ranging from rare to very rare) that you can find in ACNH, where they are found, their shadow size, seasonality (depending on northern or southern hemisphere), l time of day they can be fished for, and how much they sell for (both in the store and with CJ).
Arapaima
- Status: Rare
- Location: River
- Shade: Huge
- Season: June to September (north) / December to March (south)
- Time: 4am-21pm
- Price: 10-000 Bells
Arowana
- Status: Rare
- Location: River
- Shade: large
- Season: June to September (north) / December to March (south)
- Time: 16am-9pm
- Price: 10-000 Bells
Barreleye
- Status: very rare
- Location: Ocean
- Shade: small
- Season: continuous
- Time: 21am-4pm
- Price: 15000-22 Bells
coelacanth
- Status: very rare
- Location: Ocean
- Shade: Huge
- Season: continuous
- Time: continuous
- Price: 15000-22 Bells
Golden trout
- Status: Rare
- Lieu: River (Clifftops)
- Shade: medium
- Season: March to May (north) / September to November (south)
- Time: 16am-9pm
- Price: 15000-22 Bells
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Work, work
- Status: Rare
- Location: Pier
- Shade: Huge
- Season: May to October (north) / November to April (south)
- Time: continuous
- Price: 6000-9000 Bells
moray
- Status: Rare
- Location: Ocean
- Shade: thin
- Season: August to October (north) / February to April (south)
- Time: continuous
- Price: 2000-3000 Bells
Goldfish Ranchu
- Status: Rare
- Location: Pond
- Shade: small
- Season: continuous
- Time: 9am-16pm
- Price: 4,500-6,750 Bells
bichir sealed
- Status: Rare
- Location: River
- Shade: large
- Season: June to September (north) / December to March (south)
- Time: 21am-4pm
- Price: 4,000-6,000 Bells
String fish
- Status: Rare
- Location: River (at the top of the cliffs)
- Shade: large
- Season: December to March (north) / June to September (south)
- Time: 16am-9pm
- Price: 15000-22 Bells
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