All The New January Fish, Sea Creatures, And Bugs In Animal Crossing: New Horizons

A new month is officially underway, and that means a new variety of bugs, fish, and sea creatures to catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Players with Southern Hemisphere islands in particular will find a ton of new critters this month, including some valuable summer bugs and ocean fish like the Horned Hercules beetle and the blue marlin.

You can see all the new bugs, fish, and sea creatures that are spawning in Animal Crossing: New Horizons this month below. We've also put together lists of all 80 fish, all 80 bugs, and all 40 sea creatures in the game, so be sure to check those out for more details as well as tips to help you catch them.

Now that the holidays are over, January looks to be a fairly quiet month for Animal Crossing, although there are still some notable things happening in the game. The first Fishing Tourney of the new year took place on January 9 for Northern Hemisphere players, while the first Bug Off for Southern Hemisphere players is today, January 16. Nintendo is also rolling out another content update for the game later this month, although it hasn't shared any further details about it just yet.

January Fish, Bugs, And Sea Creatures In Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Northern Hemisphere

January is an uneventful month for players with Northern Hemisphere islands. No new fish, bugs, or sea creatures are spawning this month, but a few will be leaving soon. Two fish--the blowfish and pond smelt--are going out of season in February, while the damselfly, dung beetle, and Rajah Brooke's Birdwing are also disappearing next month, so catch them while you can.

Southern Hemisphere

New January Fish	Price	Location / Size	Time
Blue Marlin	10,000	Pier / 6	All day
Napoleonfish	10,000	Sea / 6	4 AM - 9 PM
Ocean Sunfish	4,000	Sea / Fin	4 AM - 9 PM
Puffer Fish	250	Sea / 3	All day
Sweetfish	900	River / 3	All day
Zebra Turkeyfish	500	Sea / 3	All day

Southern Hemisphere players have a handful of new ocean fish to catch this month, including some very valuable critters like the blue marlin and the Napoleonfish--both of which can be sold at Nook's Cranny for 10,000 bells. One new river fish, the sweetfish, is also appearing this month.

New January Bugs	Price	Location	Time
Blue Weevil Beetle	800	On coconut trees	All day
Brown Cicada	250	On hardwood/cedar trees	8 AM - 5 PM
Cicada Shell	10	On trees	All day
Cyclommatus Stag	8,000	On coconut trees	5 PM - 8 AM
Earth-Boring Dung Beetle	300	On trees	All day
Evening Cicada	550	On hardwood/cedar trees	4 PM - 8 AM
Giant Cicada	500	On hardwood/cedar trees	8 AM - 5 PM
Giant Stag	10,000	On trees	11 PM - 8 AM
Giraffe Stag	12,000	On coconut trees	5 PM - 8 AM
Golden Stag	12,000	On coconut trees	5 PM - 8 AM
Grasshopper	160	On the ground	8 AM - 5 PM
Horned Dynastid	1,350	On trees	5 PM - 8 AM
Horned Elephant	8,000	On coconut trees	5 PM - 8 AM
Horned Hercules	12,000	On coconut trees	5 PM - 8 AM
Miyama Stag	1,000	On trees	All day
Robust Cicada	300	On trees	8 AM - 5 PM
Saw Stag	2,000	On trees	All day
Scarab Beetle	10,000	On trees	11 PM - 8 AM
Walking Leaf	600	On the ground (disguised as a leaf)	All day
Walking Stick	600	On trees	4 AM - 8 AM; 5 PM - 7 PM

January brings out a ton of summer insects, including various cicadas and beetles. The latter in particular are quite valuable; many of the new beetles can be sold for high prices at Nook's Cranny, making this a good chance to rake in the bells. They won't be around for very long, however, so you'll need to catch them before they disappear until next summer.

New January Sea Creatures	Price	Time
Giant Isopod	12,000	9 AM - 4 PM; 9 PM - 4 AM
Horseshoe Crab	2,500	9 PM - 4 AM
Moon Jellyfish	600	All day

Only three new sea creatures are spawning in Southern Hemisphere islands this month, and of them, the giant isopod is the rarest and most valuable. If you manage to find one while diving, you can sell it at Nook's Cranny for 12,000 bells.