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

October is a big month in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, largely thanks to the many new Halloween items and spooky DIYs you can get to celebrate one of the best holidays of the year. But like with any month in New Horizons, there are also new critters to catch to keep up with your museum and Critterpedia. In this guide, we'll detail every new critter for both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres; note that these are only the new arrivals for the month and not every fish, bug, and sea creature you can catch this month.

For the complete list of every creature in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, we have a full list of all 80 fish to catch, including shadow sizes, and a list of all 80 bugs to catch, with tips on tracking down the handful of rare ones. We also have a list of all 40 sea creatures plus tips on how to dive and catch them.

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

Here are all the new fish, bugs, and sea creatures you can catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons in October. They're sorted in order of sell price so you know what to focus on if you're waiting for Flick or C.J. to visit, but if you're a completionist, you'll want to catch them all so you can donate to your museum and complete your Critterpedia!

Northern Hemisphere

New October Fish	Price	Location / Size	Time
Dab	300	Sea / 3	All day
Yellow perch	300	River / 3	All day

October is a tame month for fishing, with only two fish returning to your island's waters: dab and yellow perch. If you've been playing New Horizons since it first launched in March 2020, it's likely you already have these two fish in your Critterpedia.

New October Bugs	Price	Location	Time
Ladybug	200	On flowers	8 AM - 5 PM

Only one bug, the ladybug, makes its return to Northern Hemisphere islands in October. Like October's "new" fish, if you've been playing the game since it first released, you'll most likely have caught a ladybug already. If you're a newcomer, though, they're only around this month and won't come back until March, so get them while you can!

New October Sea Creatures	Price	Time
Spiny lobster	5,000	9 PM - 4 AM
Venus flower basket	5,000	All day
Seaweed	600	All day

October welcomes a few higher-value sea creatures to your island's ocean, plus the return of seaweed after a two-month hiatus. Make sure to swim in your ocean and dive for these creatures, since they can be donated to your museum just like fish and bugs.

Southern Hemisphere

New October Fish	Price	Location / Size	Time
Snapping turtle	5,000	River / 4	9 PM - 4 AM
Guppy	1,300	River / 1	9 AM - 4 PM
Sea horse	1,100	Sea / 1	All day
Butterfly fish	1,000	Sea / 2	All day
Surgeonfish	1,000	Sea / 2	All day
Clown fish	650	Sea / 1	All day
Neon tetra	500	River / 1	9 AM - 4 PM
Zebra turkeyfish	500	Sea / 3	All day
Killifish	300	Pond / 1	All day
Crawfish	200	Pond / 2	All day

For those in the Southern Hemisphere, October continues the springtime boom of new critters to catch. For fish, that means lots of small fries to collect this month, plus the ever-popular snapping turtle--which, when placed in your home or around your island, just chills out with no tank. It makes a good pet.

New October Bugs	Price	Location	Time
Agrias butterfly	3,000	Flying near flowers	8 AM - 5 PM
Atlas moth	3,000	On trees	7 PM - 4 AM
Madagascan sunset moth	2,500	Flying near flowers	8 AM - 4 PM
Rajah Brooke's birdwing	2,500	Flying near flowers	8 AM - 5 PM
Jewel beetle	2,400	On tree stumps	All day
Giant water bug	2,000	River/pond (surface)	7 PM - 8 AM
Common bluebottle	300	Flying near flowers	4 AM - 7 PM
Long locust	200	On the ground	8 AM - 7 PM
Darner dragonfly	230	Flying	8 AM - 5 PM
Flea	70	On a flea-infested villager	All day

October brings some decently priced butterflies to your island. Plus, now your villagers can get fleas! Check out our guide on how to catch fleas for tips on how to spot them and swipe them right off your villagers (it won't hurt them, we promise).

New October Sea Creatures	Price	Time
Lobster	4,500	All day
Sea pineapple	1,500	All day

October isn't a big month for sea creatures in the Southern Hemisphere, but hey--lobster is tasty, right? (No, you can't eat lobster in New Horizons.)

Regardless of which hemisphere you're in, be sure to check out our list of the new fish, bugs, and sea creatures that arrived in September to help ensure you're all caught up. You can also check out more of our guides below.