All New July Fish And Bugs In Animal Crossing: New Horizons

It's July in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and that means a new set of fish and bugs to catch on your island. In this guide, we'll outline each new seasonal bug and fish arrival for the new month in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Remember that this isn't a list of the only critters you can catch on your island now, but newcomers that weren't around last month. This month also marks the arrival of New Horizons' summer update, which added the ability to swim and dive in your island's ocean.

For a more comprehensive 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. The new swimming and diving features also mean there's a whole new set of critters to catch, separate from fish--they're labeled in-game as "sea creatures," and we have a full list of every sea creature you can catch in New Horizons. Some aren't available yet, while some make their first appearance this month, so be sure to check those out!

July 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 July. We've sorted by bells 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!

Northern Hemisphere

New July Fish	Price	Location / Size	Time
Blue Marlin	10,000	Pier / 6	All day
Napoleonfish	10,000	Sea / 6	4 AM - 6 PM
Ocean Sunfish	4,000	Sea / 6 (fin)	4 AM - 9 PM
Sweetfish	900	River / 3	All day
Puffer Fish	250	Sea / 3	All day

The blue marlin returns after it went out of season in May. Along with the napoleonfish, the blue marlin may have increased chances of appearing when it's raining--but for the blue marlin specifically, you can only catch it off the pier, so be on the lookout!

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

Summer is beetle season on Northern Hemisphere islands. June introduced a handful, and there's even more in July. This month also brings a couple series firsts, namely the blue weevil beetle and the earth-boring dung beetle. A ton of this month's beetles spawn on coconut trees, or palm trees, so if you don't have a ton on your island, now's a good time to start planting!

New July 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

Remember, all sea creatures can be found by swimming and diving underwater and chasing either bubble columns or shadows you can spot while diving. You must dive under and swim towards the shadow to collect the creature.

Southern Hemisphere

There are no newcomers to the Southern Hemisphere's seasonal bugs and fish lists in July, but you might be able to find the giant isopod while diving. Please note, we are still verifying this information, so bear with us!

New July Sea Creatures	Price	Time
Giant Isopod	12,000	9 AM - 4 PM 9 PM - 4 AM

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