Every month AC:NH players will have to say goodbye to a few critters for a while. This series of articles is for those of you looking to fill your Critterpedia, complete your Museum’s collection, or to collect all the models that Flick can make.

If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, make sure to catch a Tuna and a Blue Marlin. For the full list of fish and bugs leaving after April, read on below.

Table of Contents

Complete List of Fish and Bugs Leaving in:

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

List of Fish Leaving After April

Fish Size Comparison

There are nine (the fin type has two sizes) types of fish shadows which can help in determining what fish you’re getting before you catch it. The order is, from left to right, sizes 1 to 6, an eel, and a fin. Eel shadows are long and narrow. Fin shadows have a noticeable fin.

Northern Hemisphere

Name	Location	Size*	Time	Returns
Dab	Sea	3	All Day	October
Tuna	Pier	6	All Day	November
Blue Marlin	Pier	6	All Day	July**

* see image above

** leaves and returns twice

Southern Hemisphere

Name	Location	Size*	Time	Returns
Snapping Turtle	River	5	9 p.m. to 4 a.m.	October
Catfish	Pond	4	4 p.m. to 9 a.m.	November
Tilapia	River	3	All Day	December
Angelfish	River	2	4 p.m. to 9 a.m.	November
Betta	River	2	9 a.m. to 4 p.m.	November
Rainbowfish	River	2	9 a.m. to 4 p.m.	November
Moray Eel	Sea	Eel	All Day	February
Ribbon Eel	Sea	Eel	All Day	December
Giant Trevally	Pier	4	All Day	November
Mahi-mahi	Sea	4	All Day	November

* see image above

List of Bugs Leaving After April

Northern Hemisphere

Name	Location	Time	Returns
Tarantula	On Ground	7 p.m. to 4 a.m.	November

Southern Hemisphere

Name	Location	Time	Returns
Yellow Butterfly	Flying	4 a.m. to 7 p.m.	September**
Bell Cricket	On Ground	5 p.m. to 8 a.m.	March
Red Dragonfly	Flying	8 a.m. to 7 p.m.	March
Darner Dragonfly	Flying	8 a.m. to 5 p.m.	October
Banded Dragonfly	Flying	8 a.m. to 5 p.m.	November
Ladybug	On Flowers	8 a.m. to 5 p.m.	September**
Violin Beetle	On Tree Stumps	All Day	November**
Scorpion	On Ground	7 p.m. to 4 a.m.	November

** leaves and returns twice