We’ve crossed the halfway point of the year! It’s been a tough one for many of us, but in the virtual world our idyllic island life is due its monthly lift. The Animal Crossing: New Horizons July bug and fish list brings a small collection of new creatures to catch, with a few more leaving as well. If you want to learn the new fish and bugs in July, as well as those who’ll be leaving at the end of the month, you’ve come to the right place.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons July bug and fish list
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July is a much quieter month than June’s shark influx, but there are certainly new scaled seafarers you’ll want to pick up. We also see the return of the mighty Blue Marlin this month, stabbing the seas with its big spike. On the bug front things are much more exciting, bringing all the cicadas and their churring to the island, as well plenty of stags. Don’t forget that this month will also introduce swimming, with new underwater creatures you can catch!
Oh, and if you’re looking for southern hemisphere fish and bugs, skip to the bottom of the article. Right, let’s get started with the new fish and bugs in July for Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
New fish in July for Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Sweetfish - River, 900 bells, medium-small shadow, all day, July - September
- Puffer Fish - Sea, 250 bells, medium-small, all day, July - September
- Ocean Sunfish - Sea, 4,000 bells, massive shadow (with a dorsal fin), 4am - 9pm, July - September
- Napoleonfish - Sea, 10,000 bells, massive shadow, 4am - 9pm, July - August
- Blue Marlin - Sea (pier only), 10,000 bells, massive shadow
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New bugs in July for Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Grasshopper: Ground, 160 bells, 8am - 5pm, July - September
- Brown Cicada: On trees, 250 bells, 8am - 5pm, July - August
- Giant Cicada: On trees, 500 bells, 8am - 5pm, July - August
- Robust Cicada: On trees, 300 bells, 8am - 5pm, July - August
- Evening Cicada: On trees, 550 bells, 4am - 8am and 4pm - 7pm, July - August
- Cicada Shell: On trees, 10 bells, all day, July - August
- Blue Weevil Beetle: On Palm Trees, 800 bells, all day, July - August
- Earth-Boring Dung Beetle: Ground, 300 bells, all day, July - September
- Scarab Beetle: On trees, 10,000 bells, 11 pm - 8 am, July - August
- Saw Stag: On trees, 2,000 bells, all day, July - August
- Miyama Stag: On trees, 1,000 bells, all day, July - August
- Giant Stag: On trees, 10,000 bells, 11 pm - 8 am, July - August
- Rainbow Stag: On trees, 6,000 bells, 7 pm - 8 am, June - September
- Golden Stag: On trees, 12,000 bells, 5 pm - 8 am, July - August
- Giraffe Stag: On trees, 12,000 bells, 5 pm - 8 am, July - August
- Cyclommatus Stag: On trees, 8,000 bells, 5 pm - 8 am, July - August
- Horned Dynastid: On trees, 1,350 bells, 5 pm - 8 am, July - August
- Horned Atlas: On trees, 8,000 bells, 5 pm - 8 am, July - August
- Horned Elephant: On trees, 8,000 bells, 5 pm - 8 am, July - August
- Horned Hercules: On trees, 12,000 bells, 5 pm - 8 am, July - August
- Walking Leaf: Disguised, close to trees, 600 bells, all day, July - August
- Walking Stick: In trees, 600 bells, 4 am - 8 am and 5 pm - 7 pm, July - November
Fish leaving in July
There are no fish leaving in July! Phew, you can breathe a sigh of relief.
Bugs leaving in July
Below are the bugs leaving at the end of July, making this your last chance to grab them for a while!
- Honeybee: Flying, 200 bells, 8am - 5pm, Mar - July
Southern Hemisphere bugs and fish for July
There are no new or leaving fish or bugs in July for southern hemisphere players!
Now that you’ve checked through our complete July bug and fish list for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you might wanna have a look at our complete fish list for the full year. Prefer creepy crawlies? Check out our insect list by clicking here. For everything else New Horizons, click here to head to our game hub.