There are 80 fish total in the Animal Crossing fish list, and you can catch them with a fishing rod in the sea, around piers, in river mouths (intersections where the ocean meets the river), in rivers and clifftops rivers, as well as in ponds.
They can be sold, donated to the museum, given as gifts or displayed as furniture inside a fish tank.
Sell them at Nook's Cranny directly or through the store's drop-off box (for 20% less), and consider waiting for C.J's visit to sell your fish for more.
C.J, the beaver villager in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the Nintendo Switch, randomly visits your island and buys the fish you catch for 50% more than Nook's Cranny price.
Check the ACNH fish list and the price guide table below to get more details on where to find them (see the particularity column) and to know which are worth grabbing because fish sales price at Nook's Cranny can vary from 100 to 15000 Bells, and from 150 to a whopping 22500 Bells when selling to C.J.
Click on the up & down arrows in the table to sort the fish list by price (Nook's Cranny prices, drop-off box prices and C.J's prices) or alphabetically (by name, subcategory or particularity).
Clicking once sorts the chosen column in ascending order — from the lowest to the highest price or from A to Z. The second click sorts its items in descending order — from the most expensive to the cheapest or from Z to A.
Please note: All prices are in Bells.
Item | Category | Subcategory | Particularity | Sales Price | Drop-Off Box | C.J. |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Small shadow | 200 | 160 | 300 |
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Fish | River Fish | Small shadow | 3000 | 2400 | 4500 |
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Fish | River Fish | Huge shadow | 10000 | 8000 | 15000 |
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Fish | River Fish | Large shadow | 10000 | 8000 | 15000 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Medium shadow | 5000 | 4000 | 7500 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Small shadow | 15000 | 12000 | 22500 |
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Fish | River Fish | Small shadow | 2500 | 2000 | 3750 |
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Fish | River Fish | Tiny shadow | 900 | 720 | 1350 |
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Fish | River Fish | Large shadow | 400 | 320 | 600 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Medium shadow | 5000 | 4000 | 7500 |
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Fish | Pier Fish | Huge shadow | 10000 | 8000 | 15000 |
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Fish | River Fish | Small shadow | 180 | 144 | 270 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Small shadow | 1000 | 800 | 1500 |
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Fish | Pond Fish | Large shadow | 300 | 240 | 450 |
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Fish | Pond Fish | Large shadow | 800 | 640 | 1200 |
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Fish | Clifftop Fish | Medium shadow | 3800 | 3040 | 5700 |
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Fish | Clifftop Fish | Medium shadow | 1000 | 800 | 1500 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Tiny shadow | 650 | 520 | 975 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Huge shadow | 15000 | 12000 | 22500 |
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Fish | Pond Fish | Small shadow | 200 | 160 | 300 |
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Fish | River Fish | Small shadow | 160 | 128 | 240 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Medium shadow | 300 | 240 | 450 |
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Fish | River Fish | Medium shadow | 240 | 192 | 360 |
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Fish | River Fish | Very large shadow | 15000 | 12000 | 22500 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Large shadow | 2500 | 2000 | 3750 |
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Fish | River Fish | Small shadow | 400 | 320 | 600 |
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Fish | Pond Fish | Small shadow | 120 | 96 | 180 |
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Fish | Pond Fish | Very large shadow | 6000 | 4800 | 9000 |
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Fish | Pond Fish | Large shadow | 5500 | 4400 | 8250 |
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Fish | Pier Fish | Very large shadow | 4500 | 3600 | 6750 |
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Fish | Clifftop Fish | Medium shadow | 15000 | 12000 | 22500 |
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Fish | Pond Fish | Tiny shadow | 1300 | 1040 | 1950 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Large shadow with fin | 15000 | 12000 | 22500 |
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Fish | River Fish | Tiny shadow | 1300 | 1040 | 1950 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Large shadow with fin | 8000 | 6400 | 12000 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Small shadow | 150 | 120 | 225 |
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Fish | Pond Fish | Tiny shadow | 300 | 240 | 450 |
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Fish | River Mouth Fish | Very large shadow | 1800 | 1440 | 2700 |
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Fish | Pond Fish | Large shadow | 4000 | 3200 | 6000 |
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Fish | River Fish | Small shadow | 400 | 320 | 600 |
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Fish | Pier Fish | Very large shadow | 6000 | 4800 | 9000 |
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Fish | River Fish | Small shadow | 2000 | 1600 | 3000 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Long, thin shadow | 2000 | 1600 | 3000 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Huge shadow | 10000 | 8000 | 15000 |
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Fish | River Fish | Tiny shadow | 500 | 400 | 750 |
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Fish | River Fish | Tiny shadow | 1500 | 1200 | 2250 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Huge shadow | 9000 | 7200 | 13500 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Large shadow with fin | 4000 | 3200 | 6000 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Very large shadow | 800 | 640 | 1200 |
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Fish | River Fish | Tiny shadow | 200 | 160 | 300 |
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Fish | River Fish | Very large shadow | 1800 | 1440 | 2700 |
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Fish | River Fish | Small shadow | 2500 | 2000 | 3750 |
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Fish | River Fish | Small shadow | 400 | 320 | 600 |
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Fish | Pond Fish | Tiny shadow | 1300 | 1040 | 1950 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Medium shadow | 250 | 200 | 375 |
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Fish | River Fish | Tiny shadow | 800 | 640 | 1200 |
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Fish | Pond Fish | Small shadow | 4500 | 3600 | 6750 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Very large shadow | 3000 | 2400 | 4500 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Large shadow | 3000 | 2400 | 4500 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Long, thin shadow | 600 | 480 | 900 |
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Fish | River Fish | Large shadow | 4000 | 3200 | 6000 |
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Fish | River Mouth Fish | Large shadow | 700 | 560 | 1050 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Large shadow with fin | 12000 | 9600 | 18000 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Very large shadow | 400 | 320 | 600 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Tiny shadow | 1000 | 800 | 1500 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Tiny shadow | 1100 | 880 | 1650 |
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Fish | River Fish | Large shadow | 5000 | 4000 | 7500 |
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Fish | River Fish | Large shadow | 3750 | 3000 | 5625 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Medium shadow | 500 | 400 | 750 |
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Fish | Clifftop Fish | Very large shadow | 15000 | 12000 | 22500 |
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Fish | River Mouth Fish | Huge shadow | 10000 | 8000 | 15000 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Medium shadow with fin | 1500 | 1200 | 2250 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Small shadow | 1000 | 800 | 1500 |
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Fish | River Fish | Medium shadow | 900 | 720 | 1350 |
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Fish | Pond Fish | Tiny shadow | 100 | 80 | 150 |
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Fish | River Fish | Medium shadow | 800 | 640 | 1200 |
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Fish | Pier Fish | Huge shadow | 7000 | 5600 | 10500 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Large shadow with fin | 13000 | 10400 | 19500 |
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Fish | River Fish | Medium shadow | 300 | 240 | 450 |
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Fish | Sea Fish | Medium shadow | 500 | 400 | 750 |
Total number of fish: 80
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