The month of September is coming to a close in the real world and in Animal Crossing: New Horizons as well! Those warm nights will soon be gone in exchange for cool, breezy autumn weather. You can already taste the sweet Halloween candy and pumpkin spice.
Not only are the seasons changing in Animal Crossing, but there are also new fish and bugs to catch in October, but that also means that some critters are going away too.
Before the month closes out, you want to make sure that you can catch all that you can. If you check out the lists below, you can see all of the fish, bugs, and sea creatures leaving in September in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Go catch ’em all!
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fish Leaving in September
- Crawfish – Found in ponds all day with a small shadow size
- Sweetfish – Found in rivers between 4 am and 9 pm with medium shadow size
- King Salmon – Found in river mouths all day with a large shadow
- Nibble Fish – Found in rivers between 9 am and pm with a small shadow
- Arowana – Found in rivers between 4 pm and 9 am with a medium shadow
- Dorado – Found in rivers between 4 am and 9 pm with a very big shadow
- Piranha – Found in rivers any time of the day except between 4 pm and 9 pm and 4 am to 9 am.
- Salmon – Found in river mouths at any time of the day with a large shadow size
- Arapaima – Found in rivers between 4 pm and 9 am with a large shadow
- Soft-shelled Turtle – Found in rivers with a medium shadow during 4 pm and 9 am
- Suckerfish – Found all day in the sea with a very large shadow
- Whale Shark – Found in the sea all day with a very large shadow
- Saw Shark – Found in the ocean between 4 pm and 9 am with a huge shadow
- Hammerhead Shark – Found in the ocean with a huge shadow between 4 pm and 9 am
- Great White Shark – Found in the ocean with a huge shadow between 4 pm and 9 am
- Blue Marlin – Found at the pier all day with a huge shadow
- Butterfly Fish – Found in the ocean all day with a small shadow
- Puffer Fish – Found in the ocean all day with a medium shadow
- Surgeonfish – Found in the ocean all day with a tiny shadow
- Saddled Bichir – Found in rivers between 9 pm and 4 am with a large shadow
- Gar – Found between 4 pm and 9 am in ponds with a huge shadow
- Ocean Sunfish – This is found in the ocean with a huge shadow between 4 am and 9 pm
- Clown Fish – Found in the ocean all day with a tiny shadow size
Bugs Leaving in September
- Tiger Butterfly – Found flying between 4 am and 7 pm
- Emperor Butterfly – Found flying between 5 pm and 8 am
- Agrias Butterfly – Found flying between 8 am and 5 pm
- Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing – Found flying during the hours of 8 am and 4 pm
- Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing – Found flying between 8 am and 5 pm
- Grasshopper – Found on the ground between 8 am and 5 pm
- Atlas Moth – Found on trees between 7 pm and 4 am
- Madagascan Sunset Moth – Found flying between 8 am and 4 pm
- Mosquito – Found flying between 5 pm and 4 am
- Walking Leaf – Found on the ground during any time of the day (looks like an item leaf at first glance)
- Walker Cicada – Found on trees during the hours of 8 am and 5 pm
- Pondskater – Found in ponds between 8 am and 7 pm
- Diving Beetle – Found in ponds and rivers between 8 am and 7 pm
- Giant Water Bug – Found in ponds and river between 7 pm and 8 am
- Rosalia Batesi – Found on tree stumps all day
- Earth-boring Dung Beetle – Can be found on the ground at any time.
- Goliath Beetle – Found on coconut trees during the hours of 5 pm and 8 am
- Rainbow Stag – Found on trees between 7 pm and 8 am
Sea Creatures Leaving in September
- Sea Grapes – Found all day in the ocean
- Flatworm – Found by diving in the ocean between 4 pm and 9 am
- Horseshoe Crab – Dive in the ocean between the hours of 9 pm and 4 am
- Moon Jellyfish – Found by diving in the ocean during any time of the day
- Gigas Giant Clam – Found by diving in the ocean during any time of the day
- Tiger Prawn – Found by diving in the ocean between 4 pm and 9 am
- Slate Pencil Urchin – Dive in the ocean between the hours of 4 pm and 9 am
- Sea Urchin – Found by diving in the ocean during any time of the day
And that does it for all of the fish and bugs leaving Animal Crossing: New Horizons in September. For more on the game, why don’t you take a look at our extensive Guide Wiki?
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