Deep-sea creatures (海の幸, seafood) are a type of catchable creature introduced in New Leaf, just like bugs and fish. The player catches them by swimming in the ocean and diving down when directly above a shadow, or swimming underwater. Shadow sizes range from as small as the mantis shrimp to as large as the spider crab and giant isopod.
As like fish and bugs, they can be donated to the Museum upon talking to Blathers, who will then put them on display in the deep-sea creatures exhibit.
Two fish in previous Animal Crossing games are now deep-sea creatures. These are the octopus and the lobster.
List of deep-sea creatures[]
Deep-sea creatures
|
Name
|
Image
|
Price
|
Shadow size
|
Time
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Seaweed
|
|
200
|
Large
|
All day
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
Sea grapes
|
|
600
|
Small
|
All day
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Sea urchin
|
|
800
|
Small
|
All day
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Acorn barnacle
|
|
200
|
Very small
|
All day
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
Oyster
|
|
400
|
Small
|
All day
|
✓
|
✓
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
Turban shell
|
|
300
|
Small
|
4 PM - 9 AM
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
Abalone
|
|
400
|
Medium
|
4 PM - 9 AM
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
Ear shell
|
|
300
|
Small
|
4 PM - 9 AM
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
Clam
|
|
300
|
Small
|
All day
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
Pearl oyster
|
|
1,600
|
Small
|
All day
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
Scallop
|
|
1,000
|
Medium
|
All day
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
Sea anemone
|
|
100
|
Medium
|
All day
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
Sea star
|
|
100
|
Small
|
All day
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
Sea cucumber
|
|
150
|
Medium
|
All day
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
Sea slug
|
|
200
|
Small
|
All day
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
Flatworm
|
|
200
|
Small
|
4 PM - 9 AM
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Mantis shrimp
|
|
1,250
|
Small
|
4 PM - 9 AM
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
Sweet shrimp*
|
|
650
|
Small
|
4 PM - 9 AM
|
✓
|
✓
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
Tiger prawn
|
|
1,600
|
Small
|
4 PM - 9 AM
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Spiny lobster*
|
|
3,000
|
Large
|
9 PM - 4 AM
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
Lobster
|
|
2,500
|
Large
|
All day
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
Snow crab
|
|
4,000
|
Large
|
All day
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
Horsehair crab
|
|
4,000
|
Medium
|
All day
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
Red king crab
|
|
6,000
|
Large
|
All day
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
Spider crab
|
|
12,000
|
Huge
|
All day
|
-
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Octopus
|
|
1,000
|
Medium
|
All day
|
✓
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
Spotted garden eel
|
|
600
|
Small
|
All day
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
Chambered nautilus
|
|
900
|
Medium
|
All day
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Horseshoe crab
|
|
1,500
|
Medium
|
9 PM - 4 AM
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Giant isopod
|
|
9,000
|
Medium
|
All day
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
|