Animal Crossing: New Horizons players play the game for a multitude of different reasons.

Some play to escape the stresses of the real world, some want to design the best island and houses in the game, while others, like myself, like to try and collect all of the fish, bugs, sea creatures and fossils.

That's why players, including me, return to New Horizons each month to see which new fish, bugs and sea creatures have arrived to help fill up the inventory.

With that in mind, let's take a look at the new fish, bugs and sea creatures in Animal Crossing for May 2021.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons New Fish For May 2021

May is an exciting month for players in New Horizons as there are a total of eight new fish for players to catch. You can find exactly which ones they are below:

Pond:

  • Frog - Small - All Day - 120 Bells
  • Catfish - Medium/Large - 4 pm - 9am - 800 Bells

River:

  • Nibble Fish - Tiny - 9 am - 4 pm - 1,500 Bells
  • Anglefish - Small - 4 pm - 9 am - 3,000 Bells
  • Betta - Small - 9 am - 4 pm - 2,500 Bells
  • Rainbowfish - Tiny - 9 am - 4 pm - 800 Bells

Pier:

  • Giant Trevally - Large - All Day - 4,500 Bells
  • Mahi Mahi - Large - All Day - 4,500 Bells

It looks like the pier is definitely the hotspot for May

New Bugs

Joining the eight new fish is a total of eight new bugs for players to collect. The are as follows

  • Great Purple Emporer - 4 am - 7 pm - 3,000 Bells
  • Queen Alexandra's Birdwing - 8 am - 4 pm - 4,000 Bells
  • Banded Dragonfly - 8 am - 5 pm - 4,500 Bells
  • Diving Beetle - 8 am - 7 pm - 800 Bells
  • Violin Beetle - All Day - 450 Bells
  • Roalia Batesi Beetle - All Day - 3,000 Bells
  • Pond Skater - 8 am - 7 pm - 130 Bells
  • Scorpion - 7 pm - 4 am - 8,000 Bells

Beware of the scorpion!

New Sea Creatures

There will also be a total of five new Sea Creatures to collect, a couple of which could prove to be a challenge.

  • Sea Urchin - Small - All Day - 1,700 Bells
  • Slate Pencil Urchin - Medium - 4 pm - 9 am - 2,000 Bells
  • Spotted Garden Eel - Small - 4 am - 9 pm - 1,100 Bells
  • Vampire Squid - Medium - 4 pm - 9 am - 10,000 Bells
  • Giant Gigas Clam - Large - All Day - 15,000 Bells