Animal Crossing: New Horizons — These are the fish, sea creatures, bugs, and shells that give you the most Bells

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Life is pretty awesome on Animal Crossing's deserted island. There's plenty of lush foliage, and the ocean is serene. You can almost forget that you're still seriously in debt to a trash panda. But the loan is always there, looming over you. Of course, if you're looking for a way to make some money, you should be on the look out for valuable critters and items that you can sell to Timmy and Tommy Nook.

When you're running around your island or whenever you visit another island using a Nook Miles Ticket, you're going to want to make sure you fill your pockets with the most valuable items. Trying to figure out how to get a lot of Bells in Animal Crossing? Here's a list of the most valuable fish, bugs, sea creatures, and shells along with how much you'll get for selling them at Nook's Cranny.

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Most valuable fish in Animal Crossing:New Horizons

I've included anything you can catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons that nets you 15,000 Bells to 1,000 Bells. They are listed from most valuable to least. In my opinion, it isn't worth collecting fish that are worth less than 800 Bells, unless I'm planning on turning them into Blathers at the Museum.

Pro Tip: Consider stocking up on the most lucrative fish and then selling them to C.J. the fishing champ when he visits your island. You'll make a ton more money that way since he pays visitors 150% the number of Bells that you'll get from Nook's Cranny.

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Fish	Bell Value	Shadow Size	Location	Seasonality	Active Hours
Coelacanth	15,000 Bells	Largest	Sea (rainy days)	All Year	All Day
Dorado	15,000 Bells	Largest	River	June-Sep	4 a.m.- 9p.m.
Golden Trout	15,000 Bells	Medium	River (clifftop)	Mar-June, Sep-Nov	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Great White Shark	15,000 Bells	Largest with fin	Sea	June-Sep	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Stringfish	15,000 Bells	Largest	River (clifftop)	Dec-Mar	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Whale Shark	13,000 Bells	Largest with fin	Sea	June-Sep	All Day
Barreleye	12,000 Bells	Small	Sea	All Year	9 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Saw Shark	12,000 Bells	Largest with fin	Sea	June-Sep	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Arapaima	10,000 Bells	Largest	River	Jun-Sep	4 p.m.- 9 a.m.
Arowana	10,000 Bells	Large	River	Jun-Sep	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Blue Marlin	10,000 Bells	Largest	Pier	July-Sep, Nov-April	All Day
Napoleonfish	10,000 Bells	Largest	Sea	July-Aug	4 a.m.-9 p.m.
Sturgeon	10,000 Bells	Small	River (mouth)	Sep-Mar	All Day
Oarfish	9,000 Bells	Largest	Sea	Dec-May	All Day
Hammerhead Shark	8,000 Bells	Largest with fin	Sea	Jun-Sep	4 p.m.- 9 a.m.
Tuna	7,000 Bells	Largest	Pier	Nov-Apr	All Day
Giant Snakehead	5,500 Bells	Largest	Pond	June-Aug	9 a.m.-4p.m.
Gar	6,000 Bells	Largest	Pond	Jun-Sep	4 p.m.-9a.m.
Mahi-mahi	6,000 Bells	Large	Sea	May-Oct	All Day
Barred Knifejaw	5,000 Bells	Medium	Sea	Mar - Nov	All Day
Blowfish	5,000 Bells	Medium	Sea	Nov-Feb	6 p.m.-4 a.m.
Snapping Turtle	5,000 Bells	Largest	River	Apr-Oct	9 a.m.-4 a.m.
Giant Trevally	4,500 Bells	Large	Pier	May-Oct	All Day
Ranchu Goldfish	4,500 Bells	Small	Pond	All Year	9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Koi	4,000 Bells	Large	Pond	All Year	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Ocean Sunfish	4,000 Bells	Largest with fin	Sea	July-Sep	4 a.m.-9 p.m.
Saddled Bichir	4,000 Bells	Large	River	June-Sep	9 p.m.-4 a.m.
Char	3,800 Bells	Medium	River/Pond	Mar-June, Sep-Nov	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Soft-shelled Turtle	3,750 Bells	Large	River	Aug-Sep	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Angelfish	3,000 Bells	Small	River	May-Oct	4 p.m.- 9 a.m.
Ray	3,000 Bells	Largest	Sea	Aug-Nov	4 a.m.-9 p.m.
Red Snapper	3,000 Bells	Large	Sea	All Year	All Day
Betta	2,500 Bells	Small	River	May-Oct	9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Football Fish	2,500 Bells	Large	Sea	Nov-Mar	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Piranha	2,500 Bells	Small	River	June-Sep	9 a.m.-4 p.m., 9 p.m.-4 a.m.
Mitten Crab	2,000 Bells	Small	River	Sep-Nov	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Moray Eel	2,000 Bells	Narrow	Sea	Aug-Oct	All Day
Goldfish	1,300 Bells	Smallest	Pond	All Year	All Day
Guppy	1,300 Bells	Smallest	River	Apr-Nov	9 a.m.-4 p.m.
King Salmon	1,800 Bells	Largest	River (mouth)	Sep	All Day
Pike	1,800 Bells	Largest	River	Sep-Dec	All Day
Nibble Fish	1,500 Bells	Small	River	May-Sep	9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Suckerfish	1,500 Bells	Large with fin	Sea	June-Sep	All Day
Pop-eyed Goldfish	1,300 Bells	Smallest	Pond	All Year	9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Seahorse	1,100 Bells	Smallest	Sea	Apr-Nov	All Day
Butterfly Fish	1,000 Bells	Small	Sea	Apr-Sep	All Day
Cherry Salmon	1,000 Bells	Medium	River	Mar-June, Sep-Nov	All Day
Sea Butterfly	1,000 Bells	Smallest	Sea	Dec-Mar	All Day
Surgeonfish	1,000 Bells	Small	Sea	Apr-Sep	All Day

All the fish you can catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Here's a list of all of the fish you can find in the game listed in alphabetical order and how much they sell for at Nook's Cranny.

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Fish	Bell Value	Shadow Size	Location	Seasonality	Active Hours
Anchovy	200 Bells	Small	Sea	All Year	4 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Angelfish	3,000 Bells	Small	River	May-Oct	4 p.m.- 9 a.m.
Arapaima	10,000 Bells	Largest	River	Jun-Sep	4 p.m.- 9 a.m.
Arowana	10,000 Bells	Large	River	Jun-Sep	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Barred Knifejaw	5,000 Bells	Medium	Sea	Mar - Nov	All Day
Barreleye	12,000 Bells	Small	Sea	All Year	9 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Betta	2,500 Bells	Small	River	May-Oct	9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Bitterling	900 Bells	Smallest	River	Nov - Mar	All Day
Black Bass	400 Bells	Large	River	All Year	All Day
Blowfish	5,000 Bells	Medium	Sea	Nov-Feb	6 p.m.-4 a.m.
Blue Marlin	10,000 Bells	Largest	Pier	July-Sep, Nov-April	All Day
Bluegill	180 Bells	Small	River	All Year	9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Butterfly Fish	1,000 Bells	Small	Sea	Apr-Sep	All Day
Carp	300 Bells	Large	Pond	All Year	All Day
Catfish	800 Bells	Large	Pond	May-Oct	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Char	3,800 Bells	Medium	River/Pond	Mar-June, Sep-Nov	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Cherry Salmon	1,000 Bells	Medium	River	Mar-June, Sep-Nov	All Day
Clownfish	650 Bells	Smallest	Sea	Apr-Sep	All Day
Coelacanth	15,000 Bells	Largest	Sea (rainy days)	All Year	All Day
Crawfish	200 Bells	Small	Pond	Apr-Sep	All Day
Crucian Carp	160 Bells	Small	River	All Year	All Day
Dab	300 Bells	Medium	Sea	Oct-April	All Day
Dace	240 Bells	Medium	River	All Year	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Dorado	15,000 Bells	Largest	River	June-Sep	4 a.m.- 9p.m.
Football Fish	2,500 Bells	Large	Sea	Nov-Mar	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Freshwater Goby	400 Bells	Small	River	All Year	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Frog	120 Bells	Small	Pond	May-Aug	All Day
Gar	6,000 Bells	Largest	Pond	Jun-Sep	4 p.m.-9a.m.
Giant Snakehead	5,500 Bells	Largest	Pond	June-Aug	9 a.m.-4p.m.
Giant Trevally	4,500 Bells	Large	Pier	May-Oct	All Day
Golden Trout	15,000 Bells	Medium	River (clifftop)	Mar-June, Sep-Nov	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Goldfish	1,300 Bells	Smallest	Pond	All Year	All Day
Great White Shark	15,000 Bells	Largest with fin	Sea	June-Sep	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Guppy	1,300 Bells	Smallest	River	Apr-Nov	9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Hammerhead Shark	8,000 Bells	Largest with fin	Sea	Jun-Sep	4 p.m.- 9 a.m.
Horse Mackerel	150 Bells	Small	Sea	All Year	All Day
Killifish	300 Bells	Smallest	Pond	Apr-Aug	All Day
King Salmon	1,800 Bells	Largest	River (mouth)	Sep	All Day
Koi	4,000 Bells	Large	Pond	All Year	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Loach	400 Bells	Small	River	Mar-May	All Day
Mahi-mahi	6,000 Bells	Large	Sea	May-Oct	All Day
Mitten Crab	2,000 Bells	Small	River	Sep-Nov	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Moray Eel	2,000 Bells	Narrow	Sea	Aug-Oct	All Day
Napoleonfish	10,000 Bells	Largest	Sea	July-Aug	4 a.m.-9 p.m.
Neon Tetra	500 Bells	Smallest	River	Apr-Nov	9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Nibble Fish	1,500 Bells	Small	River	May-Sep	9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Oarfish	9,000 Bells	Largest	Sea	Dec-May	All Day
Ocean Sunfish	4,000 Bells	Largest with fin	Sea	July-Sep	4 a.m.-9 p.m.
Olive Flounder	800 Bells	Large	Sea	All Year	All Day
Pale Chub	160 Bells	Smallest	River	All Year	9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Pike	1,800 Bells	Largest	River	Sep-Dec	All Day
Piranha	2,500 Bells	Small	River	June-Sep	9 a.m.-4 p.m., 9 p.m.-4 a.m.
Pond Smelt	500 Bells	Small	River	Dec-Feb	All Day
Pop-eyed Goldfish	1,300 Bells	Smallest	Pond	All Year	9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Puffer Fish	250 Bells	Medium	Sea	July-Sep	All Day
Rainbowfish	800 Bells	Small	River	May-Oct	9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ranchu Goldfish	4,500 Bells	Small	Pond	All Year	9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ray	3,000 Bells	Largest	Sea	Aug-Nov	4 a.m.-9 p.m.
Red Snapper	3,000 Bells	Large	Sea	All Year	All Day
Ribbon Eel	600 Bells	Narrow	Sea	June- Oct	All Day
Saddled Bichir	4,000 Bells	Large	River	June-Sep	9 p.m.-4 a.m.
Salmon	700 Bells	Large	River (mouth)	Sep	All Day
Saw Shark	12,000 Bells	Largest with fin	Sea	June-Sep	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Sea Bass	400 Bells	Largest	Sea	All Year	All Day
Sea Butterfly	1,000 Bells	Smallest	Sea	Dec-Mar	All Day
Seahorse	1,100 Bells	Smallest	Sea	Apr-Nov	All Day
Snapping Turtle	5,000 Bells	Largest	River	Apr-Oct	9 a.m.-4 a.m.
Soft-shelled Turtle	3,750 Bells	Large	River	Aug-Sep	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Squid	500 Bells	Medium	Sea	Dec-Aug	All Day
Stringfish	15,000 Bells	Largest	River (clifftop)	Dec-Mar	4 p.m.-9 a.m.
Sturgeon	10,000 Bells	Small	River (mouth)	Sep-Mar	All Day
Suckerfish	1,500 Bells	Large with fin	Sea	June-Sep	All Day
Surgeonfish	1,000 Bells	Small	Sea	Apr-Sep	All Day
Sweetfish	900 Bells	Medium	River	July-Sep	All Day
Tadpole	100 Bells	Smallest	Pond	Mar-July	All Day
Tilapia	800 Bells	Medium	River	June-Oct	All Day
Tuna	7,000 Bells	Largest	Pier	Nov-Apr	All Day
Whale Shark	13,000 Bells	Largest with fin	Sea	June-Sep	All Day
Yellow Perch	300 Bells	Medium	River	Oct-Mar	All Day
Zebra Turkeyfish	500 Bells	Medium	Sea	Apr-Nov	All Day

Most valuable sea creatures in Animal Crossing:New Horizons

Animal Crossing New Horizons Sea Urchin — (Image credit: iMore)

Sea creatures are listed from most valuable to least valuable. Anything that sells for less than 1,000 Bells wasn't included. If you'd rather see a full list of all the sea creatures found in the game, we organized them alphabetically too.

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Sea Creature	Bell Value	Seasonality	Active Hours
Gigas giant clam	15,000 Bells	May-Sep	All Day
Giant Isopod	12,000 Bells	July-Oct	9 a.m. - 4 p.m., 9 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Spider crab	12,000 Bells	Mar-Apr	All Day
Vampire squid	10,000 Bells	May-Aug	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Red king crab	8,000 Bells	Nov-Mar	All Day
Snow crab	6,000 Bells	Nov-Apr	All Day
Umbrella octopus	6,000 Bells	Mar-May	All Day
Spiny Lobster	5,000 Bells	Oct-Dec	9 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Venus' flower basket	5,000 Bells	Oct-Feb	All Day
Lobster	4,500 Bells	Apr-June, Dec-Jan	All Day
Tiger prawn	3,000 Bells	June-Sep	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Pearl oyster	2,800 Bells	June-Jan	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Horseshoe crab	2,500 Bells	July-Sep	9 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Mantis shrimp	2,500 Bells	All Year	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Gazami crab	2,200 Bells	June-Nov	All Day
Abalone	2,000 Bells	June-Jan	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Oyster	2,000 Bells	Sep-Feb	All Day
Slate pencil urchin	2,000 Bells	May-Sep	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Dungeoness crab	1,900 Bells	Nov-May	All Day
Chambered nautilus	1,800 Bells	Mar-June, Sep-Nov	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Sea pig	10,000 Bells	Nov-Feb	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Sea urchin	1,700 Bells	May-Sep	All Day
Mussel	1,500 Bells	June-Dec	All Day
Sea pineapple	1,500 Bells	All Year	All Day
Firefly squid	1,400 Bells	Mar-June	9 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Sweet shrimp	1,400	Sep-Feb	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Octopus	1,200 Bells	All Year	All Day
Scallop	1,200 Bells	All Year	All Day
Spotted garden eel	1,100 Bells	May-Oct	4 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Turban shell	1,000	Mar-May, Sep-Dec	All Day
Whelk	1,000 Bells	All Year	All Day

All sea creatures in Animal Crossing:New Horizons

Here's a list of all of the sea creatures you can find in the game listed in alphabetical order and how much they sell for at Nook's Cranny.

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Sea Creature	Bell Value	Seasonality	Active Hours
Abalone	2,000 Bells	June-Jan	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Acorn barnacle	600 Bells	All Year	All Day
Chambered nautilus	1,800 Bells	Mar-June, Sep-Nov	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Dungeoness crab	1,900 Bells	Nov-May	All Day
Firefly squid	1,400 Bells	Mar-June	9 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Flatworm	700 Bells	Aug-Sep	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Gazami crab	2,200 Bells	June-Nov	All Day
Giant Isopod	12,000 Bells	July-Oct	9 a.m. - 4 p.m., 9 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Gigas giant clam	15,000 Bells	May-Sep	All Day
Horseshoe crab	2,500 Bells	July-Sep	9 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Lobster	4,500 Bells	Apr-June, Dec-Jan	All Day
Mantis shrimp	2,500 Bells	All Year	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Moon jellyfish	600 Bells	July-Sep	All Day
Mussel	1,500 Bells	June-Dec	All Day
Octopus	1,200 Bells	All Year	All Day
Oyster	2,000 Bells	Sep-Feb	All Day
Pearl oyster	2,800 Bells	June-Jan	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Red king crab	8,000 Bells	Nov-Mar	All Day
Scallop	1,200 Bells	All Year	All Day
Sea anemone	500 Bells	All Year	All Day
Sea cucumber	500 Bells	Nov-Apr	All Day
Sea grapes	900 Bells	All Year	All Day
Sea pig	10,000 Bells	Nov-Feb	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Sea pineapple	1,500 Bells	All Year	All Day
Sea slug	600 Bells	All Year	All Day
Sea star	500 Bells	All Year	All Day
Sea urchin	1,700 Bells	May-Sep	All Day
Seaweed	600 Bells	Oct-July	All Day
Slate pencil urchin	2,000 Bells	May-Sep	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Snow crab	6,000 Bells	Nov-Apr	All Day
Spider crab	12,000 Bells	Mar-Apr	All Day
Spiny Lobster	5,000 Bells	Oct-Dec	9 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Spotted garden eel	1,100 Bells	May-Oct	4 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sweet shrimp	1,400	Sep-Feb	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Tiger prawn	3,000 Bells	June-Sep	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Turban shell	1,000	Mar-May, Sep-Dec	All Day
Umbrella octopus	6,000 Bells	Mar-May	All Day
Vampire squid	10,000 Bells	May-Aug	4 p.m. - 9 a.m.
Venus' flower basket	5,000 Bells	Oct-Feb	All Day
Whelk	1,000 Bells	All Year	All Day

Most valuable bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing New Horizons Safely Catch Bugs — (Image credit: iMore)

Bugs are listed from most valuable to least valuable. Anything that sells for less than 1,000 Bells wasn't included. If you'd rather see a full list of all the bugs found in the game, here they are in alphabetical order.

Pro Tip: Consider stocking up on the most lucrative bugs and then selling them when bug enthusiast Flick visits your island. You'll make a ton more money that way since he pays 150% the number of Bells that you'll get from Nook's Cranny.

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Bug	Bell Value	Location	Seasonality	Active Hours
Giraffe Stag	12,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	5 p.m.-8 a.m.
Golden Stag	12,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	5 p.m.-8 a.m.
Giant Stag	10,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	11 p.m.-8 a.m.
Scarab Beetle	10,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	11 p.m.-8 a.m.
Cyclommatus Stag	8,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	5 p.m.-8 a.m.
Goliath Beetle	8,000 Bells	On tree trunks	June-Sep	All Day
Horned Atlas	8,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	5 p.m.-8 a.m.
Horned Elephant	8,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	5 p.m.-8 a.m.
Scorpion	8,000 Bells	On the ground	May-Oct	7 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Tarantula	8,000 Bells	On the ground	Nov-Apr	7 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Rainbow Stag	6,000 Bells	On tree trunks	June-Sep	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Banded Dragonfly	4,500 Bells	Flying in the air	May-Oct	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Emperor Butterfly	4,000 Bells	Flying in the air	June-Sep, Dec-Mar	5 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing	4,000 Bells	Flying in the air	May-Sep	8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Agrias Butterfly	3,000 Bells	Flying in the air	Apr-Sep	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Atlas Moth	3,000 Bells	On tree trunks	Apr-Sep	7 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Great Purple Emperor	3,000 Bells	Flying in the air	May-Aug	4 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Rosalia Batesi Beetle	3,000 Bells	On tree stumps	May-Sep	All Day
Madagascan Sunset Moth	2,500 Bells	Flying in the air	Apr-Sep	8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Peacock Butterfly	2,500 Bells	Flying in the air	Mar-June	4 a.m.-7 p.m.
Raja Brooke's Birdwing	2,500 Bells	Flying in the air	Apr-Sep, Dec- Feb	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Wasp	2,500 Bells	Falls from shaken trees	All Year	All Day
Orchid Mantis	2,400 Bells	On white flowers	Mar-Nov	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Jewel Beetle	2,400 Bells	On trees	Apr-Aug	All Day
Giant Water Bug	2,000 Bells	Pond/River	Apr-Sep	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Saw Stag	2,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	All Day
Tiger Beetle	1,500 Bells	On the ground	Feb-Nov	All Day
Horned Dynastid	1,350 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	5 p.m.-8 a.m.
Hermit Crab	1,000 Bells	Along the beach	All Year	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Man-Faced Stink Bug	1,000 Bells	On flowers	Mar-Nov	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Miyama Stag	1,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	All Day
Paper Kite Butterfly	1,000 Bells	Flying in the air	All Year	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.

All bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

To make things easier for you, we've also listed all the bugs in New Horizons in alphabetical order. Here's every bug and how much it sells for at Nook's Cranny.

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Bug	Bell Value	Location	Seasonality	Active Hours
Agrias Butterfly	3,000 Bells	Flying in the air	Apr-Sep	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Ant	80 Bells	On rotten food	All Year	All Day
Atlas Moth	3,000 Bells	On tree trunks	Apr-Sep	7 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Bagworm	600 Bells	Falls from shaken trees	All Year	All Day
Banded Dragonfly	4,500 Bells	Flying in the air	May-Oct	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Bell Cricket	430 Bells	On the ground	Sep-Oct	5 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Blue Weevil Beetle	800 Bells	On a coconut	July-Aug	All Day
Brown Cicada	250 Bells	On trees	July- Aug	8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Centipede	300 Bells	Found after hitting rocks	Sep-June	4 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Cicada Shell	10 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	All Day
Citrus Long-Horned Beetle	350 Bells	On tree stumps	All Year	All Day
Common Butterfly	160 Bells	Flying in the air	Apr-Aug	4 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Cricket	130 Bells	On the ground	Sep-Nov	5 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Cyclommatus Stag	8,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	5 p.m.-8 a.m.
Damselfly	500 Bells	Flying in the air	Nov-Feb	All Day
Darner Dragonfly	230 Bells	Flying in the air	Apr-Oct	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Diving Beetle	800 Bells	Ponds/Rivers	May-Sep	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Drone Beetle	200 Bells	On trees	June-Aug	All Day
Earth-Boring Dung Beetle	300 Bells	On the ground	Jul-Sep	All Day
Emperor Butterfly	4,000 Bells	Flying in the air	June-Sep, Dec-Mar	5 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Evening Cicada	660 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	4 a.m.-8 a.m., 4 p.m.-7 p.m.
Firefly	300 Bells	Flying in the air	June	7 p.m.-4 a.m.
Flea	70 Bells	On villagers	Apr-Nov	All Day
Fly	80 Bells	On garbage	All Year	All Day
Giant Cicada	600 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Giant Stag	10,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	11 p.m.-8 a.m.
Giant Water Bug	2,000 Bells	Pond/River	Apr-Sep	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Giraffe Stag	12,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	5 p.m.-8 a.m.
Golden Stag	12,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	5 p.m.-8 a.m.
Goliath Beetle	8,000 Bells	On tree trunks	June-Sep	All Day
Grasshopper	160 Bells	On the ground	July-Sep	8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Great Purple Emperor	3,000 Bells	Flying in the air	May-Aug	4 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Hermit Crab	1,000 Bells	Along the beach	All Year	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Honeybee	200 Bells	Flying new flowers	Mar-July	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Horned Atlas	8,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	5 p.m.-8 a.m.
Horned Dynastid	1,350 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	5 p.m.-8 a.m.
Horned Elephant	8,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	5 p.m.-8 a.m.
Horned Hercules	Unknown	On trees	July-Aug	5 p.m.-8 a.m.
Jewel Beetle	2,400 Bells	On trees	Apr-Aug	All Day
Ladybug	200 Bells	On flowers	Mar-June, Oct	8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Long Locust	200 Bells	On the ground	Apr-Nov	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Madagascan Sunset Moth	2,500 Bells	Flying in the air	Apr-Sep	8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Man-Faced Stink Bug	1,000 Bells	On flowers	Mar-Nov	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Mantis	430 Bells	On flowers	Mar-Nov	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Migratory Locust	600 Bells	On ground	Aug-Nov	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Miyama Stag	1,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	All Day
Mole Cricket	500 Bells	Underground	Nov-May	All Day
Monarch Butterfly	140 Bells	Flying in the air	Sep-Nov	4 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Mosquito	130 Bells	Flying in the air	June-Sep	5 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Moth	130 Bells	Flying near light	All Year	7 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Orchid Mantis	2,400 Bells	On white flowers	Mar-Nov	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Paper Kite Butterfly	1,000 Bells	Flying in the air	All Year	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Peacock Butterfly	2,500 Bells	Flying in the air	Mar-June	4 a.m.-7 p.m.
Pill Bug	250 Bells	Found after hitting rocks	Sep-June	11 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Pondskater	130 Bells	Ponds	May-Sep	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing	4,000 Bells	Flying in the air	May-Sep	8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Rainbow Stag	6,000 Bells	On tree trunks	June-Sep	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Raja Brooke's Birdwing	2,500 Bells	Flying in the air	Apr-Sep, Dec- Feb	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Red Dragonfly	180 Bells	Flying in the air	Sep-Oct	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Rice Grasshopper	160 Bells	On the ground	Aug-Nov	8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Rosalia Batesi Beetle	3,000 Bells	On tree stumps	May-Sep	All Day
Saw Stag	2,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	All Day
Scarab Beetle	10,000 Bells	On trees	July-Aug	11 p.m.-8 a.m.
Scorpion	8,000 Bells	On the ground	May-Oct	7 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Snail	250 Bells	On rocks when raining	All Year	All Day
Spider	480 Bells	Dangle from shaken trees	All Year	7 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Stinkbug	120 Bells	On flowers	Mar-Nov	All Day
Tarantula	8,000 Bells	On the ground	Nov-Apr	7 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Tiger Beetle	1,500 Bells	On the ground	Feb-Nov	All Day
Tiger Butterfly	240 Bells	Flying in the air	Mar-Sep	4 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Violin Beetle	450 Bells	On tree stumps	May-June, Sep-Nov	All Day
Walker Cicada	400 Bells	On tree trunks	Aug-Sep	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Walker Leaf	600 Bells	Below trees disguised as leaf items	July-Aug	All Day
Walker Stick	600 Bells	Falls from shaken trees	July-Nov	4 a.m. - 8 a.m., 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Wasp	2,500 Bells	Falls from shaken trees	All Year	All Day
Warf Roach	200 Bells	On rocks at the beach	All Year	All Day
Yellow Butterfly	160 Bells	Flying in the air	Mar-June, Sep-Oct	4 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Most valuable shells in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

There aren't that many kinds of shells in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. As such, I've included all 12 of them from most to least expensive. Don't worry, we also sorted it all out in alphabetical order for you too.

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Shells	What it sells for
Pearl Oyster	1,200 Bells
Conch	700 Bells
Scallop shell	600 Bells
Giant Clam	450 Bells
Oyster shell	450 Bells
White scallop	450 Bells
Coral	250 Bells
Sea Snail	180 Bells
Venus comb	150 Bells
Sand dollar	120 Bells
Manila Clam	100 Bells
Cowries	60 Bells
Porceletta	30 Bells

All shells in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

In case this makes it easier for you, I've also included a list of shells in alphabetical order.

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Shells	What it sells for
Conch	700 Bells
Coral	250 Bells
Cowries	60 Bells
Giant Clam	450 Bells
Manila Clam	100 Bells
Oyster shell	450 Bells
Pearl Oyster	1,200 Bells
Porceletta	30 Bells
Sand dollar	120 Bells
Sea Snail	180 Bells
Scallop shell	600 Bells
Venus comb	150 Bells
White scallop	450 Bells

Bring in the Bells!

With all of the Bells you collect from selling the most valuable fish, bugs and sea creatures in New Horizons, you should be able to pay off your loans in no time. Plus, you can use your cash to purchase all of the nifty decorations and furniture you can find in the game.

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