June Is Shark Season on 'Animal Crossing' — Here Are All the New Fish and Bugs Coming

Better craft an extra fishing pole and net, Animal Crossers, because the month of June is especially exciting for anyone looking to add some new critters to their museum. The month that marks the start of summer also brings some highly anticipated new fish and bugs to your island — many of which fetch some very fine prices at Nook's Cranny. 

And, as always, the turning of the calendar also means some species will go into hibernation for a while. Here are all the new Animal Crossing fish and bugs as of June, along with the species that are gone as of June 1 and the critters that will go away at the end of the month.

New fish:

Tons of sharks are coming to the sea, and river fishing is about to get a lot more lucrative.

Rivers:

• Arapaima (10,000 bells): Largest shadow, available 4 p.m. to 9 a.m. through September 
• Arowana (10,000 bells) : Large shadow, available 4 p.m. to 9 a.m. through September 
• Dorado (15,000 bells): Extra large shadow, available 4 a.m. to 9 p.m. through September

• Piranha (2,500 bells): Small shadow, available 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. through September
• Saddled Bichir (4,000 bells): Large shadow, available  9 p.m. to 4 a.m. through September
• Tilapia (800 bells): medium shadow, available all day through October

Ponds:

• Gar (6,000 bells): Largest shadow, available 4 p.m. to 9 a.m. through September 
• Giant Snakehead (5,500 bells): Largest shadow, available 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., through August

Sea:

• Great White Shark (15,000 bells): Largest shadow with fin, available 4 p.m. to 9 a.m. through September
• Hammerhead Shark (8,000 bells): Largest shadow with fin, available 4 p.m. to 9 a.m. through September
• Ribbon Eel (600 bells): small thin shadow, available all day through October.

• Saw Shark (12,000 bells): Largest shadow with fin, available 4 p.m. to 9 a.m. through September
• Suckerfish (1,500 bells): large shadow with fin, available all day through September
• Whale Shark (13,000 bells): Largest shadow with fin, available all day through September

Fish that are gone as of June 1 or leaving at the end of the month:

Gone as of June 1

• Loach: returning in March
• Oarfish: returning in December

Leaving at the end of the month

• Cherry Salmon: returning in September
• Char: returning in September
• Golden trout: returning in September

New and returning bugs:

Fireflies are only available this month, so catch one while the getting's good!

• Drone beetle (600 bells): found on trees, all day through August
• Emperor butterfly (4,000 bells): flying around between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. through September
• Firefly (300 bells): flying around between 7 p.m. and 4 a.m. only in the month of June

• Goliath beetle (8,000 bells): on coconut tree trunks between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. through September
• Mosquito (130 bells): flying around between 5 p.m. and 4 a.m through September
• Rainbow stag (6,000 bells): on trees between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m. through September

Bugs that are gone as of June 1 or leaving at the end of the month:

Gone as of June 1

• Mole cricket: returning in November

Leaving at the end of the month

• Firefly: available only in June.
• Violin Beetle: returning in September