Animal Crossing: New Horizons fish arriving and leaving in May 2022

Animal Crossing: New Horizons players see a bunch of changes on their islands every month, and May is no different. Along with various scenic changes on their islands, players will see a major reshuffling of the critters present on the island, depending on the hemisphere players belong to.

Players will also see a huge change in the kinds of fish present on the islands in New Horizons this month. Here are all the fish arriving on and leaving Animal Crossing: New Horizons islands in May 2022.

Fish arriving on Animal Crossing: New Horizons islands in May 2022

The kinds of fish that players will see on their New Horizons islands in May depends on the hemisphere that they live in. For players from the Northern Hemisphere, the following fish will make their appearance in May 2022.

Fish leaving Animal Crossing: New Horizons islands in May 2022

Just as there are different kinds of fish arriving in New Horizons islands in May, there are also a bunch of fish that will depart to make way for the new arrivals. This, too, differs depending on the hemisphere players reside in.

For players belonging to the Northern Hemisphere, the following three types of fish will make their way out of New Horizons islands in May.

However, the Southern Hemisphere bids adieu to a lot more fish than the Northern Hemisphere in May:

These are all the fish that players will no longer see in their New Horizons islands in May 2022.

As players can see, there is a major reshuffling of fish in New Horizons islands in the month of May, with many kinds of fish making their way in and out of the players' islands. This makes fishing in the game quite interesting for players since they can catch different kinds of fish every month and earn different rewards for the same.

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