Fish
Anglerfish
Melanocetus anglerpescum
- Tameable
- Rideable
- Breedable
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Era
- Early Cretaceous - Holocene
- Drag weight
- 250
Where it spawns
- Very common
- Common
- Uncommon
- Very uncommon
- Rare
- Very rare
Spawn areas mined from the game files by the ARK Wiki; Ascended data where the wiki has it. Creatures roam a little outside their areas.
Base stats and growth
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 450 | +90 | +5.4% |
| Stamina | 240 | +24 | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +15 | — |
| Food | 1,500 | +150 | +10.0% |
| Weight | 350 | +7 | +4.0% |
| Melee | 30 | +1.5 | +1.7% |
| Move Speed | 100% | — | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 900 | +54 | — |
Dossier
In the wild
Whether its size is caused by adaptation to the Island's other inhabitants, or by cross-breeding with another larger species, Melanocetus angerlpescum is the largest form of Anglerfish I've ever heard of. Typically found among the deepest, darkest expanses of the ocean, this creature preys on smaller fish while being an excellent source of food for larger predators. Melanocetus has an array of bioluminescent light pods at the end of stalks on its head. Like typical Anglerfish, it primarily uses these to attract smaller creatures and trick them into coming close enough for Melanocetus to consume the prey. This often makes wild Melanocetus itself relatively easy to spot among the briny depths.
Once tamed
Exploring the depths of the ocean can be difficult. The cold, the lack of air, and the shocking absence of light combine to make travel very dangerous. A tamed Anglerfish can use the natural light at the end of its stalks to illuminate the depths, making exploration not only safer but more lucrative, as I've heard some survivors use this creature to harvest the silica pearls found throughout the ocean's depths!
Breeding
1 Incubation
4h 59m 58s
2 Baby
3h 42m 13s
3 Juvenile
14h 48m 53s
4 Adolescent
18h 31m 6s
- Fully grown after
- 1d 13h 2m 13s
- Mate again after
- 18h - 2d
- Incubation temperature
- -75 - 75 °C / -103 - 167 °F
- Egg incubator setting
- 0 °C / 32 °F
- Egg
- Angler Egg
Taming
- Method
- Knockout
Saddle
- No Saddle Needed
- Tekgram
Technical
- Entity ID
Angler_Character_BP_C- Cloneable
- No