Aberrant Anglerfish
Aberrant Anglerfish Overview
Aberrant Anglerfish is an aquatic carnivore in ARK: Survival Ascended, is well-suited for deep-sea exploration, cave diving, and ocean resource runs. Tamed via knockout taming (Regular Kibble is the optimal food), this carnivore enters service with 350 base Weight, providing a solid weight pool. It reproduces by laying fertilized eggs that incubate between -75°C and 75°C, with babies maturing slowly. Its harvest profile centers on AnglerGel, Raw Fish Meat, making farming runs noticeably faster. It earns its place in the stable for survivors looking to graduate from early-game tames.
Spawn Locations
9 mapsThe Aberrant Anglerfish spawns on 9 maps, typically found in oceans, deep rivers, and underwater caves. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Aberrant Anglerfish Taming Calculator
Open Calculator→| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regular KibbleBest | 5 | 25:35 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Raw Mutton | 11 | 33:00 | 73 Lvl (223) |
 Raw Prime Meat | 13 | 39:00 | 73 Lvl (223) |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 19 | 56:57 | 70 Lvl (220) |
 Raw Meat | 39 | 1:57:00 | 60 Lvl (210) |
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Breeding
Open Calculator →XP Calculator
Full Calculator→Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)8 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server
Server Settings(Game.ini)
Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.
Drops & Harvest Resources
The Aberrant Anglerfish's corpse can be harvested for AnglerGel, Raw Fish Meat. The corpse has 550 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.
Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
| 40%~34~18 hits | 60%~51~14 hits | |
| 60%~25~18 hits | 40%~17~14 hits |
Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.
Gathering Abilities
Harvest Guide →Damage Resistances
The Aberrant Anglerfish has 14 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. It shrugs off 7 damage types but is weak to 6, with its worst vulnerability at +120%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.
Base Stats
Full Stats→| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 432.0 | +86.40 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 240.0 | +24.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 900.0 | +54.00 | +0.00% |
 Food | 1500.0 | +150.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 350.0 | +7.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 106.0% | +5.30% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The Aberrant Anglerfish has 4 hitbox zones, each with a different damage multiplier. Hit the c_bait7 (2x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.
Can Damage
Open damage calculator →The Aberrant Anglerfish can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Aberrant Anglerfish out.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack 1Carnivore Medium Pearls | 30 | 165.0 | 90.0 | — | — | — |
Numbers reflect base melee at level 1, 100% TE, no imprint. The damage calculator lets you scale by melee %, server multipliers, and pick a specific structure for exact hit counts.
Tools & Guides
Aberrant Anglerfish Tips & Tricks
Read and share community tips for the Aberrant Anglerfish in ARK: Survival Ascended. Look for taming trap blueprints, ammo counts, and advice on avoiding accidental kills during knockout.
Everything you need to know about the Aberrant Anglerfish in ARK: Survival Ascended is collected here. Use the stat overview, taming summary, and breeding details below to plan your approach, then explore the dedicated tool pages for step-by-step help.
At base level the Aberrant Anglerfish has 432 base Health, 106% base Melee Damage, 350 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.
The Aberrant Anglerfish is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons, then feed it Regular Kibble for the fastest results. Our taming calculator shows exact food quantities, narcotics needed, and time estimates for every level.
Breeding Aberrant Anglerfishs produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between -75°C and 75°C. Full maturation takes 1 day and 13 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.
Once tamed, the Aberrant Anglerfish can harvest AnglerGel, Raw Fish Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.
