Aberrant Anglerfish
Variant · 9 maps
Aberrant Anglerfish Taming Calculator
The Aberrant Anglerfish is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons like Tranq Arrows or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it while it's down. Torpor bleeds at 2.8/s, requiring regular sedative application to prevent a premature wakeup.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regular Kibble | 51:09 | 73 Lvl (223) 98.46% | |
 Raw Mutton | 1:03:00 | 70 Lvl (220) 93.44% | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 1:18:00 | 67 Lvl (217) 90.19% | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 1:53:53 | 60 Lvl (210) 80.91% | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 2:32:50 | 52 Lvl (202) 70.03% | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 1:36:00 | 44 Lvl (194) 59.81% | |
 Raw Meat | 3:51:00 | 38 Lvl (188) 50.74% | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 3:17:17 | 20 Lvl (170) 27.07% | |
 Cooked Meat | 3:49:30 | 15 Lvl (165) 20.56% | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 4:48:00 | 10 Lvl (160) 14.16% | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 4:47:15 | 2 Lvl (152) 3.98% |
Taming Results
Use the calculator results to plan your tame - they show the exact time, food quantity, and bonus levels for the Aberrant Anglerfish based on your settings.
Required Narcotics
Use the narcotic calculator to determine exactly how many Narcotics, Bio Toxin, or Narcoberries you need for the Aberrant Anglerfish. Narcotics provide 40 Torpor each and are the standard choice. Bio Toxin offers 80 Torpor but is harder to farm. Narcoberries at 7.5 each are a last resort. At 2.8 Torpor drain per second, apply narcotics proactively - a wakeup mid-tame wastes everything.
Starve & Torpor Timers
Use the torpor and starve timers to track your Aberrant Anglerfish tame in real time. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Aberrant Anglerfish: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.
ARK: Survival Ascended features the Aberrant Anglerfish as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It belongs to the Variant category.
Its base Stamina of 240 gives it decent staying power. Its base Melee Damage sits at 106%, giving it decent hitting power. Health-wise, the Aberrant Anglerfish sits at 432 base, making it reasonably durable. It carries 350 base Weight - a solid weight pool.
To tame the Aberrant Anglerfish, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Regular Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.
After taming, the Aberrant Anglerfish earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a -75°C–75°C temperature window. Defeating one in the wild grants 8 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.17 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.