Where can you find Coelacanth in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Coelacanth spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Coelacanth?

A baby Coelacanth takes 3 days and 20 hours to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Coelacanth Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Coelacanth

WATER

Coelacanth

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

20 mapsFull Map →

The Coelacanth spawns on 20 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.

Official

Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

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Taming

Coelacanth is tamable using a Fish Basket.

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time3d 20h

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill40 XP

0.5 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.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Raw Fish Meat from a Coelacanth corpse. The corpse has 50 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

The harvest table below breaks down exact yields per tool. Choose your tool based on which resource you're after - yields vary significantly.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Harvest Weapon
Raw Fish Meat	100%~3~2 hits	60%~2~2 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.

Damage Resistances

The Coelacanth has 15 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. With 8 resistances and 6 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +900% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Spike WallSpike wall traps

50%-50%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

Base Stats

Full Stats →

Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	30.0	+6.00	+4.00%
Stamina	100.0	+10.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	15.0	+0.90	+0.00%
Food	100.0	+10.00	+2.00%
Weight	8.0	+0.16	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Damage dealt to the Coelacanth varies across 1 hitbox zone. The Head is the most vulnerable spot at 1.5x damage - aim there for maximum DPS.

Headc_head

1.50x

Can Damage

The Coelacanth can damage: Thatch. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Coelacanth out.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Coelacanth Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Coelacanth - and contribute your own tips.

Everything you need to know about the Coelacanth 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 Coelacanth has 30 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 8 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Coelacanth gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 3 days and 20 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.

Once tamed, the Coelacanth can harvest Raw Fish Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

The Coelacanth is an aquatic, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Water group.

Health-wise, the Coelacanth sits at 30 base, making it very frail. Melee starts at 100% - respectable melee power that scales with level-ups. With 100 base Stamina, the Coelacanth has low stamina reserves. It carries 8 base Weight - very limited carrying capacity.

The Coelacanth roams the ARK as a wild, untamable creature. Defeating one in the wild grants 0.5 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0 Element plus 0 Element per level.

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