Leedsichthys
Creature Guide
FishOverview
The Leedsichthys (Leed-sick-thees) is the largest non-boss aquatic creature in ARK: Survival Evolved. This enormous fish is found in deep waters across multiple maps and is famous for its ability to destroy rafts with a single bite. While it cannot be tamed, it provides excellent farming opportunities - you can harvest Raw Prime Fish Meat from it without killing it. Its meat is considered prime quality and trades at the same value as Raw Prime Meat. The elusive
Dossier
Wild
Leedsichthys conviviumbrosia is probably the largest fish in the waters around the island. Its meat is also extremely succulent, a surprise given its size. It is often traded with the same value as Prime Meat, and colloquially called
Domesticated
Despite its large size, and the fact that it may well be strong enough to carry heavy loads, Leedsichthys does not appear to be intelligent enough to tame. Nevertheless, some large tribes keep an enormous pen with a few Leedsichthys trapped inside for cultivating purposes, as bits of Prime Fish can be repeatedly scraped off the gargantuan beast without killing it!
Behavior
- Defensive temperament - normally passive to players and creatures
- Attacks rafts on sight - can destroy even metal rafts in one bite
- Found in deep ocean waters
- Very fast swimming speed (900 u/s)
- Armored head protects from Mosasaurus attacks
- Massive size makes it the largest non-boss aquatic creature
- Can be harvested for meat without killing
- Surrounded by Megalodons in the wild
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