How to Tame Anglerfish in ARK
Angler is a creature found in ARK: Survival Ascended.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Opportunistic
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Anglerfish Taming Details
Anglerfish is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton.
Alternative foods: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Anglerfish on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Anglerfish is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton in its inventory (alternatives: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, equip a saddle (unlocks via the engram tab) to ride your Anglerfish.
Anglerfish base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 450 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 240 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1500 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 350 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 900 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Anglerfish spawns on The Island, The Center, Genesis Part 1, Astraeos, Valguero, Ragnarok.
Anglerfish variants
- Aberrant Anglerfish
- Eerie Angler
- Anglerfish Ghost
Related tools & resources
Anglerfish — Background & Lore
The Anglerfish is a deep-sea predator with a glowing lure on its head. Its light is bright enough to work as a lamp in dark water, and its bite is the best way to collect 
Silica Pearls from clams. That makes it a key tame for ocean bases and pearl farming.
Where to find it
It lives in the deep ocean on most ocean maps in both games: The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero and Genesis Part 1, plus Astraeos in ASA and Crystal Isles, Lost Island, Fjordur and Genesis Part 2 in ASE. It is notably common on The Center, and on Lost Island in ASE.
Taming
A knockout tame. Wild ones attack on sight, flee when hurt and come back, so use tranquilizer bolts or arrows. Feed it 
Raw Mutton, 
Raw Prime Meat or 
Regular Kibble. It needs no saddle, but its rider cannot use weapons.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 5 hours.
- Temperature: anything from -75 to 75 °C, so almost any spot works.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 1.5 days at 1x.
Uses
- Silica Pearls: the top choice for harvesting them from clams.
- Angler Gel: its light draws in wild Anglerfish, which helps when farming Angler Gel.
- Light: it lights up a large area for deep-sea exploring.
Tips
Wear full SCUBA gear. Other deep-sea predators can join a fight at any time.