How to Tame Sabertooth Salmon in ARK
Aggressive fish found in rivers. Attacks in schools and drops Raw Prime Fish Meat.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Reactive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Sabertooth Salmon Taming Details
Sabertooth Salmon 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.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Sabertooth Salmon drops Raw Fish Meat, Raw Prime Fish 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 Sabertooth Salmon on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Sabertooth Salmon 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, Sabertooth Salmon will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Sabertooth Salmon 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 | 65 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 100 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 100 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 18 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 15 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Sabertooth Salmon spawns on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos, Lost Colony, Genesis Part 1, Extinction.
Sabertooth Salmon variants
- Aberrant Salmon
- Eerie Sabertooth Salmon
- X-Sabertooth Salmon (Genesis: Part 1)
- Rare X-Sabertooth Salmon (Genesis: Part 1)
Related tools & resources
Sabertooth Salmon — Background & Lore
The Sabertooth Salmon is a river fish that swims in schools. It is a good source of 
Raw Prime Fish Meat.
Where to find it
Rivers and lakes on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Extinction and Genesis Part 1 in both games, on Astraeos and Lost Colony in ASA, and on Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE.
Uses
Raw Prime Fish Meat, the best food for fish-eating tames.
Tips
Kill it right before you need the meat: prime fish spoils very quickly.