SUBNAUTICA / CREATURES
Creatures
Friendly, edible, territorial and dangerous animals on planet 4546B.
23 entries · Reviewed 2026-10-28
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Peeper
A small edible fish common in early-game waters, useful for starting food supplies.
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Bladderfish
A small purple fish that can be converted into filtered water early on.
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Boomerang
A familiar edible fish encountered in shallower biomes.
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Garryfish
A small common fish useful for beginner food supplies.
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Reginald
An edible fish often valued for efficiently supplying nutrition.
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Hoverfish
A distinctive slow-moving fish that can be caught in the original game.
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Stalker
A predator of the Kelp Forest that interacts with metal salvage and can drop teeth.
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Sand Shark
An ambush predator seen around sandy areas and Grassy Plateaus.
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Biter
A small hostile fish capable of harassing an inattentive diver.
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Bleeder
A small parasite found in certain hazardous environments, including near the Aurora.
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Gasopod
A slow creature that releases damaging gas pods when threatened.
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Crashfish
A cave-dwelling creature that rushes out and explodes when disturbed.
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Mesmer
A dangerous creature whose visual lure can disorient the player.
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Crabsnake
A predator associated with the Jellyshroom Caves' giant mushrooms.
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Ampeel
An electrically charged predator associated with deeper or more dangerous biomes.
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Boneshark
An aggressive fish that can threaten explorers and vehicles.
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Crabsquid
An alien creature whose electromagnetic pulse can disable equipment in deeper areas.
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Warper
A biomechanical alien creature that can forcibly relocate the player, especially as the infection progresses.
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Reefback
A huge generally peaceful roaming creature whose back may host resources and smaller organisms.
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Sea Treader
A large roaming creature associated with the Sea Treader's Path and stirring resources from the seabed.
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Rabbit Ray
A ray-like small animal seen in early biomes.
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Jellyray
A luminous ray found in deeper habitats such as the Mushroom Forest and Ghost Tree area.
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Spadefish
A small, distinctive fish in several habitats.
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