Subnautica: Below Zero Creatures

31 creatures the game files spawn or place, each with a page: the depth it lives at, the areas where it spawns and the pins on the map. Sort the table, or open the leviathans page for the big ones.

Data: Subnautica: Below Zero game files (build of 12 Aug 2025), read and drawn by PinDrop. (c) Unknown Worlds Entertainment. PinDrop is fan-made and not affiliated with Unknown Worlds Entertainment.

All Subnautica: Below Zero creatures
Glow WhaleRolled per game (model)Leviathans13 m to 177 m536Lily PadsEast Iceberg Zone
CheliceratePlaced by handLeviathans38 m to 242 m-4Tree SpiresPurple Vents
Shadow LeviathanPlaced by handLeviathans595 m to 892 m-4Crystal CavernsFabricator Caverns
SymbioteRolled per game (model)Carnivores17 m to 61 m342-Sparse Arctic Zone
Noot FishRolled per game (model)Carnivores169 m to 243 m200-Lily Pads
BrinewingRolled per game (model)Carnivores5 m to 27 m134-Sparse Arctic Zone
Brute SharkRolled per game (model)Carnivores15 m to 299 m106-Lily PadsTree Spires
PengwingRolled per game (model)Carnivores13 m to 49 m92323Sparse Arctic Zone
CryptosuchusRolled per game (model)Carnivores5 m to 103 m50-Purple VentsThermal Spires
SquidsharkRolled per game (model)Carnivores127 m to 253 m423Lily Pads
Rock PuncherRolled per game (model)Carnivores33 m to 675 m3010Crystal CavernsThermal Spires
PinnacaridPlaced by handCarnivores+4 m to 36 m-121Arctic KelpWest Iceberg Zone
Snow StalkerPlaced by handCarnivores+48 m to 8 m-35Glacial BasinArctic Spires
Arctic RayRolled per game (model)Large herbivores13 m to 147 m487-East Iceberg ZoneWest Iceberg Zone
Eye JellyRolled per game (model)Large herbivores21 m to 203 m380-West Iceberg ZoneGlacial Bay
Titan holefishRolled per game (model)Large herbivores13 m to 145 m329-East Iceberg ZoneWest Iceberg Zone
Sea MonkeyRolled per game (model)Large herbivores11 m to 249 m227-Arctic KelpLily Pads
SkyrayRolled per game (model)Large herbivores+51 m to +23 m4276Delta Island
Lily PaddlerRolled per game (model)Large herbivores49 m to 475 m39-Lily PadsTree Spires
BoomerangRolled per game (model)Small herbivores11 m to 173 m9,862-Lily PadsEast Iceberg Zone
HoopfishRolled per game (model)Small herbivores15 m to 363 m4,193-Tree SpiresTwisty Bridges
Red Feather FishRolled per game (model)Small herbivores91 m to 699 m3,387-Tree SpiresCrystal Caverns
Arctic PeeperRolled per game (model)Small herbivores9 m to 137 m2,625-East Iceberg ZoneTwisty Bridges
Feather FishRolled per game (model)Small herbivores9 m to 165 m2,226-Tree SpiresPurple Vents
SpinefishRolled per game (model)Small herbivores487 m to 953 m965-Fabricator CavernsTwisty Bridges
Arrow RayRolled per game (model)Small herbivores155 m to 409 m838-Tree SpiresLily Pads
TriopsRolled per game (model)Small herbivores297 m to 861 m633-Crystal CavernsFabricator Caverns
Spinner FishRolled per game (model)Small herbivores55 m to 181 m444-Lily PadsArctic Kelp
Discus fishRolled per game (model)Small herbivores183 m to 473 m336-Tree SpiresLily Pads
RockgrubRolled per game (model)Scavengers and parasites149 m to 675 m337-Crystal CavernsKoppa Mining Site
BladderfishRolled per game (model)Other21 m to 439 m1,813-Lily PadsTwisty Bridges

Spawn numbers are a model read from the game's spawner tables and 921,892 baked slots, not verified in a running game.

Leviathans

The databank class “Leviathans” holds 3 creatures the files place (Glow Whale, Chelicerate, Shadow Leviathan), the Frozen Leviathan, and the Ice Worm. Their positions are on one page with a map.

All leviathans, where each one is →

Databank creatures without a page

38 fauna entries sit in the game's databank; 31 of them have a page. The rest have no spawn entry and no placed position in the files, so a page would hold only the databank name:

  • Hope: no spawn entry and no placed position in the game files
  • Bladderfish: no spawn entry and no placed position in the game files
  • Crashfish: no spawn entry and no placed position in the game files
  • Hivemind: no spawn entry and no placed position in the game files
  • Ice Worm: databank entry only, no position in the files (shown on the leviathans page)
  • Trivalve Gold: only 6 placed eggs, no creature spawn or placement
  • Trivalve Blue: only 6 placed eggs, no creature spawn or placement
  • Spikey Trap: a trap plant in the databank, no spawn entry
  • Alien Robot: a robot, 7 placed; it is on the map as a notable creature, not in the fauna classes

How the creatures are found in the files

The game files hold two kinds of creatures. 27 species are rolled for each new game: 921,892 baked slots each pick from a per-area table of 34 creature spawn types (school and small-variant prefabs fold into the same species), so the same save never has the same fish in the same place twice. 9 species are placed by hand, 582 pins in total, and those are exact positions. 5 species do both.

The classes are the game's own: Leviathans, Carnivores, Large and Small herbivores, Scavengers and parasites. The files hold where and when a creature appears, not how it fights, so the only behaviour lines on these pages are the studio's own databank text, quoted and marked. Pages for the areas are in biomes, plants in flora.

Spawn counts are a model, not verified in a running game; pins are read as placed. Names, classes and quoted lines are the game's own text.