Pinnacarid in Subnautica: Below Zero

PinnacaridCarnivores in the game's databank. 121 are placed by hand between 4 to 36 m deep.

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.

Map of Subnautica: Below Zero with the Pinnacarid drawn on it
Placed in the world (121)All 121 placed Pinnacarid pins on the map →
Class
Carnivores
Depth
+4 m to 36 m
Spawns per game
none rolled
Placed pins
121

“An intelligent and curious creature which hunts and forages below the waterline, but returns to the surface to breathe.”

Assessment: Friendly

Pinnacarid, in-game databank. The studio's text, quoted short.

Placed by hand

121 Pinnacarid objects sit at fixed coordinates in the game files. They are exact, not modelled.

Where Pinnacarid is placed
AreaPlaced
Arctic Kelp47
West Iceberg Zone43
East Iceberg Zone17
Thermal Spires7
Purple Vents4
Lily Pads3

Pinnacarid egg

The spawner tables roll the egg about 31 times per game, most in Arctic Kelp.

In the same places

The area Pinnacarid appears in most is Arctic Kelp. What else spawns there:

About the Pinnacarid

The Pinnacarid is filed under carnivores in the game's databank. 121 are placed by hand.

The files do not say how it behaves or what it can do to the player, so this page carries only the studio's databank text above. Depths are metres below sea level; coordinates are the game's world metres, x east and z north.

Placed pins are read as placed.