Ichthyosaurus

This article is about Ichthyosaurus, not to be confused with Ichthyornis

Ichthyosaurus

Dossier

These values may differ with what you see in-game or written elsewhere. But that is what the dossier says.

Common Name

Ichthyosaurus

Group

Reptiles

Species

Ichthyosaurus curiosa

Time Period

Late Triassic - Early Jurassic

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Curious

Release Versions

181.0
June 30, 2015

729.0
December 16, 2015

501.0
December 6, 2016

1.0
May 24, 2018

599.0
November 30, 2018

Spawn Command

admincheat summon Dolphin_Character_BP_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Dolphin/Dolphin_Character_BP.Dolphin_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Torpor Immune

Yes

Taming Method

Passive

Preferred Kibble

Kibble (Dodo Egg)

Preferred Food

Raw Mutton

Equipment

Ichthyosaurus Saddle (Level 13)

Rider Weaponry

Yes

Humans Can Carry

No

Data

XP For Kill

8 XP

Drops

Raw Meat

Special Loot Chance

100%

Feces Size

None

Drag Weight

75

Carryable By

• Kaprosuchus
• Megalosaurus
• Tusoteuthis

Can Damage

Thatch
Greenhouse
Wood
Lumber
Glass

Reproduction

Gestation Time

7h 56m 11s

Baby Time

9h 15m 33s

Juvenile Time

1d 13h 2m 11s

Adolescent Time

1d 22h 17m 45s

Total Maturation Time

3d 20h 35m 32s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

Colorvision Prota- / Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

“ After continuously feeding it whenever it’s hungry, it’ll eventually grow to love you! „ ~ Jat on Taming

The Ichthyosaurus (ick-thee-oh-sawr-us) or Ichthy is one of the creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Info

Dossier

This dossier section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena, the author of the dossiers has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creatures.

	“	Wild Ichthyosaurus curiosa is a comparatively small carnivore found in the waters around the island. It is slightly larger than a human, but that’s still small compared to the leviathans roaming these waters. It seems to be very interested in any creature around its size, often approaching and following humans swimming through its waters. Despite its appearance, the Ichthyosaurus is neither a fish nor an ocean mammal. Like many creatures in the waters around the island, it is actually an aquatic reptile. Domesticated I can’t think of a better mount for someone starting to explore the island’s seas and waterways. Ichthyosaurus is comparatively fast swimmer, and even in the wild will cozy right up to you and try to figure out what you’re doing. Taming these is actually pretty easy, as they seem to love humans and will be fed and tamed without the use of violence.	„
		~ Helena

Behavior

Ichthyosaurs are a very friendly species to most creatures, and will often swim towards you and around you out of curiosity. They will push you ashore if you run out of stamina and can't surface for oxygen in time. They act a lot like modern dolphins. Ichthyosaurs in the northwestern waters can be found killing and eating wild Kairuku.

Appearance

An Ichthyosaur is a mid-sized marine reptile, taking the rough shape of a dolphin. It has large eyes for spying fish and squid in the dark depths, a long snout for catching said prey, and a large brain that gives the animal its inherently curious nature.

Color Scheme and Regions

This section displays the Ichthyosaurus's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Ichthyosaurus. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Ichthyosaurus will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

Server admins can use this region information in the Console Command "cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID>".
For example, "cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6" would color the Ichthyosaurus's "body" magenta.

Region 0: Body	Region 1 is not used for this Creature.	Region 2 is not used for this Creature.
Region 3 is not used for this Creature.	Region 4: Back and Fins	Region 5: Belly

Region 0: BodyRegion 4: Back and FinsRegion 5: Belly

Drops

• Raw Meat

Base Stats and Growth

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Domesticated1	Add	Mult
Health	275	+13.75	+1.35%	0.042
Stamina	300	+60	+20%
Oxygen	150	+15	N/A
Food	1000	+100	+10%		15%
Weight	250	+5	+4%
Melee Damage	152	+0.75	+0.85%	14%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3	+1.5%
Torpidity	300	+18	N/A4	0.5

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting		Stamina Used
		Wild	Domesticated
Walking	600	?	?	10
Swimming	600	N/A	N/A	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Ichthy bites the target.
		0	525	0	680
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		15

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding-stats with an external tool.

Ichthyosaurus

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Ichthy.

General

The Ichthy will flee once you or your tame attacks it.

Strategy

There are two ways of doing this:

• It's recommend using a fast water mount and chasing it down, which is the most effective and fastest way.
• The more wasteful and time consuming way is to get a fast flying mount, pick up a friend or tribe mate, and have them get a gun or bow/crossbow and shoot it from above.

Weaponry

Any aquatic mount or even just spears can take out an Ichthyosaur. You may also need SCUBA Flippers if you don’t have a mount.

Dangers

While not a dangerous animal itself, the Ichthy can attract dangerous creatures such as Megalodon or Manta. Be prepared to fight more than just an Ichthyosaur if you do go hunting for one.

Weakness

These animals don't have that much health, so killing them isn't that difficult in general.

Taming

The Ichthy is unable to be tamed through the standard tranquilize-and-feed methods, and must be tamed non-violently.

To feed it, place raw meat on the last slot of your hotbar, then when approached press use (default e, , ) to feed it. You cannot feed them all the meat required for taming at one time, you must wait every couple of minutes until it is hungry again to feed it more until its taming meter is filled.

• The Ichthyosaurus will nuzzle up to tamed creatures, so using them to help tame them is recommended.
• The Ichthyosaurus may try to swim away while you are taming it.
• If you find the Icthyosaurus keeps running away you might be able to get between it and the open ocean forcing it to run to the shallows where it could get stuck for you to tame it. Its still likely it may get away though so blocking it in even further might help as well.
• It will co-habitat with Megalodons and Mantas, which together with the water can make taming them a bit dangerous.

Level 1		Feeding Interval	Time
Kibble (Dodo Egg)	2	08:14	0:08:14
Raw Mutton	3	03:51	0:07:43
Cooked Lamb Chop	5	03:12	0:12:51
Raw Prime Meat	4	03:26	0:10:18
Cooked Prime Meat	7	02:59	0:17:59
Raw Prime Fish Meat	9	01:26	0:11:35
Raw Meat	10	02:51	0:25:43
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	17	01:24	0:22:28
Cooked Meat	20	01:21	0:25:43
Raw Fish Meat	25	01:20	0:32:09
Cooked Fish Meat	50	00:39	0:32:09

Level 30		Feeding Interval	Time
Kibble (Dodo Egg)	3	06:10	0:12:21
Raw Mutton	7	03:00	0:18:01
Cooked Lamb Chop	12	02:48	0:30:50
Raw Prime Meat	8	02:56	0:20:35
Cooked Prime Meat	16	02:44	0:41:06
Raw Prime Fish Meat	20	01:21	0:25:43
Raw Meat	24	02:41	1:01:43
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	40	01:21	0:52:51
Cooked Meat	47	01:18	1:00:26
Raw Fish Meat	59	01:18	1:15:52
Cooked Fish Meat	118	00:38	1:15:52

Level 60		Feeding Interval	Time
Kibble (Dodo Egg)	5	05:08	0:20:34
Raw Mutton	10	02:51	0:25:43
Cooked Lamb Chop	19	02:42	0:48:49
Raw Prime Meat	13	02:47	0:33:26
Cooked Prime Meat	25	02:40	1:04:13
Raw Prime Fish Meat	32	01:19	0:41:09
Raw Meat	38	02:38	1:37:43
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	63	01:20	1:23:14
Cooked Meat	75	01:18	1:36:26
Raw Fish Meat	94	01:17	2:00:52
Cooked Fish Meat	188	00:38	2:00:52

Level 90		Feeding Interval	Time
Kibble (Dodo Egg)	7	04:47	0:28:47
Raw Mutton	14	02:46	0:36:01
Cooked Lamb Chop	26	02:40	1:06:48
Raw Prime Meat	18	02:43	0:46:18
Cooked Prime Meat	35	02:38	1:29:55
Raw Prime Fish Meat	43	01:19	0:55:18
Raw Meat	52	02:37	2:13:43
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	86	01:20	1:53:37
Cooked Meat	104	01:17	2:13:43
Raw Fish Meat	129	01:17	2:45:52
Cooked Fish Meat	258	00:38	2:45:52

Level 120		Feeding Interval	Time
Kibble (Dodo Egg)	9	04:37	0:37:01
Raw Mutton	18	02:43	0:46:18
Cooked Lamb Chop	33	02:38	1:24:46
Raw Prime Meat	22	02:41	0:56:35
Cooked Prime Meat	44	02:37	1:53:02
Raw Prime Fish Meat	55	01:18	1:10:43
Raw Meat	66	02:36	2:49:43
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	110	01:19	2:25:19
Cooked Meat	132	01:17	2:49:43
Raw Fish Meat	165	01:17	3:32:09
Cooked Fish Meat	329	00:38	3:31:31

Level 150		Feeding Interval	Time
Kibble (Dodo Egg)	10	04:34	0:41:08
Raw Mutton	22	02:41	0:56:35
Cooked Lamb Chop	40	02:38	1:42:45
Raw Prime Meat	27	02:40	1:09:26
Cooked Prime Meat	54	02:37	2:18:43
Raw Prime Fish Meat	67	01:18	1:26:09
Raw Meat	80	02:36	3:25:43
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	133	01:19	2:55:42
Cooked Meat	160	01:17	3:25:43
Raw Fish Meat	200	01:17	4:17:09
Cooked Fish Meat	399	00:38	4:16:31

Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator. Ingredients for Kibble (Dodo Egg): 1 ×  Dodo Egg , 1 ×  Rockarrot , 1 ×  Cooked Meat , 2 ×  Mejoberry , 3 ×  Fiber , 1 ×  Water

Utility

• Scout: While it initially has a lower sprinting speed than the Plesiosaur and Mosasaurus, it gains the highest absolute Value (135) per Level and can easily grow to be the fastest underwater mount other than the manta. Sprinting may also be maintained due to low Stamina drain (Level Speed and some Stamina). You are also traveling very safe because no other creature will agro on you while mounted.
• Black Pearl Farmer: It can be used to farm Eurypterids since it is the only mount besides the Angler that has no knockback, which usually has a massive effect on the Eurypterids, and because of that they may be constantly attacked and killed effortlessly by the Ichthy. A big advantage compared to the Angler is that the Ichthy does not gain any torpor, which the Eurypterids can massively inflict (Level Health and Melee Damage).

Notes/Trivia

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Ichthyosaurus, see the relevant Wikipedia article

Dancing Ichthys

• In the dossier there is a picture that presumably depicts the relative size between the Ichthyosaurus and the Megalodon of the island. Disturbingly, there is a much larger creature behind the Megalodon. It might be a Mosasaurus, but the background creature may also be a hint at an underwater boss.
• Before patch 183.2, Ichthyosaurs would die if even a fraction of them was above the water.
• Prior to being added, Ichthyosaurus was referred to in the "upcoming week patch notes" as Shastasaurus.
• As Ichthys are reptiles, the lack of an oxygen attribute is an error.
• They are one of the few species in Ark to retain their eating animation after they are tamed. However their eating animation is slightly glitched as their long snouts actually cross each other.
• Ichthyosaurus are attracted by other tamed Ichthy and Megalodons.
• Although being attracted to water pets may be a benefit for players looking to tame one, not moving for even a few moments could attract enough to stop your Plesiosaur or Mosasaurus from moving.
• Despite the common belief that Icthyosaurus is playful and curious in ARK, they can actually be quite aggressive to wild terrestrial creatures. So long as a player or tamed animal is nowhere in the vicinity, Icthyosaurus are very aggressive, similar to Megalodons, and will attack just about any land animal that gets into the same vicinity of them. Although they can be found in the north killing and eating Kairuku, they often tussle with Carbonemys in warmer waters; they will attack Ankylosaurus, Carnotaurus, Raptors, and even Rexes if there is no player in the immediate vicinity. This is most likely a bug.
• If you tranq a creature, like a Parasaur, and it slides into the ocean where Ichthys are present, they will attack and eat the drowned creature.

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