Lifeform index

Subnautica 2 Creatures

A creature and flora index grouped by lifeform type, with spoiler warnings for Leviathan entries.

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This index combines current community databases and guide coverage into a field-guide view. Names, categories, and images may change during Early Access, so use the source links below for deeper database pages and patch context.

88 entries

Leviathan

High-threat spoiler-sensitive creatures. Open these only if you want names before discovering them yourself.

2 entries
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Collector Leviathan

Threat: Lethal

A massive apex lifeform. Give it space, keep an escape route, and expect Leviathan details to contain spoilers.

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Shiver Leviathan

Threat: Lethal

A deep-water Leviathan threat. Avoid casual scouting near its territory unless you are prepared to retreat fast.

Large Fauna

Bigger fish, jellies, arthropods, and crustaceans that shape exploration routes and threat planning.

16 entries
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Deepwing Brooder

Threat: High

A broad-bodied arthropod with long fins and sharp silhouette, easy to spot against open water.

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Cerathecan

Threat: High

A large carnivore with a heavy profile. Keep distance and use terrain or vehicles to widen the gap.

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Epicurean

Threat: High

A bulky roaming fish that can dominate a route. Watch its movement before crossing open water.

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Hycean

Threat: High

A bright jelly-like lifeform. Treat glowing open-water shapes as hazards until you know the area.

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Marrowbreach

Threat: High

A mango-family predator with a sharp, armored look. Avoid lingering near narrow passes it patrols.

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Needler Mango

Threat: High

A spined mango-family predator. Plan a clean route past it instead of swimming straight through.

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Nibbler Mango

Threat: High

A large aggressive fish with a compact body. Keep oxygen and stamina margin when it is nearby.

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Sandspear

Threat: High

A spear-shaped arthropod predator. Its silhouette is a useful warning sign in sandy or open routes.

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Twin Sitaray

Threat: High

A twin-bodied ray-like predator. Give it a wide berth when crossing exposed water.

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Waxmoon

Threat: High

A large crescent-shaped fish. Use its bright body as an early cue to slow down and scan the area.

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Coral Crab

Threat: Low

A large crustacean with a reef-like shell. Useful as a landmark while mapping shallow routes.

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Jelly Ring

Threat: Low

A ring-shaped jelly lifeform. Its shape stands out clearly and can help orient long swims.

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Jetocaris

Threat: Low

A large crustacean with a distinctive shell. Watch its path and use it as a visual cue in busy biomes.

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Hammerhead

Threat: Low

A broad-headed herbivore. Its size makes it easy to identify without getting too close.

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Surge Jelly

Threat: Low

A glowing jelly lifeform. Good for visual orientation, but avoid drifting into unfamiliar clusters.

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BFJ

Threat: Low

A large jelly-like creature with a soft round body. Use it as a landmark in open water.

Small Fauna

Smaller mobile lifeforms used for scanning, biome recognition, and early survival notes.

23 entries
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Bullethead

Threat: Medium

A compact carnivore with a blunt head. Stay alert when several small fish suddenly scatter.

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Foureye

Threat: Medium

A small carnivore with a striking face pattern. Keep moving if it starts closing distance.

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Halfmoon

Threat: Medium

A crescent-shaped small fish. Its variants are easy to mix up, so rely on color and body shape.

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Houndgar

Threat: Medium

A small but aggressive-looking fish. Treat it as a route nuisance when exploring tight spaces.

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Electric Geordie

Threat: Low

A small salpapod with electric coloring. A useful scan target when cataloging early fauna.

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Flash Slug

Threat: Low

A bright water slug. Its glow makes it easier to notice while swimming through cluttered areas.

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Geordie

Threat: Low

A small salpapod lifeform. Look for its rounded shape when scanning low-threat fauna.

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Hoverthorn

Threat: Low

A small spined fish. Its silhouette is useful for recognizing familiar shallow routes.

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Pneuma

Threat: Low

A small rounded fish with a clean profile. Good for filling out early scan logs.

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Tongue Thief

Threat: Low

A small symbiotic-looking creature. Its unusual shape makes it stand out among reef life.

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Water Slug

Threat: Low

A soft-bodied slug found around calmer routes. Easy to recognize by its slow, simple profile.

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Black Hoverthorn

Threat: Low

A darker Hoverthorn variant. The color shift makes it useful for distinguishing nearby zones.

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Bluemoon

Threat: Low

A blue Halfmoon variant. Use its color as a quick visual marker while scanning schools of fish.

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Harvestmoon

Threat: Low

A warm-colored Halfmoon variant. It is mostly useful for collection and scan completion.

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Mirror Halfmoon

Threat: Low

A bright Halfmoon morph with a clean mirrored profile. Easy to spot in open water.

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Fluttertail

Threat: Low

A small fish with a pointed tail and vivid blue body. Best treated as harmless route life.

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Pelagic Ghost

Threat: Low

A ghostly ray-like fish. Its pale fins stand out against darker water.

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Quadrate

Threat: Low

A boxy salpapod with a simple outline. Useful for identifying calm fauna pockets.

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Periscopic Clowncrab

Threat: Low

A small crustacean with raised eye stalks. Look near reef surfaces and cluttered terrain.

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Crimson Shrimp

Threat: Low

A red shrimp-like arthropod. Its color makes it easy to pick out near pale coral.

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Teal Cycloplet

Threat: Low

A teal arthropod with a bright centerline. A clear visual cue in small-lifeform clusters.

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Locust

Threat: Low

A small armored arthropod. Its flat body helps it blend with seafloor details.

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Microshrimp

Threat: Low

A tiny red shrimp-like lifeform. Best noticed when moving slowly through dense biomes.

Coral & Gorgons

Stationary coral and gorgon lifeforms that work well as visual landmarks while mapping a route.

9 entries
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Branching Coral

Threat: None

A branching coral formation. Strong landmark material for marking paths and reef edges.

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Cage Gorgon

Threat: None

A cage-shaped gorgon. Its open structure makes it useful for recognizing a specific route.

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Coral Dome

Threat: None

A rounded coral mass. Good for visual navigation because it reads clearly from a distance.

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Radiator Coral

Threat: None

A flat coral with a warm-toned body. Useful for identifying reef shelves and walls.

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Curtain Gorgon

Threat: None

A hanging gorgon form. Look for it around vertical surfaces and shaded routes.

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Dragon's Scale Coral

Threat: None

A plated coral with scale-like texture. A strong landmark when moving through coral fields.

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Tallshroom

Threat: None

A tall mushroom-like formation. Its height makes it a good anchor point while navigating.

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Listening Gorgon

Threat: None

A gorgon-like sessile lifeform with a distinctive silhouette. Good for route recognition.

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Whip Gorgon

Threat: None

A thin whip-like gorgon. Use clusters of it to recognize biome transitions.

Kelp & Flora

Plant-like life, raions, rotsacs, pylons, and other flora that may matter for crafting or navigation.

29 entries
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Acid Raion

Threat: None

A raion-family plant tied to early crafting materials. Harvest carefully and keep track of where it grows.

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Angel Comb Juvenile

Threat: None

A comb-like juvenile plant. Its bright form makes it easy to spot while scanning flora.

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Aster Scyllid

Threat: None

An algae-like flora with a compact sponge form. Useful for filling out scan entries.

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Bloom Canker

Threat: None

A canker-like plant with a vivid bloom. Use it as a small landmark near dense growth.

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Cabbage Shootroot

Threat: None

A starfish-like shootroot. Its flat body makes it easy to miss on busy surfaces.

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Cherimoya Rotsac

Threat: None

A fruiting rotsac plant. Remember its location if you are collecting organic materials.

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Cradle Shootroot

Threat: None

A shootroot with a cradle-like shape. Good for recognizing starfish-style flora clusters.

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Dangling Salp

Threat: None

A hanging tunic-like plant. Watch for it around overhangs and vertical terrain.

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Donut of Worms

Threat: None

A ring-shaped raion with worm-like growths. Its shape makes it easy to recognize.

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Donut, No Worms

Threat: None

A cleaner ring-shaped raion form. Compare it with the worm-covered variant while scanning.

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False Fission Drum

Threat: None

A drum-like kelp form. Useful as a visual marker in plant-heavy areas.

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Feather Kelp

Threat: None

A feathered kelp plant. One of the easier flora silhouettes to use for navigation.

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Fern Kelp

Threat: None

A fern-like kelp plant. Its green fronds stand out against darker terrain.

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Flagon Spraion

Threat: None

A bulbous raion-family plant. Look for its rounded shape when collecting flora scans.

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Freesia Flower

Threat: None

A flower-like plant with a clean silhouette. Useful for recognizing quieter flora zones.

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Fridge Worm

Threat: None

A worm-like flora form with a bright body. Easy to notice against dark rock.

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Gateway Spire

Threat: None

A large spire-like plant. Use it as a route anchor when exploring open spaces.

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Great Jaw

Threat: None

A mollusc-like sessile lifeform with a dramatic shell. Good for visual orientation.

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Jelly Lei

Threat: None

A jelly-like sessile plant. Its soft shape helps break up coral-heavy scenery.

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Lucifer Rotsac

Threat: None

A rotsac plant used in the rubber and grease crafting path. Mark good gathering spots.

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Mimic Pylon

Threat: None

A pylon-like plant with a strong vertical profile. Useful for returning to the same path.

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Necrolei

Threat: None

A pale, jelly-like sessile lifeform. It stands out well in darker routes.

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Pent

Threat: None

An unusual anomaly-like flora form. Scan it when you see it because it is easy to overlook later.

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Poison Tube Cluster

Threat: None

A tube cluster with a hazard-coded look. Give it space until you understand the local terrain.

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Stilt Orb

Threat: None

A round orb-like plant on thin supports. Its silhouette is useful for mapping plant fields.

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Titan Rockbore

Threat: None

A large sessile form that reads like rock and flora together. Good for identifying a biome edge.

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Tripe-Bowl Raion

Threat: None

A bowl-shaped raion form. Look for its open center when scanning raion clusters.

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World Tree

Threat: None

A large tree-like plant. Its height and shape make it one of the strongest landmarks.

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Wort Wort

Threat: None

A compact kelp form with a distinctive texture. Useful for recognizing familiar flora patches.

Sponges & Tunics

Sponge and tunic entries grouped separately so the flora section does not become unreadable.

9 entries
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Aeroshell Sponge

Threat: None

A shell-like sponge form. Good for recognizing sponge fields and shallow surfaces.

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Amphora Sponge

Threat: None

A vase-like sponge. Its shape is easy to identify while swimming past reef walls.

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Apocalypse Sponge

Threat: None

A tube-like sponge with a heavier profile. Useful for identifying sponge clusters.

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Hecaton Tunic

Threat: None

A tunic-like sessile plant. Scan it when moving through dense, hanging growth.

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Jack Sponge

Threat: None

A bright tube sponge. Its color makes it a clean marker on darker seafloor routes.

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Macaron Sponge

Threat: None

A rounded sponge with a compact profile. Good for spotting low flora on reef shelves.

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Oxygen Tunic

Threat: None

A tunic-like plant associated with breathable route planning. Remember locations that help longer dives.

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Pebbled Sporal

Threat: None

A pebble-textured sporal form. It blends into terrain, so slow down when scanning.

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Toxic Sponge

Threat: None

A hazardous-looking sponge. Keep a little distance when navigating tight spaces around it.

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Subnautica 2 Creatures - Fauna, Coral, Flora & Leviathans