Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion

Dunkleosteus


Stats
BASE STATS
Stat | Base (Lvl 1) | Increase Per Lvl (Wild) | Increase Per Lvl (Tamed) | Rank* |
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![]() Health | 710 | +142 | +5.4% | AVG Ranked 57 of 166 |
![]() Stamina | 200 | +20 | +10% | AVG Ranked 105 |
![]() Oxygen | — | — | — | |
![]() Food | 2,000 | +200 | +10% | AVG Ranked 55 |
![]() Weight | 910 | +18.2 | +4% | HIGH Ranked 17 |
![]() Melee Damage | 100% | +5% | +2.5% | HIGH Ranked 20 |
![]() Movement Speed | 100% | — | +2.5% | |
![]() Torpor | 1,150 | +69 | — | HIGH Ranked 28 |
* Rank of the Base Stat of the Dunkleosteus vs. all other creatures. (Rank #1 in Health = highest Health creature.) |
ABSOLUTE STATS
MOVEMENT SPEED | BASE | Sprinting (Wild) | Sprinting (Tamed) |
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Swimming | 546 | ||
Movement Speed: % |
RECIPES
Superior Kibble

Titanoboa Kibble (Old ARK Mobile)

SADDLES
Dunkleosteus Saddle
- ×300 Hide
- ×180 Fiber
- ×120 Cementing Paste
- ×80 Metal Ingot
Tips & Strategies from the iOS & Android apps
It’s the ant that has the fastest bite but be carful don’t mess with him
Dunkleosteus (meaning “Dunkle’s Bone”) in real life had the fastest bite of ANY animal in history, able open AND close its mouth in 1/50 OF A SECOND!! This causes water to be pulled in so quickly, it’s mouth then acted as a split-second vacuum, instantly pulling its prey into its mouth.
Oh, and it ate sharks during its time (late Devonian Period) since sharks weren’t as apex or as developed (looking more like eels, ie. the Cladasolache).
Very easy to tame if you know what your doing. First tame an Ichthyosaur. Then grab a crossbow and some tranq arrows and find one and knock it out. It is not be able to attack if you are on the Ichthy. As you are taming it, be sure to remain on the Ichthy unless feeding narcs, so other creature don’t hurt you.
fun fact: did you know the dunkleosteus doesn’t actually have teeth? it’s teeth were the armoured, protective plates on its face. 🔝if you didn’t know
Probably the most underrated Dino in the game! They can actually harvest a massive amount of metal, crystal, stone, flint, and obsidian. In Ragnorok there is a ravine by the volcano in the highlands underwater, One run in this ravine will give u 10,000 metal ingots and well over 10,000 obsidian from the same dark gray rock.
Steelslaughter here,
I’ve made the comment on this having the fastest bite of all time, and I thank you for correcting me with this information. I actually never heard about this ant, so major thanks for this break in the case. And sorry about what I said before with this creature.
These are one of the few dinos that take less damage/topour from head shots. Aim for the body.
Resources
Gathering Efficiency★︎3.3★︎3.2★︎3.1★︎3.0★︎2.9★︎2.6★︎2.5★︎2.6★︎2.7Ratings out of 5. Collected from 0+ Dododex users.
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What does a Dunkleosteus eat? In ARK: Survival Evolved, the Dunkleosteus eats Superior Kibble, Titanoboa Kibble, Raw Mutton, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Lamb Chop, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Prime Fish Meat, Raw Meat, Cooked Prime Fish Meat, Cooked Meat, Raw Fish Meat, and Cooked Fish Meat.
Translations: Dunkleosteus, دنكليوستس, Dunkleosteo, ダンクルオステウス, 둔클레오스테우스, Dunkleosteus, Дунклеостей, 邓氏鱼, 鄧氏魚.