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Piranha
Variants
Spawn Command
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cheat summon Piranha_Character_BP_Cor
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Piranha/Piranha_Character_BP.Piranha_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35Variant Aberrant Piranha
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cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Piranha/Piranha_Character_BP_Aberrant.Piranha_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 351 Can be kept and released in a 
Fish Basket.
Fish Basket.
Yes Habitat
Common Rare
Untameable Cave
Untameable Cave
The Piranha (previously also named Megapiranha) is a medium size, carnivorous fish and one of the first cause of death of beginner survivors crossing rivers unaware of their presence.
It was first added in 
ARK: Survival Evolved on its early release.
Basic Info
Dossier
This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.
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Species
Megapiranha magnadmorsus
TimeLate Miocene
DietCarnivore
TemperamentAggressive
- Wild
Megapiranha magnadmorsus is carnivorous fish found fairly commonly in the rivers and ponds of the island. Its bite is incredibly powerful; I've even seen them break through the armored turtles of the island. Megapiranha has one of the strongest bites, pound-for-pound, of any creature on the island. When encountering a Megapiranha, be on the lookout for the rest of the school. No one Megapiranha is an overwhelming threat, but their tendency to swarm prey can make short work of much larger and stronger creatures. Any given Megapiranha is easy to kill, but killing the entire school can be a daunting task.
- Domesticated
The Megapiranha is highly territorial and does not respond favorably to visitors. Many have tried to pacify the hostile Megapiranha by herding them into a group with various lures. Unfortunately, none of this proved to be successful in attempting to domesticate the creature.
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~ Helena
Behavior
Very aggressive to anything that is in their immediate vicinity, they will even conjure out of thin air to attack the mighty Tyrannosaurus, although these attacks usually prove futile. Megapiranha tend to stay in groups of 4-5. In such numbers, they can tear through weak armor in a matter of seconds. Players who cross large bodies of water often find multiple schools converging on them, which can prove a problem even for the most advanced of players.
Appearance
Traversing the island's freshwater rivers and lakes can be a dangerous proposition, especially when the fearsome Megapiranha is in the area. As large as a Coelacanth and far more aggressive, these fish usually travel in small groups to hunt, swarming weak and wounded animals in a flurry of snapping jaws and cutting teeth. The Megapiranha's rough skin and violent behavior make it unmistakable for any other fish species.
Color Scheme and Regions
Region 0:Body
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Region 1:Fin Base
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Region 2:Eye Area and Stripes
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Region 3:Unused
This region does not show on the body.
Region 4:Fins
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Region 5:Patterning
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This section displays the Piranha's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Piranha. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Piranha 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.
This information can be used to alter the Piranha's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Piranha's "body" magenta.
Body
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Region 3 is not used
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Region 0:Body
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Region 1:Fin Base
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Region 2:Eye Area and Stripes
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Region 3:Unused
This region does not show on the body.
Region 4:Fins
Natural colors:
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Region 5:Patterning
Natural colors:
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Variants
Aberrant Piranha
Aberrant Piranha is the Aberrant variant of Piranha found in Aberration. It is identical to the normal species except for its bio-luminescence. It is tameable and is not 
Radiation immune.
Drops
Base Stats and Growth
| Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase |
|---|---|---|
| Wild | ||
 Health |
150 | +30 |
 Stamina |
120 | +12 |
 Oxygen |
N/A | N/A |
 Food |
1200 | +120 |
 Weight |
15 | +0.3 |
 Melee Damage |
22 | +1.1 |
 Movement Speed |
100% | N/A |
 Torpidity |
250 | +15 |
- 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.
- 1These are the base speeds of the tamed creature at 100% Movement Speed, i.e. without a possible taming bonus.
- 2These are the speeds of the creature once tamed including a possible taming bonus and no imprinting bonus.
- For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
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.[1]
Piranha
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.
Abilities
Active
| Bite |
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|---|
Taming
The Piranha can be 'tamed' using a Fish Basket. However, their level are affixed, thus cannot earn any experience, and they do not eat from the trough. The engram for the basket can only be learned on Aberration and you need amongst other things 60 × 
Fungal Wood. You can also transfer tamed piranhas or pre built fish baskets to the desired map via a 
Tek Transmitter or an Obelisk.
Combat
This section describes how to fight against the Piranha.
General
Any melee weapon will suffice to kill them off, as they have relatively low health. Make sure that you do not stay nearby them for so long, as others will swim over and pile themselves on. At that point, it becomes dangerous. Stepping away from the water removes them as a threat entirely.
Tamed mounts such as 
Baryonyx are sufficiently easier to kill them on instead of a 
Pike or 
Sword, this is because of their stun.
Strategy
Use the range provided by a Pike or 
Spear to poke at the Megapiranha from a distance. If possible, lure them to the shore and get them stuck in the shallows. It is not practical to use a ranged weapon, as they swerve often, and only 
Crossbows work underwater. Before crossing a river just get deep enough to see underwater and look around for piranha, wait there long enough for any that are around to come to you, if nothing comes you are safe to cross, if they do come try to stand knee deep until they are pretty close and they may get stuck in the shallows. It is also wise to take a running leap across a river after you have checked it, this will help to clear the distance just in case.
Also the Piranhas flees when they detect a tamed 
Sarco, so this tame could be useful to avoid the combat.
Weaponry
The best weapons to use are Pikes and Spears because they can hit the piranha without getting close enough for it to fight back. If the piranha is exposed you can hit it with ranged weapons like a 
Slingshot or 
Bow.
Dangers
Piranha employ swarm tactics to kill their prey. Make sure you stay as far away from them as possible, or if you feel confident, let them gather so you can hit them all at once.
Weakness
They have a small health pool, so they do not take a while to be killed if they are singled out and separated. Also using a tamed Sarco to make them flee to then kill them one by one is a good option.
Utility
Roles
Food Source: You can tame piranhas to slaughter them later for 
Raw Fish Meat.
Damage: They do a moderate of damage, but they attack incredibly quickly and may be helpful as underwater guard dogs.
Pet: Although rather useful in combat, some consider keeping them as pets.
Swarmers: They are possibly the best underwater swarmers besides the 
Eel, as they are fast, do medium damage, and attack very quickly.
Escort: Their speed allows them to keep up with all but the fastest of aquatic mounts, and their easy taming method allows a survivor to field enough of these creatures to deter most attackers, and tear anything insane enough to attack someone with several dozen of these to shreds.
Collectibles
Notes/Trivia
For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Piranha, see the relevant Wikipedia article.
- Piranhas can make crossing rivers difficult for survivors starting off in the game. It is recommended to try to find a shallow place to cross or avoid crossing altogether until you get some gear to protect yourself. If you have a corpse you can drag it into the water to potentially lure piranhas in either to find out if there are any and/or eliminate them.
- The Piranha's design is similar to that of the titular fish in "Piranha 3D", a 2010 horror-comedy film.
- The Piranha used to be named Megapiranha in game.
- The Piranha was not tamable until Aberration was released.
- Piranha do not produce
Feces. - Real Piranhas are social animals that live in schools. ARK: Survival Evolved's Piranhas can be found together but mostly found on their own.
- The Piranha along with
Coelacanth, 
Leech, 
Sabertooth Salmon and 
Trilobite became tamable with the Fish Basket introduced in Aberration. - They sometimes get beached when chasing targets that are close but no longer in water, causing them to die instantly. This mechanics can be utilized by survivors to get free fish meat.
- Gender is not assigned to the Piranha in the game, thus not allowing players to breed them.
Changelog
| Patch | ARK: Survival Evolved Changes
|
|---|---|
| 174.0 | Adjusted Megapiranha spawn rates to be more common at inland lakes and rivers. |
| 174.1 | Increased Megapiranha turn rate. |
| 175.0 | Now spawn in larger groups. |
| 240.0 | Megapiranha now drops Fish Meat instead of regular  Meat.
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| 253.9 | Fixed Megapiranha over-spawning issue on The Center. |
| 254.5 | Megapiranha can no longer receive buffs or debuffs. |
| 259.0 | Removed Megapiranha spawns from shallow pools in the Redwoods. |
| 261.0 |
|
| Unversioned Hotfix | Changed the name of the Megapiranha to just "Piranha" ingame. |
| 275.0 |
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| 275.31 | Removed Aberrant Piranhas from the starting area pool in Aberration. |
| 279.22 | Piranhas now will not attack a Sarcosuchus anymore and will instead flee when they encounter one, tamed or wild.
|
Gallery
Size comparison
Render of a Megapiranha
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