The Ichthyosaurus is the ocean’s answer to the Pteranodon: a cheap, fast first swimmer you can ride at level 13. It is not a fighter, but it makes the sea safe to explore early.
The conclusion up front: tame it passively by feeding from the last slot, and its level 13 saddle makes it your first real ocean mount. It gathers silica pearls and gets you breathing underwater sooner.
The stats
| Stat | Base value |
|---|---|
| Health | 275 |
| Stamina | 300 |
| Food | 1,000 |
| Weight | 250 |
| Melee damage | 15 |
| Torpor | 300 |
How to tame it
- Do not knock it out. It is a non-violent passive tame.
- Put food in the last slot. Meat or kibble in your last hotbar slot, then swim up and press use.
- Stay close. You cannot feed it all at once — it takes repeated feeds, so keep pace with it.
Why it is the best first ocean mount
- Level 13 saddle. The lowest ocean gate in the game — you can ride it almost immediately.
- Fast swimmer. Great for scouting the coast and diving for pearls.
- Silica pearl runs. The cheap, early way to farm ocean resources.
The mistakes that waste the tame
- Trying to tranq it. It is passive; arrows only scare it off.
- Feeding from the wrong slot. It must be the last hotbar slot.
- Taking it into deep water unprepared. 275 health will not survive a Mosasaur.
For the pearls it helps you farm, see how to get silica pearls. For more tames, see the best tames guide.