Fauna scan index

Subnautica 2 Creatures

A practical creature index built around scanner entries first: overview notes, BioScan unlocks, scan duration, icons, and pickup or food values where the current data exposes them.

Scope: this page focuses on overview data. Locations are not included here yet, and unclear entries stay out of player advice.
19
Fauna scan entries

Creatures with a fauna scanner entry.

13
BioScan unlocks

Creatures with a BioScan unlock.

8
Pickup fauna

Creatures that can be held or consumed.

Cropped official Subnautica 2 Steam screenshot showing a scanner-view fauna subject.

Overview cards

These are the entries most likely to need a full reader-facing page. Each card keeps to overview facts and avoids location claims.

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Fauna scan index

This table is the reliable overview layer: names, scan duration, BioScan status, and databank unlocks where available.

Creature Scan BioScan Overview
Collector Leviathan BioScan target 4 sec Yes Collector Leviathan has a fauna scanner entry and a 4 second scan time.
Deepwing Brooder Scanner target 5 sec No Deepwing Brooder has a fauna scanner entry and a 5 second scan time.
Hammerhead BioScan target 5 sec Yes Hammerhead has a fauna scanner entry and a 5 second scan time.
Shiver Leviathan Scanner target 5 sec No Shiver Leviathan has a fauna scanner entry and a 5 second scan time.
Water Slug BioScan target Listed Yes Water Slug has a fauna scanner entry.
Bluemoon Scanner target Listed No Bluemoon has a fauna scanner entry.
Bullethead BioScan target Listed Yes Bullethead has a fauna scanner entry.
Coral Crab BioScan target 6 sec Yes Coral Crab has a fauna scanner entry and a 6 second scan time.
Electric Geordie BioScan target Listed Yes Electric Geordie has a fauna scanner entry.
Flash Slug Scanner target Listed No Flash Slug has a fauna scanner entry.
Geordie BioScan target Listed Yes Geordie has a fauna scanner entry.
Halfmoon BioScan target 1 sec Yes Halfmoon has a fauna scanner entry and a 1 second scan time.
Harvestmoon Scanner target 1 sec No Harvestmoon has a fauna scanner entry and a 1 second scan time.
Houndgar BioScan target Listed Yes Houndgar has a fauna scanner entry.
Hoverthorn BioScan target 1 sec Yes Hoverthorn has a fauna scanner entry and a 1 second scan time.
Needler Mango BioScan target 5 sec Yes Needler Mango has a fauna scanner entry and a 5 second scan time.
Pneuma Scanner target 1 sec No Pneuma has a fauna scanner entry and a 1 second scan time.
Sandspear BioScan target Listed Yes Sandspear has a fauna scanner entry.
Surge Jelly BioScan target 5 sec Yes Surge Jelly has a fauna scanner entry and a 5 second scan time.

Pickup and food values

These entries expose pickup or consume values. They are useful for survival planning, but they are separate from creature behavior and location advice.

Bluemoon

Food +10 / Water +5

*Moliform semiluna* subspecies or morph. Blue.

Electric Geordie

Food +20 / Health -10

Full of electrolytes.

Flash Slug

Food +20 / Health -10

Geordie

Food +20 / Health -5

*Salpapod geordie*. Jet-propelled omnivore. Not a fish.

Halfmoon

Food +10

*Moliform semiluna*. Edible forage fish. Peculiar nervous system.

Harvestmoon

Food +20 / Water -5

*Moliform semiluna* subspecies or morph.

Hoverthorn

Food +15 / Water -5

Edible though insubstantial fish. Difficult to grip due to its unique electromagnetic propulsion.

Pneuma

Food +25 / Water -5

A prey fish that mimics the bladders of an undiscovered kelp species.

Related systems

Use these pages to connect scanner entries with upgrades, flora, and broader creature filtering.