Subnautica 2 Databank entries

Rock Paper Shotgun » Guides✍ Ollie Toms📅 May 14, 2026⏱ 30 min read(3 months ago)

Overview & Key Takeaways

Update: Added 22 new Databank entries (15th May 2026).

Aside from your inventory, the Databank is probably the most powerful tool available on your PDA in Subnautica 2. Every time you scan a creature for the first time, or unlock a recording from one of the crew here before you, you'll gain a new entry in your Databank which you can use to gain new (and practical) knowledge for the rest of your playthrough.

If you're a completionist like me, there's no doubt you'll be after the full list of Databank entries available in the game. I've spent dozens of hours swimming around the whole map tracking down every last scannable item, fish, and recording to bring you - hopefully - the best possible Subnautica 2 Databank resource anywhere online. Read on to find out everything that's out there in the open ocean!

Update: Added 22 new Databank entries (15th May 2026).

As time goes on, I'll be adding any missed entries to this list, and improving the location information so that you can find those missing entries as painlessly as possible!

Entry	Section	Location
Survival Guide	! START HERE !	Interact with NoA and select "Survival Guide".
Pressure Tolerance	Adaptations	Prologue - touch the organism in the sampling pavilion.
Digestion	Adaptations	Touch the Angel Comb at Anita signal location north of the lifepod.
Heat Tolerance	Adaptations	Unlocked by clearing the Bloom at all three Bloom sites, then interacting with the Angel Comb.
Growbed	Base Pieces	One atop and another beside the Research Station, 1300m east of the Lifepod (140m depth).
Battery Terminal	Bases	Two found inside Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Biobed	Bases	One found inside Chap's Blackbox wreckage beneath cave in sand biome, southeast of the lifepod. One found in habitat wreckage north of Anita signal. Two found inside Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Biolab	Bases	Inside the Welcome Center immediately south of the lifepod.
Bioreactor	Bases	One found inside Chap's Blackbox wreckage beneath cave in sand biome, southeast of the lifepod. One found amid wreckage around 330m SSE from lifepod. One found in wreckage at 80m depth, around 320m SW from lifepod. One found inside Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Small Ceiling Light	Bases	One found inside crate in a wreckage 480m NNE from lifepod.
Corridor	Bases	Unlocked automatically once you unlock the Habitat Builder.
Fabricator	Bases	Unlocked upon building your first Fabricator in your base using a Habitat Builder.
Hatch	Bases	Unlocked automatically once you unlock the Habitat Builder.
Hydroelectric Turbine	Bases	One found at 90m depth near massive wreck around 250m south of lifepod. One found inside cave 300m NNE of lifepod.
Keep Calm Poster	Bases	Found in wreckage at 90m depth, around 320m SW from lifepod.
Locker	Bases	Unlocked upon building your first Floor Locker in your base using a Habitat Builder.
Moonpool	Bases	Unlocked when scanning 2nd Tadpole Fragment.
NoA Terminal	Bases	Unlocked upon building your first NoA Terminal in your base using a Habitat Builder.
Power Capacitor	Bases	One found inside the Hot Cave Base Camp.
Power Cell Terminal	Bases	One found in wreckage at 90m depth, around 320m SW from lifepod. One found in habitat wreckage a short distance north from Anita signal.
Power Transmitter	Bases	Found in wreckage at 90m depth, around 320m SW from lifepod.
Processor	Bases	Found in wreckage at 90m depth, around 320m SW from lifepod. Two found inside the Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Room	Bases	Interact with Tuba's blackbox inside the wreckage north of the Anita signal location. Must first flood the compartment using the button above. Can also take recipe card from end of Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Scanner Station	Bases	Found inside the wreckage north of the Anita signal location. Must first flood the compartment using the button above. One found inside the Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Single Bed	Bases	One found inside Chap's Blackbox wreckage beneath cave in sand biome, southeast of the lifepod. One found inside Colonist Bunker (Unauthorized NoA Modification), SW from lifepod.
Solar Panel	Bases	Unlocked upon building your first Solar Panel in your base using a Habitat Builder.
Spotlight	Bases	Found on shelf inside Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Thermal Plant	Bases	One found at bottom of cave in the hot biome, around 500m SSE from the lifepod. One found at bottom of Gram cave inside the massive cave system in the hot biome.
Basic Basebuilding	Bases	Unlock the NoA module inside the Welcome Center (using a Battery), then select "Basic Basebuilding".
Ruby	Black Boxes/Colonists	Found in a circle of stones on the northwest side of the Cicada Wreck (Lander Garage).
Singh	Black Boxes/Colonists	Found at the entrance to the Silver cave, north of the Anita signal location.
Iso	Black Boxes/Colonists	Beyond the repairable door inside the Cicada Wreck (EVA Prep). 600m from Research Outpost, bearing 120 degrees (depth 90m).
Mel	Black Boxes/Colonists	Outside the Cicada Wreck (Therapy Room), 760m from Research Outpost, heading WNW (depth 200m).
Iso	Black Boxes/Colonists	Beyond the repairable door inside the Cicada Wreck (EVA Prep). 600m from Research Outpost, bearing 120 degrees (depth 90m).
Mel	Black Boxes/Colonists	Outside the Cicada Wreck (Therapy Room), 760m from Research Outpost, heading WNW (depth 200m).
Angel Comb	Bloom	Giant blue flower-like plant. Closest one is found at Anita signal north of the lifepod.
Bloom Canker	Bloom	Scan the specimen inside the Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Bloom Core	Bloom	Found inside Bloom-infested cave 200m NNW of the lifepod.
Bloom Node	Bloom	Large beak-like growth which spawns Bloom. One found inside sinkhole beneath the Spider Dome, at Wander signal location.
Bloom Parasite	Bloom	Aggressive swimming creatures found near Bloom structures. Many found at Wander signal location.
Bloom Biofilm	Bloom	White spiderweb-like mesh found blocking doorways and entrances. One found at Wander signal location.
Tadpole Pens NoA	Closed Investigations	Unlocked by exhausting dialogue with "NoA" in the Tadpole Pens, behind the Keycard door (requires Kurul Level Access Key).
Anita 02	Closed Investigations/Missing Colonists	Found at 382m depth, below a Dive Elevator around 500m east of the Research Outpost.
Anita	Closed Investigations/Missing Colonists	Follow Anita signal north of the lifepod.
Chap	Closed Investigations/Missing Colonists	Follow Chap signal southeast of the lifepod into the sand biome.
Iso	Closed Investigations/Missing Colonists	Beyond the repairable door inside the Cicada Wreck (EVA Prep). 600m from Research Outpost, bearing 120 degrees (depth 90m).
Quaker	Closed Investigations/Missing Colonists	Found on a bed inside the Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Ruby 02	Closed Investigations/Missing Colonists	Found at bottom of the Needler Nest cave, around 300m from Research Outpost, bearing 165 degrees (depth 295m).
Ruby	Closed Investigations/Missing Colonists	Found in a circle of stones on the northwest side of the Cicada Wreck (Lander Garage).
Singh 02	Closed Investigations/Missing Colonists	Found at the Singh signal location outside the Cicada Wreck (Therapy Room), 760m from Research Outpost, heading WNW (depth 200m).
Wander	Closed Investigations/Missing Colonists	Found past the Bloom Biofilm in the sinkhole below the Spider Dome, at Wander signal location.
Zip 02	Closed Investigations/Missing Colonists	Found at the end of the second Zip signal, in the Metal Farms, 850m WSW of the Research Outpost (depth 470m).
Zip	Closed Investigations/Missing Colonists	Found at the bottom of the Hot Cave below Tailings Village in the hot biome.
Anita	Closed Investigations/Colonists	Follow Anita signal north of the lifepod.
Chap	Closed Investigations/Colonists	Follow Chap signal southeast of the lifepod into the sand biome.
Gram	Closed Investigations/Colonists	Found in one of the caves inside the massive cave system in the hot biome.
Mantis	Closed Investigations/Colonists	Scan the Biobed inside the Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Mogami	Closed Investigations/Colonists	Found inside Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Quaker	Closed Investigations/Colonists	Found on a bed inside the Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Sean	Closed Investigations/Colonists	Found at bottom of tiny hole inside cave system in the hot biome, around 450m SSE from the lifepod.
Wander	Closed Investigations/Colonists	Found past the Bloom Biofilm in the sinkhole below the Spider Dome, at Wander signal location.
Wu	Closed Investigations/Colonists	Blackbox can be found by the foot of the table in the Old Habitat entrance.
Colony Manifest	Closed Investigations/Colonists	Interact with NoA and select "Missing Colonists".
Singh	Closed Investigations/Colonists	Found at the entrance to the Silver cave, north of the Anita signal location.
Tuba	Closed Investigations/Colonists	Found inside the wreckage north of the Anita signal location. Must first flood the compartment using the button above.
Zip	Closed Investigations/Colonists	Found at the bottom of the Hot Cave below Tailings Village in the hot biome.
Anita	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Follow Anita signal north of the lifepod.
Chap	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Follow Chap signal southeast of the lifepod into the sand biome.
Blackbox - Unknown	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Prologue - investigate the suit on the cable as you enter the water.
Gram	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Found in one of the caves inside the massive cave system in the hot biome.
Mantis	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Scan the Biobed inside the Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Mogami	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Found inside Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Quaker	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Found on a bed inside the Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Ruby	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Found in a circle of stones on the northwest side of the Cicada Wreck (Lander Garage).
Sean	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Found at bottom of tiny hole inside cave system in the hot biome, around 450m SSE from the lifepod.
Blackbox - Unknown	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Prologue - investigate the black box just outside the lifepod.
Wander	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Found past the Bloom Biofilm in the sinkhole below the Spider Dome, at Wander signal location.
Wu	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Blackbox can be found by the foot of the table in the Old Habitat entrance.
Zip	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Found at the bottom of the Hot Cave below Tailings Village in the hot biome.
Anita 02	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Found at 382m depth, below a Dive Elevator around 500m east of the Research Outpost.
Ruby	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Found at bottom of the Needler Nest cave, around 300m from Research Outpost, bearing 165 degrees (depth 295m).
Singh	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Found at the Singh signal location outside the Cicada Wreck (Therapy Room), 760m from Research Outpost, heading WNW (depth 200m).
Tuba	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Found inside the wreckage north of the Anita signal location. Must first flood the compartment using the button above.
Tuba	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Found inside the Cicada Wreck (Therapy Room), 760m from Research Outpost, heading WNW (depth 200m).
Zip	Data Downloads/Black Boxes	Found at the end of the second Zip signal, in the Metal Farms, 850m WSW of the Research Outpost (depth 470m).
Survivors - Waypoint 2	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Found inside the Tadpole Pens in the hot biome, around 650m east of the Lifepod.
Nahema - "Parasite Attack"	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Found inside wreck 250m north of lifepod - need Sonic Resonator to bypass Bloom Biofilm in entrance.
Welcome Center Recording	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Unlock the NoA module inside the Welcome Center (using a Battery), then select "Personal Messages".
Wu - "I've cracked it"	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Found on table inside Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Rhiannon - "Cartographer's Notes"	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	One found in habitat wreckage north of Anita signal.
"Jubilee using old sleep bay"	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Found in Colonist Bunker (Sophie's Retreat) at 65m depth in a cave around 375m NNE from the lifepod.
Nahema - "Day one"	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Found in entrance of Old Habitat, at Quaker signal location.
Aberrant NoA Reports	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Found on desk next to Chap Blackbox in cave wreckage in sand biome southeast of the lifepod.
Triage Policy Update	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Interact with NoA terminal at end of Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Do not go out alone	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Found inside wreckage 100m NE of lifepod.
Sophie - "Riot in progress"	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Found at end of Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Do Not Reprint	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Found inside the Hot Cave Base Camp.
SOPHIE: Depth module lost	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Found inside the Research Outpost in the Karakorum region, 1300m east of the Lifepod (140m depth).
MANTIS: Getting through it	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Found on desk outside the Observatory door in the Karakorum biome.
SINGH: How to see the unseen	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Found inside the Upper Control Room in the cliffside on the southeast side of the Power Plant (depth 195m).
Turbine Repair Plan	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Found just above the Power Plant Turbine directly opposite the Upper Control Room, 500m WNW from the Research Outpost.
MANTIS: Alien Civilization Discovered	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Found at the top of the Dive Elevator, 2125m directly east from the Lifepod (depth 200m).
SINGH: Axum 1	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Found by the platform at 200m depth, around 220m from the Research Outpost, bearing 165 degrees.
SINGH: Axum 2	Data Downloads/Colonist Logs	Found on a lone platform on the clifftop overlooking the Metal Farms. 375m depth, 700m ENE from the Reseach Outpost.
Nahema: Why	Data Downloads/Colonists	Inside the viral Bloom cave directly beneath the Research Outpost in the Karakorum region.
Sophie: In pursuit of Nahema	Data Downloads/Colonists	Found on the lone wreckage platform on the clifftop below the Rosetta Stone (on its north side). Around 200m NNE from the Research Outpost.
Programmable Detonator	Data Downloads/Evidence	Data drive found in cave beneath the Welcome Center, accessible either from the side cave entrance or by removing the metal salvage in the room.
PATIENT CHART: Boucher, S.	Data Downloads/Evidence	Found in Colonist Bunker (Sophie's Retreat) at 65m depth in a cave around 375m NNE from the lifepod.
Wander - "Spider Dome Report"	Data Downloads/Field Reports	Found on desk just above the Spider Dome sinkhole at Wander signal location.
Ander - "Crab Tower Report"	Data Downloads/Field Reports	Found on desk in wreckage area beneath coral dome, north of the lifepod, on the way to Anita signal location.
Nahema - "Eutrophication"	Data Downloads/Personal Messages	Found on desk inside cave 300m NNE of lifepod.
Biobed - Enhanced Reprints	Data Downloads/Personal Messages	Found inside Colonist Bunker (Salvage) at 85m depth in cave system around 150m north of the lifepod.
Kharaa	Data Downloads/Personal Messages	Found on lone platform of wreckage 200m northeast of lifepod.
Nahema - "Was I murdered?"	Data Downloads/Personal Messages	Found inside Colonist Bunker (Unauthorized NoA Modification)
Nahema - "Play God"	Data Downloads/Personal Messages	Inside the Cicada Wreck (Empty Hold), inside a hole in one of the floors.
Twins	Data Downloads/Personal Messages	Found inside wreckage at 90m depth, around 320m SW from lifepod.
Nahema - "Frozen tyrant"	Data Downloads/Personal Messages	Interact with NoA terminal at end of Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
NAHEMA: We must voluntarily die	Data Downloads/Personal Messages	Found inside the small wreckage by the water current on the northwest side of the Tadpole Pens (650m east of the Lifepod).
ZIP: We can live here	Data Downloads/Personal Messages	Found in one of the caves inside the massive cave system in the hot biome.
Your Contract	Data Downloads/Your Files	Prologue.
TSF (Trans-System Federation)	Education/History	Construct your first Survival Multitool.
Copper	Education/Geological Data	Pale orange ore nodes, commonly found in caves and beneath rock structures.
Quartz	Education/Geological Data	White ore nodes, commonly found inside coral domes.
Sulfur	Education/Geological Data	Yellow ore nodes, commonly found on or near Radiator Coral towers in the sand biome and hot biome.
Titanium	Education/Geological Data	Blue ore nodes, commonly found on the seabed in starting biome.
Atacamite	Education/Geological Data	Spiky green-blue crystalline ore nodes found on the ocean floor below (and around) the Karakorum Power Plant.
Celestine	Education/Geological Data	Spiky blue crystalline ore nodes, commonly found around Needler Mango territory, south of the Research Outpost.
Mineralized Clinker	Education/Geological Data	Green crystalline ore node, found on the seabed around the acid vents in the Metal Farms.
Enamel	Education/Geological Data	Scan one of the blue Enamel Husks with white jutting out spikes, found in abundance around the Needler Nest (south of the Research Outpost).
Conduit Crystal	Education/Geological Data	Strange greenish crystal-like growth found at 350m+ depth, in the Karakorum region (particularly around and below the Power Plant).
Gold	Education/Geological Data	Golden ore nodes found around thermal vents in hot biome.
Lead	Education/Geological Data	Purple ore nodes. Can be found in the ravines near the Cicada Wreck (Lander Garage).
Lithium	Education/Geological Data	Orange ore nodes, commonly found near thermal vents, but also found in high concentrations inside the Great Jaw.
Salt	Education/Geological Data	White clumps commonly found inside caves in the sand biome southeast of the lifepod.
Silver	Education/Geological Data	Large ore nodes found in and around caves in the sand biome southeast of the lifepod. Small ore nodes found in the Silver cave north of the Lifepod. Large nodes found in the rocky biome to the southeast.
Troilite	Education/Geological Data	Dark ore extracted from emerald-green nodes found exclusively in and around the Metal Farms.
Deepwing Brooder	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Arthropod	Giant arthropod leviathans, found roaming in groups above the Karakorum region (around 1000m east of the Lifepod).
Collector Leviathan	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Cephalopods	Giant squid-like leviathan found roaming to the west of the Observatory.
Coral Crab	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Crustaceans	Gigantic crabs housed inside Coral Domes, found in the sand biome southeast of the lifepod.
Dead Coral Crab	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Crustaceans	Found in the giant cave system in the hot biome.
Periscopic Clowncrab	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Crustaceans	Small orange crab with large eyestalks, found camouflaged in orange anemone colonies on seabed in starting biome.
Cerathecan	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Crustaceans	Small blue jellyfish-like crustacean found in the Karakorum biome.
Tongue Thief	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Crustaceans	Small yellow spider-like crab, found in groups on the ocean floor in the Metal Farms (900m east of Research Outpost).
Jetocaris	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Crustaceans	Medium-sized bright blue four-legged crab, found on seabed in the biome north of spawn.
Sandspear	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Crustaceans	Small predatory fish which burrows in the seabed of the sand biome southeast of the lifepod.
Bluemoon	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Fish	Small blue and orange fish. Commonly found in starting biome.
Halfmoon	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Fish	Small red fish with blue fins. Commonly found in starting biome.
Hammerhead	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Fish	Medium-sized fish with fins which splay out when threatened. Found around starting biome.
Harvestmoon	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Fish	Small purple fish with green fins. Commonly found in starting biome.
Waxmoon	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Fish	Medium-sized black fish, sometimes found swimming with other "moon" fish.
Bullethead	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Fish	Medium-sized, bullet-shaped red squid, found attached to walls in the Karakorum region (around 1000m east from Lifepod).
Epicurean	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Fish	Round, aggressive grey fish found in the metal farms region, around 700m east of the Research Outpost.
Foureye	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Fish	Medium-sized four-eyed fish. Can charge and bite. Commonly found in starting biome.
Houndgar	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Fish	Small, fast, thin fish found in the hot biome.
Hoverthorn	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Fish	Small, fast, thin fish found in the Karakorum biome.
Needler Mango	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Fish	Large, blue and orange sharks which spit needles at prey. Commonly found in the lower waters south and east of the Research Outpost.
Pneuma	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Fish	Small green fish which resembles kelp. Found in the Karakorum biome.
Twin Sitaray	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Fish	Large, lithe silver predator found roaming around the Axum structures in the Karakorum region.
Shiver Leviathan	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Fish	Giant leviathans which attack in packs. Found (very swiftly) beyond the edges of the map, in any direction.
Shiver Male	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Fish	Giant leviathans which attack in packs. Found (very swiftly) beyond the edges of the map, in any direction.
Jellies	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Jellies	Unlocked upon scanning your first Jelly-class creature.
Surge Jelly	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Jellies	Small blue electricity-emitting jellies found in the sand biome southeast of the lifepod.
Hycean	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Jellies	Gigantic balloon-like creatures floating above the water.
Jelly Ring	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Jellies	Large translucent rings encircling thermal vents in hot biome.
BFJ	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Jellies	Giant, static blue jellyfish-like creatures. Several found with the wreckage north of the Anita signal location.
Marrowbreach	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Mangos	Large and aggressive fish with orange pattern. Nearest found near wreckage north of Anita signal location.
Nibbler Mango	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Mangos	Large sleek blue fish with yellow pattern on top. Found surrounding the starting biome, often in groups.
Water Slug	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Molluscs	Small translucent blue slugs. Found on seabed in starting biome.
Geordie	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Salpapods	Fast, four-finned blue fish found in starting biome.
Electric Geordie	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Salpapods	Light blue Geordie variants, found on the outskirts of the metal farms in Karakorum, around 700m east of the Research Outpost.
Flash Slug	Indigenous Life/Mobile Life/Water Slug	Small, white slugs which blind aggressors with a bright flash. Found on the outskirts of the metal farms in Karakorum, around 700m east of the Research Outpost.
Titan Rockbore	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life	Giant pink-ish rock-like colonies, dotted about the map. Also found at base of Angel Comb at Anita signal location.
Gateway Spire	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life	Large hoops of rock attached to the terrain which propel the Tadpole when passed through. Found in the Karakorum region (1000m east of Lifepod).
Pent	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Anomalies	Pentagon-shaped glowing blue formations found around the starting biome.
Branching Coral	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Coral	Red tendril-like coral found on sides of rock formations.
Cage Gorgon	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Coral	Small green plants found on seabed in biome to the north of the lifepod. Each cage contains a Cherimoya Rotsac.
Coral Dome	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Coral	Large coral structures found in starting biome.
Radiator Coral	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Coral	Large, heat-emitting coral towers found in the sand biome and hot biome.
Curtain Gorgon	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Coral	Small orange coral growths. Found on seabed in starting biome.
Dragon's Scale Coral	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Coral	Large coral structures found in starting biome.
Tallshroom	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Coral	Small mushrooms found inside caves in the hot biome.
Jelly Lei	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Jellies	Long pink/purple feather-like structures which grow upside-down from rock ceilings. Found near the Cicada Wreck (Lander Garage).
Necrolei	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Jellies	Large blue/purple plant-like jellies in the Jelly Barrens (?).
Stilt Orb	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Jellies	Orbs held up from the seabed by purple tendrils, with a Necrolei Cyst on top. Found in biome north of spawn.
Feather Kelp	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Kelp	Red kelp commonly found in caves in the starting biome.
Stagged Mephit (HiHat)	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Molluscs	Large stalks found inside the giant cavern in the hot biome, around 450m SSE from the lifepod.
Great Jaw	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Molluscs	A unique, gigantic clam found 350 metres from the Lifepod, bearing 195 degrees.
Mimic Pylon	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Pylons	Large orange plants with stinging tendrils. Found on seabed in starting biome.
Acid Raion	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Raions	Purple brain-like colonies housing a Medical Gel Sac. Commonly found in caves.
Whip Gorgon	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Raions	Medium-sized tendril-like plants. Found on seabed in starting biome.
Cherimoya Rotsac	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Rotsacs	Bright green bulbs found inside Cage Gorgons, in biome to the north of the lifepod.
Lucifer Rotsac	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Rotsacs	Orange pearl found inside Cradle Shootroot. Found on seabed in starting biome.
Macaron Sponge	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Sponges	Small flat blue sponges attached to walls and floors.
Pebbled Sporal	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Sponges	Found at the base of large green/purple plants in the biome north of spawn.
Jack Sponge	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Sponges	Found on Coral Domes east of spawn, near or in hot biome.
Toxic Sponge	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Sponges	Blue tubular sponges attached to walls. Found in coral domes and caves.
Amphora Sponge	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Sponges	Blue orb-like sponges found in caves in the biome north of spawn (including the Colonist Bunker (Salvage) cave system.
Cabbage Shootroot	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Starfish	Pink cabbage-like plants attached to cave walls in the biome north of spawn.
Cradle Shootroot	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Starfish	Small blue plant which holds a Lucifer Rotsac in its centre. Found on seabed in starting biome.
Hecaton Tunic	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Tunics	Glowing blue spiky plants found in caves and ravines in the biome north of spawn.
Oxygen Tunic	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Tunics	Blue plants which emit oxygen bubbles above them. Commonly found in caves and the starting biome.
Dangling Salp	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Tunics	Jellyfish-like predatory organisms which dangle from the tops of caves. Two found in the Silver Cave north of spawn.
Awnworm	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Worms	Tall red plants, commonly found in the hot biome.
Fridge Worm	Indigenous Life/Sessile Life/Worms	Small glowing teal plants found inside caves in the hot biome.
Ganzo - "Survivors fled east"	Investigations	Found on shelf inside Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Axum Door	Karakorum Ruins	Found just inside the Observatory tower in the Karakorum biome.
Axum Glyph	Karakorum Ruins	Unlocked upon scanning the Rosetta Stone, 200m NNE from the Research Outpost.
Metal Farming	Karakorum Ruins	Scan three Metal Farm fragments in the Metal Farms (900m east of Research Outpost).
Observatory	Karakorum Ruins	Giant alien tower found in the Karakorum biome, around 1,100m east from the lifepod.
Orrery	Karakorum Ruins	Unlock the Observatory door and scan the Orrery inside.
Power Plant	Karakorum Ruins	Scan the Power Plant Turbine directly opposite the Upper Control Room, 500m WNW from the Research Outpost.
Power Plant Turbine	Karakorum Ruins	Scan the Power Plant Turbine directly opposite the Upper Control Room, 500m WNW from the Research Outpost.
Upper Control Room	Karakorum Ruins	Scan the small building in the cliffside on the southeast side of the Power Plant (depth 195m).
Rosetta Stone	Karakorum Ruins	Scan the large glowing green metal alien tower, 200m NNE from the Research Outpost.
Kurul Level Access Key.	Keys	Found on top of the tree root at the bottom of the Hot Cave below Tailings Village in the hot biome.
Camp One	Points Of Interest	Swim near the wreckage north of the Anita signal location.
Cicada Wreck (Lander Garage)	Points Of Interest	Found approximately 400m northeast of the lifepod.
Cicada Wreck (Empty Hold)	Points Of Interest	Swim near the large wreck in the hot biome, around 450m east of the lifepod.
Cicada Wreck (Canteen)	Points Of Interest	Found at 80m depth, around 320m SW from lifepod.
Cicada Wreck (EVA Prep)	Points Of Interest	Swim near the wreckage 600m from Research Outpost, bearing 120 degrees (depth 90m).
Cicada Wreck (Therapy Room)	Points Of Interest	Swim near the wreckage 760m from Research Outpost, heading WNW (depth 200m).
Cicada Wreck (Stairway To Heaven)	Points Of Interest	Large wreckage found at 330m depth, on the clifftop overlooking the Metal Farms on its southeast side.
Colonist Bunker (Salvage)	Points Of Interest	Found at 85m depth in cave system around 150m north of the lifepod.
Colonist Bunker (Unauthorized NoA Modification)	Points Of Interest	Found a short distance north of the Cicada Wreck (Canteen)
Colonist Bunker (Sophie's Retreat)	Points Of Interest	Found at 65m depth in a cave around 375m NNE from the lifepod.
Colonist Bunker (Quaker's Meetinghouse)	Points Of Interest	Unlocked when you receive Quaker mission from NoA.
Old Habitat	Points Of Interest	Swim close to the Old Habitat found at Quaker signal location.
Hot Cave Base Camp	Points Of Interest	On the east side of the giant cave system in the hot biome.
Metal Farms	Points Of Interest	Swim near the region of green acid vents at 460m depth, around 800m east of the Research Outpost.
Needler Nest	Points Of Interest	Found at the nearest tall rock formation SSE of the Research Outpost (250m depth).
Axum Observatory	Points Of Interest	Giant alien tower found in the Karakorum biome, around 1,100m east from the lifepod.
Karakorum Power Plant	Points Of Interest	Gigantic Axum power plant building in the Karakorum region, 450m from Research Outpost (bearing 105 degrees).
Protected Zone Base Camp	Points Of Interest	Unlocked by activating NoA Terminal inside the Research Outpost, by placing a Battery in the Battery Power Outlet in the adjacent room.
Rosetta Stone	Points Of Interest	Scan the large glowing green metal alien tower, 200m NNE from the Research Outpost.
Spider Dome	Points Of Interest	Swim near the Spider Dome at Wander signal location around 240m SSW.
Tadpole Pens	Points Of Interest	Swim near wreckage 700m east of lifepod, in hot biome.
Tailings Village	Points Of Interest	Swim near the giant bulbous structures in the hot biome, around 500m SSE from the lifepod.
Welcome Center	Points Of Interest	Swim close to the Welcome Center wreckage immediately south of the lifepod.
Metal Salvage	Resources	Large flat metal sheets, commonly found around wreckages.
Proteus Medical Risks	Theories	Scan the Biobed inside the Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Surviving Death	Theories	Die for the first time.
FAQ: Death and Recovery	Theories	Die for the first time.
Distance from Earth	Theories	Unlock the Observatory door and scan the Orrery inside, then speak with NoA.
Proteavirus	Theories	Found on desk in wreckage area beneath coral dome, north of the lifepod, on the way to Anita signal location.
Proteavirus Technical Details	Theories	Found on desk in wreckage area beneath coral dome, north of the lifepod, on the way to Anita signal location.
AEP Suit	Tools	Prologue.
Air Bladder	Tools	Construct your first Air Bladder.
Beacon	Tools	One found in the wreckage on the southwest side of the Welcome Center. One found atop some metal salvage, on a rocky outcrop directly east from the lifepod. One found outside Colonist Bunker (Salvage) at 85m depth in cave system around 150m north of the lifepod.
Portable Locker	Tools	Scan a Portable Locker. Can be found or built using a Habitat Builder.
Flashlight	Tools	One found in box under coral dome next to lifepod (northeast side). One found in cave with Oxygen Tunic directly beneath lifepod.
Habitat Builder	Tools	One found beneath metal salvage at bottom of cave hole on east side of lifepod. One found on top of crate at Anita signal location.
Scanner	Tools	Construct your first Scanner.
Basic First Aid Kit	Tools	Find or craft one - there's one in the Prologue area.
Modded Resonator	Tools	One found inside the Cicada Wreck (Therapy Room), 760m from Research Outpost, heading WNW (depth 200m). One found by the large Silver deposit at 420m depth, on the cliff wall near the entrance to the Metal Farms (900m east of Research Outpost).
PDA	Tools	Prologue.
PDA History	Tools	Prologue.
Repair Tool	Tools	One found inside Chap Blackbox wreckage beneath cave southeast of the lifepod. One found inside Colonist Bunker (Salvage) in cave around 200m north of lifepod. One found inside wreck 250m north of lifepod - need Sonic Resonator to bypass Bloom Biofilm in entrance.
Sonic Resonator	Tools	Two found inside Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Bioscanner	Tools	Found inside the Cicada Wreck (EVA Prep) in the Karakorum region, next to the second repairable door at the bottom of the shaft.
Survival Multitool	Tools	Construct your first Survival Multitool.
Wakemaker	Tools	One found in crate on table near the Angel Comb at Anita signal location (on the north side). One found inside Tuba Blackbox wreckage, north of Anita signal location. One found atop a crate near some Radiator Coral on the east side of the sand biome. Two found inside Old Habitat at Quaker signal location.
Tadpole	Vehicles	One found at 90m depth, off edge of cliff, next to Welcome Center. One found in wall rack inside Colonist Bunker (Unauthorized NoA Modification), SW of lifepod. One found in a circle of stones on the northwest side of the Cicada Wreck (Lander Garage). One found amid a wreckage 480m NNE from lifepod.
Scout Ray Chassis	Vehicles	Two separate fragments found attached to the Tadpole in the Moonpool room, inside the Tadpole Pens (650m east of the Lifepod).
Tadpole Haul Chassis	Vehicles	One found at the bottom of the Needler Nest cave, around 300m from Research Outpost, bearing 165 degrees (depth 295m). One found near the Bloom Core directly below the Power Plant. One found outside the Cicada Wreck (Therapy Room), 760m from Research Outpost, heading WNW (depth 200m). One found by the buildings on the west side of the entrance to the Metal Farms, around 900m east of Research Outpost. One found at the top of the Dive Elevator, 2125m directly east from the Lifepod (depth 200m)

That wraps up this titanic list of all the Databank entries you can unlock using just a Scanner and your exploration skills in Subnautica 2. If you're looking for more in-depth instructions on how to get specific items or resources, look no further than our guides on where to find Silver, how to get Lead, and how to increase your Oxygen supply.

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