List of Hive Fleets

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The following is a list of known Tyranid Hive Fleets, along with any splinter fleets that have a unique designation.

Major Hive Fleets

• Behemoth^[17f]
• Kraken^[17a]
• Leviathan^[17b]

Minor Hive Fleets

• Agadza^[28b]
• Arachnae^[17c]
• Cantharidae^[8]
• Carnivora^[23]
• Cerberus^[25]
• Cetu^[27]
• Charybdis^[7f]
• Chimera^[29]
• Carcharodon^[31a]
• Colossus^[5]
• Daggoth
• Eumenides^[26][36]
• Gorgon^[7b]
• Grendel
• Garmr^[17c]
• Harbinger^[4]
• Hydra^[7g]
• Jormungandr^[7d]
• Kaetus^[16]
• Karkinos^[28a]
• Kronos^[17d]
• Ladon^[17c]
• Locust^[2]
• Lotan^[18][27]
• Magalodon^[7c]
• Medusa^[7e]
• Moloch^[7e]
• Naga^[7a]
• Nemesis^[31b]
• Ophidia^[6]
• Ouroboris^[5]
• Perseus^[2]
• Proteus^[33]
• Pythos^[17c]
• Scarabus^[3]
• Scitalis^[17c]
• Scylla^[7f]
• Tiamet^[5]
• Titan^[15a]
• Typhon^[27]
• Ulysses^[24]
• Vega^[34]
• Xerxes^[32]

Known Splinter Fleets

Splinter	Origin	Notes
Amarok		[30]
Calth Strain Epsilon	Behemoth	[19]
Castinov	Leviathan	[27b]
Cicatrix		Invaded the planet Darkand.[11][13]
Court of the Nephilim King	Behemoth	[17a]
Crimson Maw	Behemoth	[17e]
Dagon	Behemoth	Active in the Jericho Reach.[1]
Dendrobates	Behemoth	[12]
Echidna		[20]
Eidoric	Leviathan	Invaded the planet Eudora.[35]
Formund Ultra	Kraken	[15f]
Gegenees		[9]
Grael Alpha	Leviathan	[15e]
Grendyllus	Leviathan	At the forefront of the Fourth Tyrannic War.[27c]
Gryphonne Prime	Leviathan	[15d]
Ichar Magna	Kraken	[15i]
Invictus		[13]
Kordex Strain	Behemoth	[17e]
Mantis		[22]
Miral Rex	Kraken	[14][15h]
Nautilon	Leviathan	At the forefront of the Fourth Tyrannic War.[27a]
Praxima Strain	Leviathan	[21]
Promethor	Leviathan	At the forefront of the Fourth Tyrannic War.[27a]
Skarok Swarm	Leviathan	[21]
Solstice Omega	Leviathan	[15b]
Sotha Secundus	Kraken	[15g]
Tarsis Majoris	Leviathan	[15c]

See also

• Forgotten Hive Fleet
• List of Lists

Sources

• 1: Deathwatch Core Rulebook, pgs. 341-342
• 2: White Dwarf 97 (UK) - The Ultra-Marines
• 3: Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition), pg. 23
• 4: Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, pg. 163
• 5: Codex: Tyranids (4th Edition), pgs. 24-25
• 6: Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook, pg. 166
• 7: Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition):
  • 7a: pgs. 16-17
  • 7b: pgs. 18-21
  • 7c: pg. 23
  • 7d: pgs. 26-27
  • 7e: pg. 29
  • 7f: pg. 31
  • 7g: pg. 38
• 8: White Dwarf 255 (UK), pg. 97
• 9: Warhammer: Visions 26, pgs. 62-69 ^{Warhammer: Visions}
• 10: Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition Rulebook, pg. 137
• 11: The Last Hunt (Novel), Chapter 4
• 12: White Dwarf 80 (2015) - Army of the Month
• 13: Codex Supplement: White Scars (8th Edition), pg. 15
• 14: Slaughter at Giant's Coffin (Novel) — Scythes of the Emperor (Anthology), Chapter Six
• 15: Warhammer: Visions 1: ^{Warhammer: Visions}
  • 15a: pgs. 200-201
  • 15b: pg. 208
  • 15c: pg. 209
  • 15d: pg. 210
  • 15e: pg. 211
  • 15f: pg. 212
  • 15g: pg. 213
  • 15h: pg. 214
  • 15i: pg. 215
• 16: White Dwarf 459, pg. 80
• 17: Codex: Tyranids (8th Edition):
  • 17a: pgs. 17-18
  • 17b: pg. 24
  • 17c: pgs. 30-32
  • 17d: pg. 37
  • 17e: pg. 13
  • 17f: pg. 12
• 18: Codex: Death Guard (8th Edition), pg. 23
• 19: White Dwarf 46 (2014) — Regiments of Renown
• 20: Redemption Corps (Novel), Chapter 2
• 21: White Dwarf 468, pgs. 94-96 - Galactic War Hosts: Hive Fleet Leviathan
• 22: Codex: Tyranids (9th Edition), pg. 84
• 23: Warhammer: Visions 8, pgs. 168-169 - Parade Ground ^{Warhammer: Visions}
• 24: Warhammer: Visions 17, pg. 148 - Parade Ground ^{Warhammer: Visions}
• 25: White Dwarf 478, pg. 142 - Inside the Studio
• 26: White Dwarf September 2016, pgs. 120-121 - Parade Ground: Warhammer 40,000 Kill Teams - Created by Jes Bickham
• 27: Warhammer Community: Painting Leviathan – How ’Eavy Metal Tackled the New Tyranids and Space Marines (Posted on 06/06/2023) (last accessed 07 June 2023)
• 27: Leviathan (Box) Rulebook:
  • 27a: pgs. 222-227 - A Darkness in the West
  • 27b: pg. 229
  • 27c: pgs. 230-233 - Into the Maw
• 28: White Dwarf 499
  • 28a: pg. 18 - Bunker: Crusade Campaign
  • 28b: pg. 32 - Hobby Hangout: Choosing a colour scheme for a new army - part II
• 29: Codex: Tyranids (6th Edition), pg. 20
• 30: White Dwarf 497, pgs. 96-97 — A Tale of Four Warlords
• 31: Tyranids Collectors' Guide:
  • 31a: pgs. 38-39
  • 31b: pgs. 40-41
• 32: White Dwarf 255 (AU), pgs. 64-67
• 33: The Dread Sentinels of Dorn (Short Story)
• 34: White Dwarf 504, pg. 34 - Bunker: Hobby Hangout: The White Dwarf team share their colour schemes - Part 2
• 35: Warhammer Community: The Warhammer Community Crusade – The incursion begins (archived from the original 25 April 2025, last accessed 02 October 2025)
• 36: White Dwarf April 2013, pgs. 58-75
• 37: Throne of Skulls (Event) October 2012 at Warhammer World. (See List of Hive Fleets/Sources for more details)^{Golden Demon}

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