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{{about|the mob|the food item|Pufferfish (item)|other uses|Fish (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox entity
| title = Pufferfish
| group = Small
| 1-1 = Pufferfish small.gif
| 1-1caption = {{JE}}
| 1-2 = Pufferfish BE.gif
| 1-2caption = {{BE}}
| group2 = Medium
| 2-1 = Pufferfish medium.gif
| 2-1caption = {{JE}}
| 2-2 = Pufferfish medium BE.png
| 2-2caption = {{BE}}
| group3 = Large
| 3-1 = Pufferfish large.gif
| 3-1caption = {{JE}}
| 3-2 = Pufferfish large.png
| 3-2caption = {{BE}}
| invimage = Pufferfish Spawn Egg
| invimage2 = Bucket of Pufferfish
| health = {{hp|3}}
| behavior = Neutral
| mobtype = {{EntityLink|Animal}} {{EntityLink|Aquatic}}
| damage = '''Melee:''' 
'''Semi-puffed:''' 
Easy and Normal: {{hp|2|poisoned=1}} 
Hard: {{hp|3|poisoned=1}} 
'''Fully puffed:''' 
'''{{IN|Java}}:''' 
Easy: {{hp|2.5|poisoned=1}} 
Normal: {{hp|3|poisoned=1}} 
Hard: {{hp|4.5|poisoned=1}} 
'''{{IN|Bedrock}}:''' 
Easy and Normal: {{hp|2|poisoned=1}} 
Hard: {{hp|3|poisoned=1}} 
<hr>
{{EffectSprite|Poison}} '''Venom:''' 
'''Semi-puffed:''' 
{{EffectLink|Poison}} for 3 seconds ({{hp|2|poisoned=1|notag=1}}) 
'''Fully puffed:''' 
'''{{IN|Java}}:''' 
{{EffectLink|Poison}} for 6 seconds ({{hp|4|poisoned=1|notag=1}}) 
'''{{IN|Bedrock}}:''' 
{{EffectLink|Poison}} for 10 seconds ({{hp|7|poisoned=1|notag=1}})
| size = '''{{IN|Java}}:''' '''Unpuffed:''' Height: 0.35 blocks Width: 0.35 blocks '''Semi-puffed:''' Height: 0.49 blocks Width: 0.49 blocks '''Fully puffed:''' Height: 0.7 blocks Width: 0.7 blocks 
'''{{IN|Bedrock}}:''' 
Height: 0.96 blocks Width: 0.96 blocks
| spawn = {{BiomeLink|Lukewarm Ocean}} {{BiomeLink|Deep Lukewarm Ocean}} {{BiomeLink|Warm Ocean}}
| speed = 0.7
| usableitems = {{drop|Item|Water Bucket}}
{{drop|Item|Name Tag}}
}}
'''Pufferfish''' are [[Minecraft:Bucket of aquatic mob|bucketable]] aquatic [[Minecraft:neutral mob]]s found in [[Minecraft:ocean]]s. Although they never seek out mobs to attack, they defensively inflate themselves when approached too closely by [[Minecraft:player]]s, [[Minecraft:axolotl]]s, or non-aquatic mobs, dealing damage and inflicting [[Minecraft:Poison]] on them.

== Spawning ==
{{IN|java}}, pufferfish spawn in groups of 1-3 in warm, lukewarm, and deep lukewarm ocean biomes, subject to [[Minecraft:Fish#Spawning|fish spawning requirements]]. If trying to spawn inside a waterlogged solid block, the pufferfish uses the bigger "puffed" size to determine if it collides with anything solid.

{{IN|bedrock}}, pufferfish spawn underwater at around 12–32 blocks away from the player in groups of 3–5 in [[Minecraft:warm ocean]] biomes, and only on the surface; that is, there must not be a spawnable block above the spawn location with a non-solid block on top. They are considerably rarer than tropical fish, with only {{frac|1|5}} of fish groups or {{frac|2|9}} individual fish (within the warm ocean biome) spawning as pufferfish.

{{Mob spawn table}}

== Drops ==
=== On death ===
{{DropTable
|{{DropLine|name=Pufferfish|link=Pufferfish (item)}}
|{{DropLine|name=Bone Meal|edition=java|dropchance=5%}}
|{{DropLine|name=Bone|edition=bedrock|dropchance=25%|lootingchance=1%|lootingquantity=1-2}}
}}

* {{xp|1|3}} when killed by a [[Minecraft:player]] or a tamed [[Minecraft:wolf]].

== Behavior ==
Unlike other [[Minecraft:fish]], pufferfish don't swim in schools.

Pufferfish inflate themselves when approached by the player, most mobs, including [[Minecraft:tripod camera]]s{{only|bedrock|education|short=1}} and [[Minecraft:armor stand]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-132239|||WAI}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MCPE-35807|||WAI}}</ref>

The player may collect a fish by {{control|using}} a [[Minecraft:water bucket]] on it, giving the player a [[Minecraft:bucket of pufferfish]]. Fish placed with buckets do not despawn naturally. {{control|Using}} the bucket against a block empties the bucket, placing water with that fish swimming in it.

Pufferfish can not be bred and only spawn in designated biomes.

=== Weaknesses ===
Like other fish, pufferfish cannot survive out of water. Outside of water, they flop around like [[Minecraft:guardian]]s for a while until they start suffocating and then die like [[Minecraft:squid]]. {{IN|bedrock}}, they rotate when flopping. Fish cannot swim or breathe in cauldron water.<ref>{{bug|MC-126819||fish bouncing and suffocating on top of the cauldron which fills with water|WF}}</ref>

The [[Minecraft:Impaling]] enchantment affects pufferfish due to being aquatic{{only|java}} or simply being in water{{only|bedrock}}.

Pufferfish are actively hunted down by [[Minecraft:axolotl]]s, [[Minecraft:nautilus]]es and [[Minecraft:zombie nautilus]]es.

=== Defenses ===
A pufferfish inflates when approached by a player in [[Minecraft:Survival]] or [[Minecraft:Adventure]] mode, a [[Minecraft:drowned]], an [[Minecraft:axolotl]], or any non-water mob within 2 blocks of its hitbox, going from unpuffed, then semi-puffed, to fully puffed. Going near a semi-puffed or fully puffed pufferfish inflicts the player/mob with three or six seconds of {{EffectLink|Poison}} based on the inflation level, and touching one in its puffed or semi-puffed form deals damage separate from the Poison.

Pufferfish also instantly inflate to their fullest form after taking any kind of damage.{{only|bedrock}} After inflating, they slowly deflate to their normal shape as long as a threat is out of range. If the player/mob leaves the radius while the pufferfish is in its semi-puffed stage, it deflates back to normal.

[[Minecraft:Undead]] mobs are unaffected by the Poison effect, but they still take damage when they come into contact with pufferfish.

A pufferfish that inflicts damage on a mob other than a creeper or a ghast by touching it provokes that mob to retaliate.

In [[Minecraft:Peaceful]] difficulty, pufferfish do not inflict damage or Poison to player.{{only|java}}

Pufferfish can deal damage to players at a longer distance compared to mobs.<ref>{{bug|MC-265281||Pufferfish attack range is inconsistent between mobs and players|WAI}}</ref>

== Sounds ==
{{JE}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Pufferfish sting1.ogg
|sound2=Pufferfish sting2.ogg
|subtitle=Pufferfish stings
|source=neutral
|description=When a pufferfish attacks something
|id=entity.puffer_fish.sting
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.puffer_fish.sting
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Pufferfish blow out1.ogg
|sound2=Pufferfish blow out2.ogg
|subtitle=Pufferfish deflates
|source=neutral
|description=When a pufferfish deflates
|id=entity.puffer_fish.blow_out
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.puffer_fish.blow_out
|volume=0.7
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Pufferfish blow up1.ogg
|sound2=Pufferfish blow up2.ogg
|subtitle=Pufferfish inflates
|source=neutral
|description=When a pufferfish is threatened and inflates
|id=entity.puffer_fish.blow_up
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.puffer_fish.blow_up
|volume=0.45
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Pufferfish death1.ogg
|sound2=Pufferfish death2.ogg
|subtitle=Pufferfish dies
|source=neutral
|description=When a pufferfish dies
|id=entity.puffer_fish.death
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.puffer_fish.death
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Pufferfish hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Pufferfish hurt2.ogg
|subtitle=Pufferfish hurts
|source=neutral
|description=When a pufferfish is damaged
|id=entity.puffer_fish.hurt
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.puffer_fish.hurt
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Pufferfish flop1.ogg
|sound2=Pufferfish flop2.ogg
|sound3=Pufferfish flop3.ogg
|sound4=Pufferfish flop4.ogg
|subtitle=Pufferfish flops
|source=neutral
|description=While a pufferfish is on land
|id=entity.puffer_fish.flop
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.puffer_fish.flop
|volume=0.3
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Fish swim1.ogg
|sound2=Fish swim2.ogg
|sound3=Fish swim3.ogg
|sound4=Fish swim4.ogg
|sound5=Fish swim5.ogg
|sound6=Fish swim6.ogg
|sound7=Fish swim7.ogg
|subtitle=Splashes
|source=neutral
|description=While a pufferfish is swimming
|id=entity.fish.swim
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.fish.swim
|volume=0.0-1.0 <ref group=sound name=speedvolume>The fish's momentum, with the horizontal axes' velocities multiplied by 0.2 (capped at 1.0)</ref>
|pitch=0.6-1.4
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{BE}}:
{{SoundTable
|type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Fish hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Fish hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Fish hurt3.ogg
|sound4=Fish hurt4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a pufferfish dies
|id=mob.fish.hurt
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
| {{SoundLine
|source=neutral
|description=When a pufferfish is damaged
|id=mob.fish.hurt
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Fish flop1.ogg
|sound2=Fish flop2.ogg
|sound3=Fish flop3.ogg
|sound4=Fish flop4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=While a pufferfish is on land
|id=mob.fish.flop
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Fish swim1.ogg
|sound2=Fish swim2.ogg
|sound3=Fish swim3.ogg
|sound4=Fish swim4.ogg
|sound5=Fish swim5.ogg
|sound6=Fish swim6.ogg
|sound7=Fish swim7.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=While a pufferfish is swimming
|id=mob.fish.step
|volume=0.15
| pitch = 1.0
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{JE}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showentitytags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Pufferfish
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=pufferfish
|entitytags=aquatic, axolotl_hunt_targets, can_breathe_under_water, nautilus_hostiles, not_scary_for_pufferfish, sensitive_to_impaling
|foot=1}}

{{BE}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Pufferfish
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=pufferfish
|showentityfamily=y
|entityfamily=aquatic,fish,pufferfish
|id=108
|foot=1}}

=== Entity data ===
Pufferfish have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
<section begin="entity data" /><div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound}} Entity data
** {{nbt inherit/entity}}
** {{nbt inherit/mob}}
** {{nbt|byte|FromBucket}}: 1 or 0 ({{cd|true}}/{{cd|false}}) - if {{cd|true}}, the fish has been released from a bucket.
** {{nbt|int|PuffState}}: A value from 0–2.
*** {{cd|0}} means the fish is deflated
*** {{cd|1}} means it is halfway puffed-up
*** {{cd|2}} means it is fully puffed-up
</div><section end="entity data" />
A pufferfish's damage and Poison time are directly related to its current {{cd|PuffState}} data value, which can be changed using the {{cmd|data}} command.

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|I am a Marine Biologist;It Spreads}}

Achievements that apply to all mobs:
{{collapse|content={{load achievements|Overkill;Over-Overkill;Mob Kabob}}
}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Tactical Fishing;It Spreads}}

Advancements that apply to all mobs:
{{collapse|content={{load advancements|Take Aim;Arbalistic;A Throwaway Joke;Adventure;Over-Overkill;Mob Kabob}}
}}

== History ==
=== Development ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||June 28, 2010|link=wordofnotch:746938105|[[Minecraft:Notch]] mentioned that [[Minecraft:fish]] might be a feature of [[Minecraft:coral]], if he were able to add coral: "... I do know that the corals will have tiny fish particles around them."}}
|{{HistoryLine||October 4, 2010|link=wordofnotch:1243370641|Fish were a passive [[Minecraft:mob]] that [[Minecraft:Notch]] showed interest in adding. In the promotional graphic for the [[Minecraft:Halloween Update]], Notch indicated he would add fish. However, they were added only as an [[Minecraft:item]]; there was no code for a fish mob.}}
|{{HistoryLine||October 5, 2012|link={{tweet|Dinnerbone|253954758489038848}}|[[Minecraft:Fish]] were jokingly teased in the fake snapshot [[Minecraft:12marc40awesome]], along with [[Minecraft:coral]] and "fish blocks".}}
|{{HistoryLine||April 13, 2013|link={{reddit|s7ri6/i_am_jon_k%C3%A5gstr%C3%B6m_developer_of_minecraft_ask_me|c4bs6d1|context=3}}|When [[Minecraft:Jon Kågström]] was asked in his AMA on [[Minecraft:wikipedia:Reddit|Reddit]], "What [[Minecraft:mob]] would you like to implement into the game?" He responded, "I would like to add birds, fish and tree animals to make it more alive. However this will take some time before it can be done."}}
|{{HistoryLine||July 31, 2013|link={{reddit|xfzdg/i_am_markus_persson_aka_notch_creator_of}}|During [[Minecraft:Notch]]'s AMA on [[Minecraft:wikipedia:Reddit|Reddit]], when asked about what happened to his plans of adding fish as a [[Minecraft:mob]], he responded, "Oh yeah, the fish!"}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w08b|[[File:Pufferfish small.gif|32px]] [[File:Pufferfish medium JE1.gif|32px]] [[File:Pufferfish large.gif|32px]] Added "puffer fish".
|Puffer fish have {{hp|20}} [[Minecraft:health]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w10a|The health of puffer fish has been changed to {{hp|3}}.<ref>{{bug|MC-126091||Pufferfish have 20 health|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w19a|"Puffer Fish" has been corrected to "Pufferfish".<ref>{{bug|MC-124190||Some display names don't follow the id|Invalid}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.1|dev=18w31a|Pufferfish now have a 5% chance of dropping [[Minecraft:bone meal]] when killed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=21w40a|Pufferfish now spawn between y{{=}}50 and y{{=}}63.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w33a|[[File:Pufferfish medium JE2.gif|32px]] The spike models of the medium pufferfish has been changed as a fix for {{bug|MC-166880}}.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.14.2|[[File:Pufferfish BE.gif|32px]] [[File:Pufferfish medium BE.png|32px]] [[File:Pufferfish large.png|32px]] Added pufferfish [[Minecraft:mob]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.9|Pufferfish now drop [[Minecraft:experience]] when killed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.15.0.51|Pufferfish now semi-puff when the [[Minecraft:player]] draws near, and fully puff when the player is up against it.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.10|dev=beta 1.17.10.22|Pufferfish no longer can be picked up with an empty [[Minecraft:bucket]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.0|dev=beta 1.18.0.21|Pufferfish now spawn between y{{=}}50 and y{{=}}64.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.10|dev=Preview 1.19.10.23|The health of pufferfish has been changed to {{hp|3}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.130|dev=Preview 1.21.130.20|Pufferfish can now spawn in [[Minecraft:Lukewarm Ocean]] and [[Minecraft:Deep Lukewarm Ocean]] biomes.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|[[File:Pufferfish BE.gif|32px]] [[File:Pufferfish medium.png|32px]] [[File:Pufferfish large.png|32px]] Added pufferfish [[Minecraft:mob]]s.}}
}}

=== ''Minecraft Education'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|education}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|[[File:Pufferfish BE.gif|32px]] [[File:Pufferfish medium BE.png|32px]] [[File:Pufferfish large.png|32px]] Added pufferfish [[Minecraft:mob]]s.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|Pufferfish}}

== Trivia ==
* In real life, pufferfish use their spikes for intimidation purposes and not to inject venom. Some of their organs and skin is toxic, which is [[Minecraft:Pufferfish (item)#Food|reflected accurately]] in-game.
* There are three textures for the three different {{cd|PuffState}} data values in ''Minecraft''. A {{cd|PuffState}} value greater than 2 does not visually increase the pufferfish size, but does create a bigger shadow on the ground. All sizes of pufferfish textures are contained in the same texture file.

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Pufferfish mob.png|A fully inflated pufferfish, with six deflated pufferfish and a school of cod behind it.
Pufferfish Death.jpg|A dying pufferfish {{in|be}}.
Pufferfish Death.png|A dying pufferfish {{in|je}}.
Deflated Pufferfish.png|An up-close screenshot of a completely deflated pufferfish.
Hurt by pufferfish.png|A player being damaged by a pufferfish.
Coral reef at night.png|An ocean with some fish visible.
Land Fish.png|A cod and pufferfish taking damage because they are not in [[Minecraft:water]].
Puferfish face.gif|A gif of the pufferfish stages.
</gallery>

=== Textures ===
<gallery class="pixel-image">
Pufferfish (texture).png|Pufferfish texture file.
</gallery>

=== Other ===
<gallery>
Pufferfish Spawn Egg BE1.png|The pufferfish spawn egg in [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition beta 1.2.14.2]].
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Pufferfish Minecraft Instagram.jpg|Artwork of a pufferfish.
File:Update Aquatic.jpg|Pufferfish in promotional artwork for the [[Minecraft:Update Aquatic]].
File:Pufferfish trailer.jpg|Several pufferfish as they appear in the [[Minecraft:Trails & Tales]] trailer.
File:Pufferfish Artwork.png|Official pufferfish artwork.
File:LEGO Pufferfish.png|[[Minecraft:Lego Minecraft]] pufferfish.
Steve Swimming Art.jpg|Pufferfish artwork predating the actual addition of pufferfish mobs.
File:WEIRDfISH (1).png|alt=
File:Pufferfish waving hello.jpeg|A pufferfish waving hello with its entire body.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* {{EntityLink|Cod}}
* {{EntityLink|Salmon}}
* {{EntityLink|Tropical Fish}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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