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{{about|the gray hostile mob|the joke feature|Redstone Bug|the mob in {{MCD}}|MCD:Silverfish}}
{{Infobox entity
| image = Silverfish.gif
| imagesize = 200px
| invimage = Silverfish Spawn Egg
| health = {{hp|8}}
| behavior = Hostile
| mobtype = {{EntityLink|Monster}}<br>{{EntityLink|Arthropod}}
| damage = Easy and Normal: {{hp|1}}<br>Hard: {{hp|1.5}}
| size = Height: 0.3 Blocks<br>Width: 0.4 Blocks
| speed = 0.25
| spawn =
* After mining [[Minecraft:infested block]]s.
* {{EnvLink|Stronghold}}: from infested blocks and [[Minecraft:monster spawner]]s.
* {{EnvLink|Igloo}}: from infested blocks.
* {{EnvLink|Woodland Mansion}}: from infested blocks.
* {{EnvLink|Trial Chambers}}: from [[Minecraft:trial spawner]]s.
* 10% When an entity with the [[Minecraft:Infested]] effect takes damage.
}}
'''Silverfish''' are small [[Minecraft:hostile]] [[Minecraft:arthropod]]s found [[Minecraft:Infested Block|infesting stone and deepslate blocks]] in [[Minecraft:mountain]] caves and certain [[Minecraft:structure]]s, such as [[Minecraft:stronghold]]s, or spawned using [[Minecraft:potions of Infestation]]. They attack by biting, and attacking one can cause nearby silverfish to break out of their blocks to attack the aggressor.

== Spawning ==
Silverfish spawn from broken [[Minecraft:infested block]]s, which generate in [[Minecraft:stronghold]]s, underground in [[Minecraft:mountains]] and [[Minecraft:windswept hills]] [[Minecraft:biome]]s, in [[Minecraft:igloo]] basements, and in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]] false portal rooms. Silverfish do not appear if the block is broken with the [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]] enchantment.<ref>{{bug|MC-48184|||WAI}}</ref>

=== Monster spawners ===
Silverfish [[Minecraft:monster spawner]]s naturally generate in [[Minecraft:end portal]] rooms in [[Minecraft:stronghold]]s. Silverfish can spawn from spawners at [[Minecraft:light level]] 11 or lower. {{IN|java}}, they can also spawn on stone types they can enter (stone, cobblestone, stone bricks, etc.) at any light level, and cannot spawn within a 5 block distance of any player{{verify}}.

=== Trial spawners ===
Each [[Minecraft:trial chamber]]s structure has a 25% chance to select silverfish as the "small melee" mob for its [[Minecraft:trial spawner]]s.

During [[Minecraft:ominous trial]]s, each [[Minecraft:ominous trial spawner]] has a {{frac|1|7}} chance to be able to dispense [[Minecraft:lingering potion]]s of Infestation, which spawns silverfish when an affected entity takes damage. Any type of trial spawner can dispense Infested potions, regardless of the mob type it spawns.

=== Infested ===
Silverfish have a 10% chance to spawn in groups of 1-2 when an entity with the [[Minecraft:Infested]] effect takes damage.

== Drops ==
=== On death ===
Silverfish have no drops other than {{xp|5}} [[Minecraft:experience]] points when killed by a player or [[Minecraft:tamed wolf]].

== Behavior ==
[[File:Silverfish infest anim.gif|alt=|thumb|right|A silverfish being freed from an infested block, which calls for help from other silverfish; causing them to emerge from more infested blocks.]]
Silverfish attack [[Minecraft:player]]s and [[Minecraft:snow golem]]s and call other silverfish in the area upon being hit. Silverfish pathfind toward the player and can see the player through walls.

When they suffer [[Minecraft:Poison]] damage or damage inflicted by the player and survive, they cause other silverfish within a 21×11×21 area to break out of their infested blocks. The player can prevent other silverfish from appearing by killing them in one hit.<ref>{{bug|MC-2432|||WAI}}</ref> If the game rule {{cd|doTileDrops}} is set to {{cd|false}}, the infested blocks are broken, but no silverfish spawn from them.

Silverfish, being [[Minecraft:arthropod]]s, take extra damage from the [[Minecraft:Bane of Arthropods]] enchantment and receive [[Minecraft:Slowness]] IV upon being hit.

When idle, silverfish enter a nearby [[Minecraft:deepslate]], [[Minecraft:stone]], [[Minecraft:cobblestone]], [[Minecraft:stone bricks]], [[Minecraft:mossy stone bricks]], [[Minecraft:cracked stone bricks]], or [[Minecraft:chiseled stone bricks]] block, transforming it into the respective [[Minecraft:infested block]] if the [[Minecraft:game rule]] {{cd|mobGriefing}} is set to {{cd|true}}, as per default. They cannot infest [[Minecraft:mossy cobblestone]],<ref>{{bug|MC-167357}}</ref> despite being capable of infesting both mossy blocks and cobblestone, and they also cannot infest [[Minecraft:slab]] or [[Minecraft:stairs]] of these blocks.<ref>{{bug|MC-167372}}</ref> They are also unable to infest [[Minecraft:andesite]], [[Minecraft:diorite]], [[Minecraft:granite]], and [[Minecraft:smooth stone]].<ref>{{bug|MC-189974}}</ref>

Silverfish are immune to the [[Minecraft:infested]] status effect.

== Sounds ==
{{JE}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Silverfish idle1.ogg
|sound2=Silverfish idle2.ogg
|sound3=Silverfish idle3.ogg
|sound4=Silverfish idle4.ogg
|subtitle=Silverfish hisses
|source=hostile
|description=Randomly
|id=entity.silverfish.ambient
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.silverfish.ambient
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Silverfish death.ogg
|subtitle=Silverfish dies
|source=hostile
|description=When a silverfish dies
|id=entity.silverfish.death
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.silverfish.death
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Silverfish hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Silverfish hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Silverfish hurt3.ogg
|subtitle=Silverfish hurts
|source=hostile
|description=When a silverfish is damaged
|id=entity.silverfish.hurt
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.silverfish.hurt
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Silverfish step1.ogg
|sound2=Silverfish step2.ogg
|sound3=Silverfish step3.ogg
|sound4=Silverfish step4.ogg
|subtitle=Footsteps
|source=hostile
|description=''Unused sound event'' <ref group=sound>{{bug|MC-117609||Silverfish and Endermites don't make footstep sounds or subtitles}}</ref>
|id=entity.silverfish.step
|translationkey=subtitles.block.generic.footsteps
|volume=0.15
|pitch=1.0
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{BE}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Silverfish idle1.ogg
|sound2=Silverfish idle2.ogg
|sound3=Silverfish idle3.ogg
|sound4=Silverfish idle4.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=Randomly
|id=mob.silverfish.say
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Silverfish death.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a silverfish dies
|id=mob.silverfish.kill
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Silverfish hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Silverfish hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Silverfish hurt3.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a silverfish is damaged
|id=mob.silverfish.hit
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Silverfish step1.ogg
|sound2=Silverfish step2.ogg
|sound3=Silverfish step3.ogg
|sound4=Silverfish step4.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=While a silverfish is walking
|id=mob.silverfish.step
|volume=0.35
| pitch = 1.0
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showentitytags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Silverfish
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=silverfish
|entitytags=arthropod, powder_snow_walkable_mobs, sensitive_to_bane_of_arthropods
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Silverfish
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=silverfish
|showentityfamily=y
|entityfamily=arthropod,lightweight,mob,monster,silverfish
|id=39
|foot=1}}

=== Entity data ===
Silverfish 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}}
</div><section end="entity data"/>

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

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Monster Hunter;It Spreads}}

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

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Monster Hunter;Monsters Hunted;It Spreads}}

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

== Videos ==
<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|rDqqOqaS9B4}}</div>

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7|The texture (silverfish.png) has been added. However, the [[Minecraft:mob]] itself is not yet present.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|[[File:Silverfish JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added silverfish.
|Silverfish spawn from broken [[Minecraft:stone brick monster egg]]s in strongholds.
|Silverfish can infest stone bricks and its variants, cobblestone and stone, making them their monster egg variants, except the mossy and cracked stone bricks. It used spider sounds.|
Idle sounds: [[File:Spider idle1.ogg]][[File:Spider idle2.ogg]][[File:Spider idle3.ogg]][[File:Spider idle4.ogg]]
Death sound:[[File:Spider death.ogg]]
Hurt sounds:[[File:Spider idle1.ogg]][[File:Spider idle2.ogg]][[File:Spider idle3.ogg]][[File:Spider idle4.ogg]]
Stepping sounds:[[File:Spider step1.ogg]][[File:Spider step2.ogg]][[File:Spider step3.ogg]][[File:Spider step4.ogg]]}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|The health of silverfish has been reduced from {{hp|20}} to {{hp|8}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Silverfish [[Minecraft:monster spawners]] are now found in [[Minecraft:end portal]] rooms in [[Minecraft:stronghold]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Silverfish are now considered [[Minecraft:arthropod]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=RC1|Added [[Minecraft:sound]]s for silverfish. Before the update, silverfish used [[Minecraft:spider]] sounds.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=1.2|Silverfish can now infest the new chiseled stone bricks into infested stone bricks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w26a|Silverfish now summon silverfish from nearby [[Minecraft:monster egg]]s whenever they take [[Minecraft:Poison]] damage.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w38a|Monster eggs containing silverfish can now generate underground in [[Minecraft:extreme hills]] and [[Minecraft:extreme hills edge]] biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=?|Silverfish can now rarely spawn inside [[Minecraft:cobblestone]] or stone brick blocks.{{verify|what ones exactly?}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Silverfish now pathfind, alert other silverfish of the [[Minecraft:player]] when hit, and stop occasionally before moving again (similar to most other mobs).}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w43a|Silverfish can now be spawned from broken monster eggs in the basements of [[Minecraft:igloo]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w51b|Silverfish no longer enter into blocks if the [[Minecraft:game rule]] {{cd|mobGriefing}} is false.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w36a|Silverfish can now spawn from broken infested cobblestone in the fake portal room of [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w34a|Silverfish now take damage on [[Minecraft:magma block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w10a|Silverfish can now infest [[Minecraft:deepslate]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|dev=23w45a|exp=Update 1.21|Silverfish now spawn in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|exp=Update 1.21|dev=24w13a|Silverfish can now spawn when an entity with the [[Minecraft:infested]] status effect takes damage.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Silverfish JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added silverfish.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 12|Silverfish no longer make [[Minecraft:sound]]s while moving.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|Silverfish can now be spawned from broken [[Minecraft:infested block|monster eggs]] in the basements of [[Minecraft:igloo]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=alpha 0.17.0.2|Silverfish once again make sounds while moving.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Silverfish can now spawn from broken infested cobblestone in the fake portal room of [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|dev=Preview 1.20.60.20|exp=Update 1.21|Silverfish now spawn in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] behind the "[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.0|Update 1.21]]" [[Minecraft:experimental]] toggle.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.0|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.21.0.20|Silverfish can now spawn when an entity with the [[Minecraft:infested]] status effect takes damage.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Silverfish JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added silverfish.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Silverfish JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added silverfish.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w32a|The entity ID has been changed from {{cd|Silverfish}} to {{cd|silverfish}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Numeric IDs for entities were presumably deprecated in this version.{{info needed|what was this entity's numeric ID?}}}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*In real life, [[Minecraft:wikipedia:Silverfish|silverfish]] are harmless, small, and wingless insects that are often found in dark areas in buildings and the wooden pilings of seaside piers and trees. They are infamous for damaging paper-based products.
*Silverfish appeared in the [[Minecraft:Java Edition 2.0|April Fools 2.0 update]] as the [[Minecraft:redstone bug]].
*Silverfish are the only real-life animals to be fully hostile mobs.

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Stronghold Silverfish.png|Two silverfish.
Silverfish Swarm.png|A swarm of silverfish.
Incomplete End Portal.png|Silverfish spawner room in a [[Minecraft:stronghold]].
End Portal Spawner.png|The same room, with a lit portal.
Silverfish Minecart.png|A silverfish riding a minecart.
VillageFish.gif|Many silverfish in a village (click for animation).
Sandstone silverfish.png|Silverfish as they appear in the ''[[Minecraft:Timeless Trails]]'' DLC, seemingly made out of [[Minecraft:sandstone]].
</gallery>

=== Mojang screenshots ===
<gallery>
Mm-silverfish-ingame.jpeg|A silverfish crawling around.
13w26a.png|A giant stone silverfish as seen in the [[Minecraft:Java Edition 13w26a]] banner.
Jeb Silverfish.png|Too many silverfish.
</gallery>

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

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
Every cloud has a silver lining.jpeg|A silverfish as it appears in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Mash-Up]]
Silverfish Minecraft Instagram.jpg|Artwork of a silverfish
Silverfish (Dungeons).png|A {{MCD|silverfish}} as it appears in {{MCD}}
City Silverfish.png|A silverfish as it appears in the City texture pack
Greek Silverfish.png|A silverfish as it appears in the Greek mash-up pack
LEGO Silverfish.png|[[Minecraft:Lego]] silverfish
</gallery>

== See also ==
* {{EntityLink|Endermite}}
* {{BlockLink|id=all-infested-blocks|Infested block}}
* {{EffectLink|Infested}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/mob-menagerie--silverfish Mob Menagerie: Silverfish] – Minecraft.net on May 4, 2023

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