Editing Silverfish

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{{Infobox entity
| image = Silverfish.gif
| imagesize = 200px
| invimage = Silverfish Spawn Egg
| health = {{hp|8}}
| behavior = Hostile
| mobtype = [[Arthropods|Arthropod]], [[Monster]]
| 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 [[infested block]]s.
* {{EnvLink|Stronghold}}: from infested blocks and [[monster spawner]]s.
* {{EnvLink|Igloo}}: from infested blocks.
* {{EnvLink|Woodland Mansion}}: from infested blocks.
* {{EnvLink|Trial Chambers}}: from [[trial spawner]]s.
* When an entity with the [[Infested]] effect takes damage.
}}
'''Silverfish''' are small, invertebrate [[hostile mob]]s that [[Infested Block|infest stone and deepslate blocks]] in [[mountains]], [[stronghold]]s, [[igloo]] basements, and [[woodland mansion]]s. They crawl at their targets to bite them, and attacking them incites other nearby silverfish to emerge from their blocks and attack the aggressor.

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

=== Monster spawners ===
Silverfish [[monster spawner]]s naturally generate in [[end portal]] rooms in [[stronghold]]s. Silverfish can spawn from spawners at [[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 [[trial chamber]]s structure has a 25% chance to select silverfish as the "small melee" mob for its [[trial spawner]]s.

During [[ominous trial]]s, each [[ominous trial spawner]] has a {{frac|1|7}} chance to be able to dispense [[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 1-3 when an entity with the [[Infested]] effect takes damage.

== Drops ==
=== On death ===
Silverfish have no drops other than {{xp|5}} [[experience]] points when killed by a player or [[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 [[player]]s, [[iron golem]]s, and [[snow golem]]s, and they call other silverfish in the area upon being hit. Silverfish pathfind toward the player and can see the player through walls. 

When they suffer [[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 [[arthropod]]s, take extra damage from the [[Bane of Arthropods]] enchantment, and receive [[Slowness]] IV upon being hit.

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

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

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Silverfish use the Hostile Creatures sound category for [[Sound#Entity-dependent categories|entity-dependent sound events]].
{{Sound table
|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}}
{{Sound table
|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}}
{{Sound table
|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}}
{{Sound table
|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
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|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}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Silverfish death.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a silverfish dies
|id=mob.silverfish.kill
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
{{Sound table
|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}}
{{Sound table
|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
|foot=1}}

== 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
|id=39
|foot=1}}

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

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}

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

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

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Adventure;Monster Hunter;Monsters Hunted;It Spreads;Take Aim;Arbalistic;A Throwaway Joke;Over-Overkill}}

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

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7|The texture (silverfish.png) has been added. However, the [[mob]] itself is not yet present.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|[[File:Silverfish JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added silverfish.
|Silverfish spawn from broken [[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.}}
|{{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 [[monster spawners]] are now found in [[end portal]] rooms in [[stronghold]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Silverfish are now considered [[arthropod]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=RC1|Added [[sound]]s for silverfish. Before the update, silverfish used [[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 [[monster egg]]s whenever they take [[Poison]] damage.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w38a|Monster eggs containing silverfish can now generate underground in [[extreme hills]] and [[extreme hills edge]] biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=?|Silverfish can now rarely spawn inside [[cobblestone]] or stone brick blocks.{{verify|what ones exactly?}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Silverfish now pathfind, alert other silverfish of the [[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 [[igloo]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w51b|Silverfish no longer enter into blocks if the [[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 [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w34a|Silverfish now take damage on [[magma block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w10a|Silverfish can now infest [[deepslate]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|dev=23w45a|exp=Update 1.21|Silverfish now spawn in [[trial chambers]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|exp=Update 1.21|dev=24w13a|Silverfish can now spawn when an entity with the [[infested]] status effect takes damage.}}

|{{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 [[sound]]s while moving.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|Silverfish can now be spawned from broken [[infested block|monster eggs]] in the basements of [[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 [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|dev=Preview 1.20.60.20|exp=Update 1.21|Silverfish now spawn in [[trial chambers]] behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.21.0|Update 1.21]]" [[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 [[infested]] status effect takes damage.}}

|{{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.}}

|{{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, [[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 [[Java Edition 2.0|April Fools 2.0 update]] as the [[redstone bug]].

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Stronghold Silverfish.png|Two silverfish.
Silverfish Swarm.png|A swarm of silverfish.
Incomplete End Portal.png|Silverfish spawner room in a [[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).
13w26a.png|A giant stone silverfish as seen in the [[Java Edition 13w26a]] banner.
Jeb Silverfish.png|Lots of silverfish.
Sandstone silverfish.png|Silverfish as they appear in the ''[[Timeless Trails]]'' DLC, seemingly made out of [[sandstone]].
</gallery>

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

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
Silverfish Minecraft Instagram.jpg|Artwork of a silverfish.
Silverfish (Dungeons).png|A [[Minecraft Dungeons:Silverfish|silverfish]] as it appears in ''[[Minecraft Dungeons]]''.
City Silverfish.png|A silverfish as it appears in the [[Texture pack DLC|City texture pack]].
Greek Silverfish.png|A silverfish as it appears in the [[Texture pack DLC|Greek texture pack]].
LEGO Silverfish.png|[[Lego Minecraft]] Silverfish. 
</gallery>

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

== 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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