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Silverfish
Starfield Fauna · Biped

Silverfish is a biped species in Starfield with 3 variants living on Charybdis II and Ka'zaal. One variant appears only in encounters. Some variants can be domesticated at an outpost.

Its variants are harvested for Nutrient, Amino Acids and Solvent. Its variants carry 15 scanner traits.

Harvest

Resources harvested from Silverfish variants. The count is how many variants yield that resource.

Variants

Each planet gets its own take on the species. Hover a trait for what it does (the game's own creature-template notes).

Hunting Silverfish
Ka'zaal (Wetlands)
Resource
S Solvent
Harvest
Gland · kill to harvest
Diet
Carnivore
Social
Predator
Size
Large
Threat
Hard
Combat · HealthyBehavior · Rockbreaker
Pack Silverfish
Charybdis II (Deciduous Forest, Coniferous Forest)
Harvest
Fluids · kill to harvest
Diet
Carnivore
Social
Predator, Medium groups
Size
Small
Threat
Normal
Active
Diurnal
Domesticable
Yes
Behavior · Lairing/NestingBehavior · Weather-Watcher
Silverfish
Encounter only
Resource
N Nutrient
Harvest
Tissue · kill to harvest
Diet
Carnivore
Social
Predator
Threat
Hard

Trait Glossary

Cathemeral
Creature never sleeps, is always active.
Crepuscular
Creature is active in twilight hours; dawn/dusk.
Diurnal
Creature is active during day.
Hard
This creature is of high power.
Healthy
Double creature health.
Lairing/Nesting
Creature has a lair/nest that it sleeps in.
Large
Large Creature Size (x1.25)
Normal
Normal Creature Size (x0.8 - x1.2)
Predator - Fearless
Creature will warn and attack anything within 20-30m; will attack prey within 40m. Confidence: Foolhardy. Will never retreat from combat - will fight to the death.
Predator - Territorial
Creature will warn and attack anything within 40-50m; will attack prey within 40m. Confidence: Foolhardy. Will never retreat from combat - will fight to the death.
Rockbreaker
Will "attack" rocks or flora in its environment, like a stag shedding velvet. May break ores.
Small
Small Creature Size (x0.5)
Spitter Noxious Cloud
Creature emits a noxious cloud as an attack.
Spitter Rock
Creature gains a semiautomatic ranged attack.
Weather-Watcher
When there's no weather, stares at the sky every so often. When there is, plays and cavorts.