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title: "Pececillo de plata"
description: "Lepisma saccharinum — Insectos y arañas. The silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum) is a species of small, primitive, wingless insect in the order Zygentoma (formerly Thysanura)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/common-silverfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pececillo de plata

> Lepisma saccharinum — Insectos y arañas. The silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum) is a species of small, primitive, wingless insect in the order Zygentoma (formerly Thysanura).

- Scientific name: *Lepisma saccharinum*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `urban` (Ciudades y jardines)
- iNaturalist observations: 8703
- iNaturalist taxon: [1445691](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1445691)

## Names

- en: Common Silverfish
- de: Silberfischchen
- es: Pececillo de plata
- fr: Poisson d'argent

## Countries with the most observations

US (1240), DE (644), CA (403), GB (342), FR (304), RU (288), AT (257), DK (212), PL (208), CZ (143), LT (128), ES (121)

## Summary

The silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum) is a species of small, primitive, wingless insect in the order Zygentoma (formerly Thysanura). Its common name derives from the insect's silvery light grey colour, combined with the fish-like appearance of its movements. The scientific name (L. saccharinum) indicates that the silverfish's diet consists of carbohydrates such as sugar or starches. While the common name silverfish is used throughout the global literature to refer to various species of Zygentoma, the Entomological Society of America restricts use of the term solely to Lepisma saccharinum.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverfish

## Photo

![Pececillo de plata](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-silverfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philipp · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60687717

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-silverfish?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).