Shark

; shark
Difficulty	9
Attacks	Bite 5d6

; shark
Difficulty	9
Attacks	Bite 5d6
Base level	7
Base experience	103
Speed	12
Base AC	2
Base MR	0
Alignment	0 (neutral)
Frequency (by normal means)	not randomly generated
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	500
Nutritional value	350
Size	Large
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None
can swim. can survive underwater. cannot pick up items. has no limbs. is an animal. has a serpent body. has a thick hide. can lay eggs. is carnivorous. is normally generated hostile.

The shark, ;, is a sea monster in NetHack. Unlike its more powerful eel brethren, it does not possess a drowning attack; it does however possess a fairly powerful biting attack. There are always several sharks and giant eels generated in the castle moat.

Jumping over a shark does not produce YAFM about jumping the shark. This is one example of something the DevTeam didn't think of after all.

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