# Piranha

; piranha 

Difficulty

6

Attacks

Bite 2d6

; piranha 

Difficulty

6

Attacks

Bite 2d6

Base level

5

Base experience

56

Speed

12

Base AC

4

Base MR

0

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

0 (Not randomly generated)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

60

Nutritional value

30

Size

small

Resistances

None

Resistances conveyed

None

A piranha:

 can swim.

 can survive underwater.

 cannot pick up items.

 has no limbs.

 is an animal.
 has a serpent body.

 can lay eggs.

 is carnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 normally appears in small groups.

Reference

monst.c#line2806

The piranha, ;, is a sea monster in NetHack.  It shares its glyph with the far more deadly kraken, but is not generally regarded as a significant threat.

The following information pertains to an upcoming version (NetHack 3.7.0). If this version is now released, please verify that it is still accurate, then update the page to incorporate this information.

Piranha now have 18 speed and a second bite attack, which is identical to the first one.
Encyclopaedia entry

They live in "schools." Many times they will wait for prey to come to the shallow water of the river. Then the large group of piranhas will attack. These large groups are able to kill large animals ... Their lower teeth fit perfectly into the spaces of their upper teeth, creating a tremendous vice-like bite ... Piranhas are attracted to any disturbance  in the water.

[ http://www.animalsoftherainforest.com/ ] 

This page is a stub. Should you wish to do so, you can contribute by expanding this page.

This page may need to be updated for the current version of NetHack.
It may contain text specific to NetHack 3.4.3. Information on this page may be out of date.
Editors: After reviewing this page and making necessary edits, please change the {{nethack-343}} tag to the current version's tag or {{noversion}} as appropriate.