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|image = [[File:Shrake - Neal Murren for Pottermore.png]]
|name=Shrake
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|name = Shrake
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|related = Fish<ref name="FBR"/>
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|native = [[Atlantic Ocean]]<ref name="FBR"/>
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|mortality = Mortal
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|distinction = Covered in [[Shrake spine|sharp spines]] that can destroy fishing nets<ref name="FBR"/>
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A '''Shrake''' is a [[magic]]ally-created species of fish, found in the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The creature is covered in spines and deliberately seeks out and destroys [[Muggle]] fishing nets. The first Shrakes were supposedly created in the early [[1800s]] by a group of [[Wizardkind|wizard]] fisherfolk who had been insulted by Muggles. The shrake, by damaging the nets used by Muggles to fish in that area of the sea, cause no end of trouble.
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A '''Shrake''' was a [[magic]]ally-created species of fish, found in the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The creature was covered in [[Shrake spine|spines]] and sought out and destroyed [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] fishing nets. The first Shrakes were supposedly created in the early [[1800s]] by a group of [[Wizardkind|wizard]] fisherfolk who had been insulted by Muggles. The Shrake, by damaging the nets used by Muggles to fish in that area of the sea, caused no end of trouble.<ref name="FBR">{{FB|R}}</ref>
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The [[Shrake spine|spines]] of the Shrake could be used as a [[potion]] ingredient.<ref name="WBP">{{WBP}}</ref>
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
"Shrake" comes from the words "shred" and "hake", a fish related to cod.
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"Shrake" comes from the words "shred" and "hake"; a [[wikipedia:Hake|hake]] is a fish related to the cod.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*{{FB|R}} {{1st}}
*''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''
 
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*{{WBP}} {{Mention}}
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*{{PM}}
   
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
 
{{Creatures by classification}}
 
{{Creatures by classification}}
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[[de:Schrake]]
 
[[fr:Sharak]]
 
[[fr:Sharak]]
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[[pl:Jeżanka]]
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[[es:Shrake]]
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[[pt-br:Reque]]
 
[[Category:Beasts]]
 
[[Category:Beasts]]
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[[Category:Creatures affiliated with water]]
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[[Category:Fish]]
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[[Category:Wizard-bred creatures]]
 
[[Category:XXX Creatures]]
 
[[Category:XXX Creatures]]

Latest revision as of 10:28, 10 June 2021

A Shrake was a magically-created species of fish, found in the Atlantic Ocean. The creature was covered in spines and sought out and destroyed Muggle fishing nets. The first Shrakes were supposedly created in the early 1800s by a group of wizard fisherfolk who had been insulted by Muggles. The Shrake, by damaging the nets used by Muggles to fish in that area of the sea, caused no end of trouble.[1]

The spines of the Shrake could be used as a potion ingredient.[2]

Etymology

"Shrake" comes from the words "shred" and "hake"; a hake is a fish related to the cod.

Appearances

Notes and references

Magical creatures by classification
X Flobberworm · Horklump
XX Augurey · Bowtruckle · Chizpurfle · Clabbert · Diricawl · Fairy · Ghoul · Gnome · Grindylow · Imp · Jobberknoll · Mooncalf · Porlock · Puffskein · Ramora · Winged horse
XXX Ashwinder · Billywig · Bundimun · Crup · Doxy · Dugbog · Fire crab · Fwooper · Glumbumble · Hippocampus · Hippogriff · Hodag · Jarvey · Knarl · Kneazle · Leprechaun · Lobalug · Mackled Malaclaw · Moke · Murtlap · Niffler · Nogtail · Pixie · Plimpy · Pogrebin · Red Cap · Salamander · Sea serpent · Shrake · Streeler · Winged horse
XXXX Centaur · Demiguise · Erkling · Erumpent · Golden Snidget · Graphorn · Griffin · Hidebehind · Kappa · Kelpie · Merperson · Occamy · Phoenix · Re'em · Runespoor · Snallygaster · Sphinx · Tebo · Thestral · Thunderbird · Troll · Unicorn · Winged horse · Yeti
XXXXX Acromantula · Basilisk · Chimaera · Dragon · Horned Serpent · Lethifold · Manticore · Nundu · Quintaped · Wampus cat · Werewolf