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The bishop-fish, a piscine humanoid reported in Poland in the 16th century. Aquatic humanoids appear in legend and fiction. [1] " Water-dwelling people with fully human, fish-tailed or other compound physiques feature in the mythologies and folklore of maritime, lacustrine and riverine societies across the planet."
Piscine and amphibian humanoids (people with the characteristics of fish or amphibians) which appear in folklore and fiction. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
The bishop-fish, from Poland in the 16th century. Lists of humanoids cover humanoids, imaginary species similar to humans.They are organized by type (avian, piscine and amphibian, reptilian, and extraterrestrial), and by medium (literature, comics, animation, television, film and video games).
The Deep Ones are an ancient species of amphibious sea-dwelling humanoids, whose preferred habitat is the deep ocean. A description is offered by the narrator of The Shadow Over Innsmouth: I think their predominant color was a greyish-green, though they had white bellies. They were mostly shiny and slippery, but the ridges of their backs were ...
Cuca, an humanoid alligator witch from Brazilian folklore. Enchanted Moura, from Portuguese and Galician folklore appears as a snake with long blonde hair. El Hombre Caimán, a peeping-tom of Colombia using a potion turned caiman-man due to bungle. Kappa, sometimes turtle-shelled humanoid from Japanese mythology and folklore.
Yacuruna are said to inhabit underwater cities that mirror upside-down human cities. The cities can be interpreted as reflections on the surface of the water. Within the city, the Yucuruna live in palaces of crystal with multicolored walls of fish scales and pearl, reclining on hammocks of feathers under a mosquito net of butterfly wings.
Articles relating to merfolk, legendary water-dwelling human-like beings.They are attested in folklore and mythology throughout the ages in various parts of the world. . Female merfolk may be referred to as mermaids, although in a strict sense mermaids are confined to beings who are half-woman and half-fish in appe
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