Merman

Merman

A Crowned Merman, by Arthur Rackham
Creature information
Grouping	Mythological
Sub grouping	Water spirit
Origin
Country	Worldwide

A merman (pl.: mermen; also merlad or merboy in youth), the male counterpart of the mythical female mermaid, is a legendary creature which is human from the waist up and fish-like from the waist down, but may assume normal human shape. Sometimes mermen are described as hideous and other times as handsome.