Mer Tropes



"''Who would be

''A mermaid fair,

''Singing alone,

''Combing her hair

''Under the sea,

''In a golden curl

''With a comb of pearl,

On a throne?"

- "The Mermaid" by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Tropes about merfolk, the legendary half fish, half human people that live in the deep.

Related:

 * Angelic Tropes
 * Aquatic Animal Tropes
 * Dragon Tropes
 * Seaborne and Submersible Vehicles
 * Swimsuit Index
 * Vampire Tropes

Tropes
People who look human, but who can breathe and live underwater. People with a humanoid shape but fishy features. How merfolk sexual biology would interact with humans. The varied kinds of merfolk. Two seashells worn to cover the breasts. The Sirens of mythology portrayed as mermaids. Merfolk that are aren't scaled fish below the waist.
 * Apparently Human Merfolk
 * Fish People
 * Mermaid Problem
 * Our Mermaids Are Different
 * Seashell Bra
 * Sirens Are Mermaids
 * Unscaled Merfolk