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Fish People are a subspecies of [[Petting Zoo People]]. [[Super Trope]] to [[Shark Man]].

 

== Anime and Manga ==

* Emily Rodda's ''[[Rowan of Rin]]'' books have a race of fish-people called the Maris.

* The Merlons from the Crystal Doors series of books.

* ''[[The Scar (Literature)|The Scar]]'' by [[China Mieville]] has several aquatic races, most notably the Grindylow.

* The [[Slayers]] novels feature this too (obviously, since the anime was based of them). There are apparently several varieties of fish people of varying degrees of icthyism, but Nunsa, the one who appears in the first novel, takes the cake; talking and walking around on land are his only concessions to the "people" part of the trope. When Zolf tells him to kiss Lina to gross her out, he comments that he's considered the most desirable mate in his school (the [[Incredibly Lame Pun|best catch]], you might say), then sits down and waits patiently. When quizzed, he claims he's waiting for the eggs, since he's not sure what kissing is, but is vaguely aware it's related to mating.

"The bright side of it is, that if we break our necks getting down the cliff, then we're safe from being drowned in the river."<br />

"And you must always remember there's one good thing about being trapped down here: It'll save funeral expenses." }}

 

 

* The ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' episode "Go Fish" had one of these, where the swim team [[Lego Genetics|magically mutates]] into fish dudes due to their coach giving them illegal, soviet fish-based steroids. We know, it makes no sense. Unusually for monsters in a Buffy episode, they all lived [[Happily Ever After]] in the ocean.

** It's really not a happy ending for them since they lost their human personalities, so the swim team essentially died.

* The kleptomaniac (or at least both the individuals we've seen) Blowfish race in ''[[Torchwood (TV)|Torchwood]]''.

* The Mire Men in ''[[Knightmare]]'''s eighth season.

* The Undine

* The ''umibozu'' mentioned above probably served as a folkloric antecedent for the ''[http://pinktentacle.com/2010/01/ningen-humanoid-sea-creatures-of-the-antarctic/ ningen]'', a sort of gigantic (and absolutely [[Uncanny Valley|terrifying]] sea creature with vaguely human characteristics. It's probably an urban myth. Hopefully.

* According to Japanese mythology, earthquakes are caused by a giant catfish called the ''namazu''. Following the Great Ansei Earthquake that struck Edo (Tokyo) in 1855, a new type of watercolor blockprint, called ''namazu-e'' (catfish pictures) became popular. Examples featuring anthropomorphized catfish can be seen [http://pinktentacle.com/2011/04/namazu-e-earthquake-catfish-prints/ here].

 

* Mona Lisa, from the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 (Animation)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987]]'' episode "Raphael Meets His Match", was originally a human--specifically, a physics major in college. In short order, she was kidnapped by modern day [[Pirate]]-cum-[[Lego Genetics|genetic engineer]] Captain Filch, forced to help with his evil experiments, and mutated while escaping from his ship. The result was a fish/reptile [[Mix and Match Critter]] who was smart and strong enough to help the Turtles stop Filch--and cute enough to become Raphael's [[Girl of the Week]].

** Ray from the episode "Rebel Without a Fin" is a male example that is more fish-like, being a mutant manta ray, with abilities from other marine animals; in the same episode, April O'Neil is also turned into a mutant fish.

** Stegmut ''used'' to be.

* The cast of ''[[Monster Force (Animation)|Monster Force]]'' included animated versions of several old school [[Universal]] monsters, including the [[Creature From the Black Lagoon (Film)|Creature From the Black Lagoon]].