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== Film ==
* At the end of ''[[Splash]]'' Allen becomes one of these so he can be with the more typical mermaid love Madison.
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055844/ There's] an old Soviet romantic sci-fi film called ''Chelovek-Amfibiya (The Human Amphibian)'', in which an oceanologist's son with sick lungs [[We Can Rebuild Him|was given]] [[Bio PunkBiopunk|additional implants]] [[Artistic License: Biology|derived from the gils of a young shark]]. [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|He can survive on land, but mostly sticks to the sea, where he's more comfortable with breathing.]] The main plot point of the movie is {{spoiler|the gradual deterioration of his ability to breathe atmospheric air and the need to forever leave dry land and live purely in the sea}}.
* The Mariner in ''[[Waterworld]]'', played by Kevin Costner, has gills behind the ears.
 
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