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* 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 ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055844/ Chelovek-Amfibiya] (The Human Amphibian)'', in which an oceanologist's son with sick lungs [[We Can Rebuild Him|was given]] [[Biopunk|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}}.