History Main / TokenAquaticRace

Such races may be amphibious to allow them to interact with the other characters. If they aren't, they might still be able to interact with land-dwellers via a MobileFishbowl. If they have ElementalPowers, their element is usually [[MakingASplash water]].

* ''WebOriginal/HamstersParadise'': In the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen original draft of the story]], the third sapient species to evolve on the planet was a marine dolphin-like creature known as the roddolphs that developed intelligence thanks to their sophisticated language skills and ability teach information like seasonal change over the generations. However, they were limited by their anatomy which lacked grasping appendages and their aquatic home which prevented the use of fire. They spent about two million years as nomadic hunter-gatherers before going extinct in an asteroid strike.

* ''WebOriginal/{{Serina}}'': The world develops multiple sapient canary lineages over the years, with the only fully sapient aquatic lineage being a type of dolfinch (aquatic pliosaur-like birds) called the daydreamers, which in turn split into two lineages: the piscivorous fishers and the macropedatory pastoralists. However, another lineage of dolfinch, the herbivorous porplets, evolve into semi-sapience, with one lineage called the luddies befriending the fishers, and another lineage called the nops being domesticated and farmed by the pastoralists for meat, [[FormerlySapientSpecies having lost all sentience]]. The luddies ultimately end up evolving into the sapient greenskeeper by the late Ocean Age.

* ''WebOriginal/{{Serina}}'': The world develops multiple sapient canary lineages over the years, with the only fully sapient aquatic lineage being a type of dolfinch (aquatic pliosaur-like birds) called the daydreamers, which in turn split into two lineages: the piscivorous fishers and the macropedatory pastoralists. However, another lineage of dolfinch, the herbivorous porplets, evolve into semi-sapience, with one lineage called the luddies befriending the fishers, and another lineage called the nops being domesticated and farmed by the pastoralists for meat.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'' has a subspecies of [[OurElvesAreDifferent elf]] and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]] for each of the [[ElementsOfNature Primal Sources]], one of which is Ocean. The Ocean elves are called Tidebound Elves.

** Tritons are a race of humanoids who dwell on the ocean floor. They see themselves as protectors of the surface world, fighting off threats that the surface-dwellers are ignorant of, and often come across as arrogant but well-meaning when interacting with them. According to the ''Mystic Odysseys of Theros'' rulebook, those who live in that setting exclusively worship the sea goddess Thassa, even though all of the terrestrial races worship multiple gods each.

** Simic hybrids from the [[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Ravnica setting]] are {{Artificial Hybrid}}s who undergo BioAugmentation at the hands of the Simic Combine, which often involves having the body-parts of sea creatures spliced into them.

** The aforementioned Simic hybrids.

** Simic hybrids from the [[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Ravnica setting]] are {{Artificial Hybrid}}s who use [[BioAugmentation biomancy]] to splice body-parts of sea creatures into themselves.

* In general ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' moved away from this due to a design belief that [[AtlantisIsBoring water is boring]]. But it still happens occasionally:

Compare AtlantisIsBoring.

** Tritons are a race of humanoids who dwell on the ocean floor. They see themselves as protectors of the surface world, fighting off threats that the surface-dwellers are ignorant of, and often come across as arrogant but well-meaning when interacting with them. According to the ''Mystic Odysseys of Theros'' rulebook, they exclusively worship the sea goddess Thassa, even though all of the terrestrial races worship multiple gods each.

* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'': The Aquitians are the only alien race in the entirety of the franchise that live in a planet completely submerged in water. They also need to feed on pure water to survive which frequently became an issue for them when they were stranded on Earth during ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.