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* MermanityEnsues[softreturn]Humans transform into mermaids, if not fish or just being able to breath underwater.
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* MermaidingSwimsuit[softreturn]Humans cosplaying as mermaids for show or for swimming.
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* CaptainFishman[softreturn]Merfolk superheroes

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* CaptainFishman[softreturn]Merfolk superheroessuperheroes.
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* MermaidInAWheelchair[softreturn]Mermaids on land often use wheelchairs to get around.
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* ProngsOfPoseidon[softreturn]Merfolk often wield tridents as their main weapon.
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* CaptainFishman[softreturn]Merfolk superheroes
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These shouldn't be part of the index.


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There's no "above" since Atlantis Is Boring got cut.


* AwesomeUnderwaterWorld[softreturn]In contrast to the above, this is when the undersea realm is depicted as ''awesome''.

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* AwesomeUnderwaterWorld[softreturn]In contrast to the above, this is when AwesomeUnderwaterWorld[softreturn]When the undersea realm is depicted as ''awesome''.
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* {{Cthulhumanoid}}[softreturn]Some merfolk have cephalopod characteristics rather than fishlike ones.
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* AtlantisIsBoring[softreturn]When it's boring living underwater.

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* EarFins [softreturn] Fins instead of ears, common for merfolk and other aquatic characters

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* EarFins [softreturn] EarFins[softreturn] Fins instead of ears, common for merfolk and other aquatic characters


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* SuperNotDrowningSkills[softreturn]Merfolk can life underwater indefinitely, or at least for an extended time.
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You Gotta Have Blue Hair is no longer a trope.


* YouGottaHaveBlueHair[softreturn]Merfolk sometimes have unnaturally-colored hair, usually blue or green.
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I counted a total of four examples on Our Mermaids Are Different in which merfolk are long-lived in any sense — all others live as long as humans, or less, or their lifespans just aren't mentioned — so this doesn't really seem endemic enough to warrant being listed on this page.


* LongLived[softreturn]It's not uncommon for merfolk to be able to live for centuries.
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The page for The Precursors did not turn up a single example in which merfolk fill this role, so this trope definitely doesn't belong here.


* {{Precursors}}[softreturn]When merfolk culture comes before human culture.
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* TokenAquaticRace[softreturn]They're often merfolk.
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* EarFins [softreturn] Fins instead of ears, common for merfolk and other aquatic characters
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There is not a single example of cybernetic merfolk on Cybernetic Mythical Beast.


* CyberneticMythicalBeast[softreturn]Sci-fi variants of merfolk fused with technology.

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* BathtubMermaid [softreturn]Merfolk and other aquatic creatures kept in stationary tanks and other containers.

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* BathtubMermaid [softreturn]Merfolk BathtubMermaid[softreturn]Merfolk and other aquatic creatures kept in stationary tanks and other containers.containers.
* CyberneticMythicalBeast[softreturn]Sci-fi variants of merfolk fused with technology.

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* LordOfTheOcean[softreturn]Gods of the Ocean are often associated with mermaids.

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* LordOfTheOcean[softreturn]Gods of the Ocean ocean are often associated with mermaids.


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* WaterIsWomanly[softreturn]Water associated with femininity.
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* TailfinWalking[softreturn]Mermaids walking upright on their tailfins.

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* TailfinWalking[softreturn]Mermaids TailfinWalking[softreturn]Merfolk walking upright on their tailfins.
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* TailfinWalking[softreturn]Mermaids walking upright on their tailfins.
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* UnderwaterKiss[softreturn]Merfolk kissing either each other or a human while underwater.
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* AwesomeUnderwaterWorld[softreturn]In contrast to the above, this is when the undersea realm is depicted as ''awesome''.
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* AtlantisIsBoring[softreturn]When it's boring living underwater.
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* OurHippocampsAreDifferent[softreturn]Horses with mermaid-like fish tails, and potentially other piscine traits.

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

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Tropes about merfolk, the legendary half fish, half human people that live in the deep. Compare ElfTropes and FairyTropes.


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* {{Precursors}}[softreturn]When merfolk culture comes before human culture.
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