who look like normal humans for the most part but can survive and breathe underwater and may have some odd physical adaptations that are well-hidden until they return to the sea. And then there's underwater folk like Aquaman, Namor, The Man From Atlantis etc. Mermaids who are more human-looking (and modest) tend to wear Seashell Bras. Some joke that merfolk must have the fish half on top instead of on the bottom in order to resolve "the Mermaid Problem". Sometimes they have features reminiscent of other, more exotic sea-creatures, and sometimes they are sea-animals that become human-like under certain circumstances. Others are more blatantly sea-creatures with few human characteristics and are quite ugly, for example the Harry Potter merman ( mermaid?) pictured. Sometimes they have a few fishy characteristics on the human half as well- such as Ear Fins, arm fins or scattered scales- an aquatic Cute Monster Girl. Merfolk are generally portrayed as beautiful women (mermaids) or handsome men (mermen) with fish- or dolphin-like tails in place of legs. Even their general appearance isn't fixed: see the picture. Their dispositions, morality, and alliances vary depending on the author, and whether or not they can become human is a question everyone answers differently. However, like most mythical creatures and monsters, they are a little different every time and have different rules applied to them. Mermaids, or more generally merfolk, crop up quite a lot in fiction.
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