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* ''WesternAnimation/SantiagoOfTheSeas'': Lorelai, one of the main characters, is a [OlderThanTheyLook 150-year-old] mermaid who can switch between her mermaid form and that of a young human girl thanks to a magic pearl bracelet.
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* ''And Then I Turned Into a Mermaid'' A series of children's drama books focusing on Molly Seabrook a young girl who discovers she's half mermaid and has to navigate the difficulties of secrets, school, friendships, and a crazy family.
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* ''Coral Reef Legend: Elfie of the Blue Seas'': Protagonist Elfie is an ApparentlyHumanMerfolk ''and'' the [[LastOfTheirKind last of her kind]].
* ''Manga/DailyLifeWithMonsterGirl'': One of the main characters is a mermaid named Meroune.
* ''Anime/TheLittleMermaid''
* ''Anime/MahouNoMakoChan'': Loosely based on ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid'', the story's protagonist is a mermaid princess named Mako who's turned into a human but retains some magical powers in the human world.
* ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch''
* ''Manga/MermaidSaga''
* ''Manga/MermanInMyTub''
* ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid''
* ''Manga/MuromiSan'': Most of the main characters are mermaids.
* ''Anime/NagiAsuALullInTheSea'': A [[ComingOfAgeStory coming-of-age]] and [[LoveDodecahedron love]] story involving Apparently Human Merfolk.
* ''Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea'': Is ''very'', '''very''' loosely based on ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid''. Ponyo and her sisters resemble the traditional depictions of ningyo (mermaids) from Japanese folklore. Unlike European mermaids, they're basically fish with human faces (although the folkloric ones tend to be far more grotesque and monstrous).
* ''Manga/SchoolMermaid''
* ''Manga/ShinkaigyoNoAnkoSan'': The story takes place in a town where merpeople have been integrating with humans, using a medicine that temporarily splits their tail into a pair of legs so they can live together with them.
* ''Manga/{{Splatoon}}'': The Inklings are anthropomorphic squids who can switch between human and squid forms at will.
* ''Anime/UmiMonogatari'': Two of the three main characters are mermaid sisters named Marin and Urin.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}'': The eponymous character and other Atlanteans are ApparentlyHumanMerfolk. There are also more traditional mermaids and beings who are animal/sea life mixtures.
* ''ComicBook/{{Fathom}}'': Is about a race of beings who can turn into water or use it as a weapon, among other things.
* ''ComicBook/{{Mera}}'': The titular character is an ApparentlyHumanMerfolk Atlantean often called a mermaid, which she does ''not'' appreciate.
* ''ComicBook/SubMariner'': The title character and other Atlanteans are ApparentlyHumanMerfolk.
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* ''ComicStrip/SafeHavens'': Remora, one of the main characters, is a mermaid.
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* ''Animation/{{Mermaid}}''
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* ''Fanfic/StrangeScales'': In this ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' AU, Bella is kidnapped and transformed into a mermaid by a group of mermaids.
* ''Fanfic/WhatTheWaterGaveMe'': A ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' fanfic in which [[spoiler:Hiccup, Astrid, and Valka]] are turned into merfolk by evil, man-eating mermaids.
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* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInAMermaidTale''
** ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInAMermaidTale2''
* ''Barbie: Mermaidia''
* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieThePearlPrincess'': Barbie stars as Lumina, a mermaid girl with the power to [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower manipulate pearls with her mind]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989''
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIReturnToTheSea''
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidArielsBeginning''
* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'': One of the main characters is [[FishPeople fish man]] Link.
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* ''The Thirteenth Year'': A MadeForTVMovie about a boy who discovers he's actually a merman, occurring when he turns 13.
* ''Film/Aquaman2018'': As in the comics it's based on, the eponymous character and other Atlanteans are ApparentlyHumanMerfolk. There are also kingdoms of FishPeople and crab people.
* ''Film/{{Aquamarine}}'': The eponymous character is a mermaid.
* ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'': The title character is a FishPerson.
** ''Film/RevengeOfTheCreature'': The first sequel to the above film.
** ''Film/TheCreatureWalksAmongUs'': The second, and last, sequel to the above-mentioned film.
* ''Empires of the Deep (2011)'': A human falls in love with a mermaid in a fantasy world.
* ''Film/TheLure'': Two carnivorous mermaids begin working as nightclub performers in 1980s Warsaw.
* ''Film/MagicIsland'': Lily, a young mermaid, befriends a group of buccaneers and joins them on their quest for Blackbeard's treasure.
* ''Maidens of the Sea (2014)'': A lonely sailor discovers an island full of mermaids.
* ''The Mermaid (1904)''
* ''The Mermaid (2016)'': A a romantic comedy directed by Creator/StephenChow about a mermaid named Shan-shan sent to assassinate a land developer named Liu, who is oblivious that his deep-sea construction project is disrupting a civilization of merfolk who live under the ocean. However, Shan-shan ends up falling in love with Liu...
* ''Mermaid Got Married (1994)''
* ''Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)''
* ''Film/{{Mermaids}}''
* ''Mermaids'' (Made-for-PAX-TV Movie): The mermaids shown turn human when on dry land with an added complication: the protagonists also turn into mermaids at low tide every night. Additionally, they're bound by some kind of natural law to grant wishes for humans. If a human says "I wish" within their presence, they're forced to grant it.
* ''Mermaids (2003)''
* ''Film/MermaidsTheBodyFound'': A [[FoundFootageFilms found footage]] {{Mockumentary}} by Creator/AnimalPlanet about a GovernmentConspiracy to hide their research into an underwater sonic weapon, and to hide the existence of mermaids, which would have ended the testing prematurely had their existence been revealed.
** ''Mermaids: The New Evidence'': A sequel to the above.
* ''The Mermaids of Tiburon (1962)''
* ''Film/MrPeabodyAndTheMermaid''
* ''Neptune's Daughter (1914)'': In both this film and its below-listed sequels, Annette Kellerman stars as a mermaid.
** ''A Daughter of the Gods (1916)''
** ''Queen of the Sea (1918)''
** ''Venus of the South Seas (1924)''
* ''Nymph (2014)''[[note]]American title: ''Killer Mermaid''[[/note]]: A villainous mermaid is the monster.
* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides'': The mermaid Syrena is essential to the plot. She and the other mermaids shown have fangs and are spooky, man-killing rapists.
* ''Princess (2008)'': In this MadeForTVMovie, Shileen Paton stars as a mermaid named Cala, who lives under a pond.
* ''Film/TheShapeOfWater'': One of the two main characters is a male FishPerson.
* ''She Creature (2001)'': A carnival barker named Angus discovers a mermaid held captive in a tank by a disturbed old man. Angus steals the mermaid and loads her on a ship headed for America. When the mermaid is discovered, Angus's lover Lily begins to suspect that the mermaid is more dangerous than she first seemed.
* ''Siren of the Sea (1911)''
* ''Film/{{Splash}}'': Revolves around the fairytale romance between human Allen Bauer and mermaid Madison.
** ''Film/SplashToo'': A [[MadeForTVMovie made-for-TV sequel]] to the above that recast all but one of the parts.
* ''The Water Phoenix (2017)'': In this ShortFilm, an imprisoned mermaid is betrayed by her caretaker and must find a way to escape the aquarium alone.
* ''Film/{{Waterworld}}'': The Mariner, played by Creator/KevinCostner, is an example of ApparentlyHumanMerfolk.
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* ''Franchise/TheLittleMermaid''
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* ''Aquamarine'': Centers around a mermaid named Aquamarine who is stranded in a swimming pool after a storm.
* ''Dream Girl'': The main character is a mermaid named Aine, who seduces rapists and murderers by sneaking into their rooms at night and hypnotically singing to them. Then, she "accidentally" bumps into them on the street and causes them to fall in love with her and her "[[ManicPixieDreamGirl quirky]]" ways. Finally, she kills them and drinks their blood.
* ''Emily Windsnap'': This series of children's fantasy novels follows the adventures of thirteen-year-old Emily Windsnap after she discovers she is half-mermaid.
* ''Fred the Mermaid'' by [=MaryJanice=] Davidson.
* "Literature/TheFigurehead": One of the two main characters is a mermaid who's the daughter of Davy Jones.
* ''Fins'': A young adult novel series about a teen girl named Lily Sanderson who discovers she's a half-mermaid princess.
** ''Forgive My Fins'': The first book, in which Lily first finds out she's both half-merfolk ''and'' royalty.
** ''Fins Are Forever'': The second book, in which Lily has to keep her human-hating cousin Dosinia (a new exile from the mer kingdom of Thalassinia) in line.
** ''Just For Fins'': The third and last book, in which Lily has to both help her childhood friend Tellin's kingdom against oceanic climate change and face an ancient mer law that could separate her from her new human boyfriend Quince.
* ''The Forbidden Sea'': A girl, living on Windwaithe Island, tries to protect her sister from a mermaid that is living in the surrounding waters.
* ''Fortune's Fool'', the third book in the ''Literature/TalesOfTheFiveHundredKingdoms'', features a mermaid protagonist named Katya. She and her sisters are the daughters of the Sea King, but they have siren ancestry to give them legs instead of tails (which neatly averts the MermaidProblem). Only Katya and her father are comfortable on land, however.
* "Gills," a short story by David J. Schow, features FishPerson Manphibian.
* ''Literature/IntoTheDrowningDeep'': Mermaids are featured as a unique species of predatory amphibians with eel-like tails, [[BioluminescenceIsCool bioluminescent hair]], [[VoiceChangeling the ability to perfectly mimic any sound they hear]], and [[spoiler:sexual dimorphism similar to anglerfish]].
* ''Literature/IslandOfTheAunts'': A family of merfolk are among the major characters.
* ''The Last Mermaid'' by Brendan Connell
* ''Lies Beneath'', by Anne Greenwood Brown, centers around a merman named Calder White and the rest of his murderous, man-eating family.
** ''Deep Betrayal'': A sequel to the above that still revolves around Calder and his mermaid family.
* ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid''
* ''Lost Voices'' by Sarah Porter: The main characters are basically humans turned into mermaids. They are given magical voices like the sirens, which they use to lure humans to their deaths. These mermaids/sirens are all formerly human girls who were abused or neglected, and they take vengeance on humanity for the mistreatment in their previous lives by sinking ships and drowning people.
* ''Magic By The Lake'' by Edgar Eagar: The children go on an adventure with a mermaid who "sings down a ship." Martha chastises her for luring men to their deaths.
* ''Mele the Mermaid'' by Justin Alexander Cecil.
* ''The Mer Series'': A young woman about to embark on her "perfect" post-college life faces an unexpected and fatal twist during a beach vacation. She is offered a choice between death as a human or immortality as one of the mysterious Mer. The Mer are a race of mermaid-like creatures that are all former humans. Choosing the name Val for herself, she soon finds herself embroiled in a mystery and a love-triangle.
* ''Mermaid (2011)'' by Carolyn Turgeon.
* ''The Mermaid's Madness'', the second novel in ''Literature/ThePrincessSeries''.
* The ''Mermaid Magic'' trilogy.
* ''The Mermaid's Mirror'' by L.K. Madigan.
* ''Mermaid's Song'' by Alida Van Gores.
* ''The Mermaid Summer'' by Mollie Hunter.
* ''Mermaids of Eriana Kwai'' by Tiana Warner.
* ''The Merman's Children'' by Creator/PoulAnderson.
* ''The Moon and the Sun'' by Creator/VondaNMcIntyre: Yves and Marie-Josephe de la Croix are siblings and natural scientists who capture and bring a mermaid to the court of Louis XIV.
* ''National Geographic on Assignment: Mermaids of the Old West''
* ''Not Quite a Mermaid''
* ''Princesses on the Broken Sea'', the eighth story in the ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'' series, features both Sally Slickskin (who has an octopoid lower body) and the Isurri [[SharkMan shark-men]].
* ''Real Mermaids Series'' by Helene Boudreau.
* "Salt Wine," a short story written by Creator/PeterSBeagle, is about a merman who rewards a sailor who rescued him by giving him the recipe for salt wine. It makes the sailor rich, but then it turns out [[spoiler:a small number of those who drink it become transformed into mer-creatures themselves]].
* ''Literature/TheSeaFairies'' by Creator/LFrankBaum: A novel about merfolk.
* ''Literature/TheSeaLady'': The titular sea lady is an evil mermaid trying to acclimate to human society.
* ''The Search for Delicious'' by Natalie Zane Babbitt: A mermaid child named Ardis helps a fairboy save his kingdom.
* ''Sereia de Curitiba'' by Rhys Hughes: A series of connected stories about the adventures of a mermaid in a wide variety of locations.
* ''Siren'' by Tricia Rayburn.
* ''Sirena'' by Donna Jo Napoli: A siren falls in love with a shipwrecked sailor, but is unsure if he loves her or her magical singing.
* ''Syren'', the fifth book in the ''Literature/SeptimusHeap'' series, has the eponymous syren described as a mermaid, and she uses her song for malicious purposes.
* ''Literature/UnderneathAMerfolkTale''
* ''Literature/VoyageOfTheBasset'': Mermaids play a key role by using their hauntingly beautiful voices to get their pet sea serpent to save ships from crashing on rocks.
* ''Literature/TheWaterfireSaga'': Revolves around six mermaids' quest to destroy Abbadon, the beast that sank Atlantis. Most of the heroines are from oceanic kingdoms, but a few are from inland rivers like the Amazon or the Mississippi.
* ''Literature/{{Watersong}}'': Lexi, Penn, and Thea, the three main villains, are mermaid-like sirens.
* ''Wet Magic'' by Creator/ENesbit: Four children hear that a mermaid has been captured by a circus and rescue her. Their reward is to visit the hidden kingdom of the mermaids.
* ''When Water Sang Fire'', one of the short stories from ''Literature/TheLanguageOfThorns'', is about a mermaid with magic singing powers who gets caught in the political games of the mermaids' royal family.
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* ''Danny and the Mermaid'': A pilot episode for a series that didn't get picked up.
* ''Series/H2OJustAddWater'': Is about three girls who turn into mermaids after swimming in a magical pool during the full moon.
** ''Series/MakoMermaidsAnH2OAdventure'': A SpinOff of the above, it follows the lives of three mermaids and a teenage boy turned into a merman.
* ''The Idle Mermaid'': A [=tvN=] romantic comedy-drama series.
* ''The Legend of the Blue Sea'': An [=SBS=] drama series about a fisherman who catches but then releases a mermaid.
* ''Series/LittleMermaidsIsland'': A failed live-action spin-off series that was cancelled during development.
* ''The Man From Atlantis'': The eponymous character is an ApparentlyHumanMerfolk.
* ''Series/OceanGirl'': The titular heroine is an ApparentlyHumanMerfolk.
* ''Series/TheRulesOfLove'': The main character is a merman named Yang Luo Tian who slowly becomes a mermaid after saving Lie Heng Yu from drowning.
* ''Series/Siren2018'': One of the main characters is a young adult mermaid named Ryn Fisher, and the series' setting of Bristol Cove is known in legends as being a former home to merfolk.
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[[folder:Music]]
* Music/{{Madonna}}'s music video ''Cherish'' features a trio of mermen leaping out of the waves as the singer frolics on the beach, as well as a young mer-child who becomes a human at the end of the song.
** The song is later used in her live performance of ''Blond Ambition Tour'', where three of her backup dancers emerge from beneath the stage dressed as mermen.
* "FT Nesli - Mermaid (2008)" by Turkish singer Neslihan Evruz from the album ''Mermaid''.
* Jarrod and the Mermaids, a recently-formed high school band from New Zealand.
* "The Keeper of the Eddystone Light," a song by American folk music quartet The Weavers, is about the singer's father falling in love with, marrying, and having children with a mermaid. One of said kids is the singer himself.
* "Mermaid (2011)" by Japanese group Aldious. The PV had one of the girls of the band dress as a mermaid.
* ''Mermaid (2001)'': An album released by Danish bubblegum singer Ni-Ni (a.k.a. Nynne Qvortup), which includes the song "A Mermaid's Tale."
* "Mermaid (2012)" by American pop rock band Train from their album ''California 37''.
* The Music/ReginaSpektor song "Mermaid."
* Creator/ShelSilverstein's BawdySong "The Mermaid."
* "Mermaid (2007)" by the Japanese pop group SMAP.
* "Mermaid Motel (2010)" by Lana Del Rey.
* "Mermaid Sashimi" by Mexican singer Juan Son.
* The music video for the 2018 song "Only You" by Cheat Codes ft. Little Mix features an LGBT narrative with a mermaid and a lonely girl.
* "Turn Loose the Mermaids (2011)" by Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish from their album ''Imaginaerum''.
* Russian band Otava Yo's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqfrljOcUIo video]] for their song "What Songs" shows a young man who, while travelling by bus, frequently sees a girl whose beauty drives him mad with a need to get nearer to her. He is thwarted at every turn by people and things that block him, until at the end of the song he pursues her by night into a dark forest. Coming to a lake at the first light of day, he hears a splash and sees the floral garland she was wearing floating on the water. Then a hand rises out of the lake and pulls the garland underwater, and the realization sets in - she wasn't fully human, but a ''rusalka'', a freshwater mermaid from Russian folklore.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinball]]
* ''Pinball/{{Barracora}}'': The eponymous character is an alien mermaid with predatory fish coming out of her hair.
* ''Pinball/{{Fathom}}'': The villains are deadly, evil mermaids.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* ''Theatre/TheLittleMermaid''
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/AtNightInAPartyTheWhisperOfTheSea'': [[spoiler:The titular Whisper of the Sea came from a magical, redheaded mermaid named Rittie, as she was was trapped deep inside the shipwreck. If you take the time to pick her up, she triples Karin's OxygenMeter and insures that the player receives the GoldenEnding by preventing her from drowning when she successfully escapes the sunken ship.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Aquaria}}'': The heroine is a combination of ApparentlyHumanMerfolk and FishPeople.
* ''VideoGame/{{Insaniquarium}}'': A mermaid named Meryl appears as the hostess of the game. She also appears as a pet, and her ability is that she sings, which makes the guppies drop more money.
* ''VideoGame/KhimeraDestroyAllMonsterGirls'': One of the members of the Sea Spiders pirate crew is a mermaid, and the PlayerCharacter is a part-mermaid HeinzHybrid.
* ''VideoGame/TheLittleMermaid''
** ''Ariel the Little Mermaid''
** ''The Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy''
** ''The Little Mermaid: Magic in Two Kingdoms''
** ''Disney's The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure''
** ''Ariel's Musical Surprise''
** ''The Little Mermaid: Undersea Treasures''
* ''VideoGame/LoneSiren'': The titular siren of this free exploration game is actually a mermaid.
* ''VideoGame/MermaidSwamp''
* ''Shinkai Densetsu Meremanoid'': The player takes the role of a mermaid trying to find the secrets of her race.
* ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'': The Inklings are anthropomorphic squids who can switch between human and squid forms at will. Various other aquatic species are represented by [=NPCs=], such as Spyke the sea urchin and Sheldon the horseshoe crab.
** ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'': Introduces literal fish people (at least outside of in-universe bands) in the form of the Salmonids, aggressive mutant salmon who are the main antagonists of the "Salmon Run" mode.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/CastleSwimmer'': The main character was created to fulfill the prophecies of every mer kingdom in the sea by the enigmatic God of the Surface.
* ''Pearls Of Mer'': Is about a standard mermaid who gains legs when on dry land.
* ''Webcomic/SirensLament'': Main character Lyra is transformed into a mermaid by the kiss of a merman who saves her from drowning.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''Mermaid Miracles''
* ''WebOriginal/ThreeLittleFishAndABird'': The "three little fish" in the title are a trio of merman brothers.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Web Videos]]
* ''WebVideo/MermaidMemories''
* ''WebVideo/OceanheartMermaids''
* ''WebVideo/TheSecretLifeOfAMermaid''
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/BubbleGuppies'': All six of the main characters are merfolk.
* ''WesternAnimation/H2OMermaidAdventures''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1992''
* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens2013'': Link, one of the main characters, is an example of FishPeople.
* ''WesternAnimation/SabansAdventuresOfTheLittleMermaid''
[[/folder]]
This index is for works that focus on [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent merfolk]] and [[SirensAreMermaids aquatic sirens]]. A work just having a mermaid does not qualify. The mermaid must be one of the main characters, the main threat, or otherwise central to the plot. Such works will invariably include one or more MerTropes, and there's a strong chance of at least ''some'' inspiration being taken from ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid'' or one of its ''many'' adaptations.
[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not related to]] a mermaid who does a job.
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!!Works:
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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* ''Coral Reef Legend: Elfie of the Blue Seas'': Protagonist Elfie is an ApparentlyHumanMerfolk ''and'' the [[LastOfTheirKind last of her kind]].
* ''Manga/DailyLifeWithMonsterGirl'': One of the main characters is a mermaid named Meroune.
* ''Anime/TheLittleMermaid''
* ''Anime/MahouNoMakoChan'': Loosely based on ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid'', the story's protagonist is a mermaid princess named Mako who's turned into a human but retains some magical powers in the human world.
* ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch''
* ''Manga/MermaidSaga''
* ''Manga/MermanInMyTub''
* ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid''
* ''Manga/MuromiSan'': Most of the main characters are mermaids.
* ''Anime/NagiAsuALullInTheSea'': A [[ComingOfAgeStory coming-of-age]] and [[LoveDodecahedron love]] story involving Apparently Human Merfolk.
* ''Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea'': Is ''very'', '''very''' loosely based on ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid''. Ponyo and her sisters resemble the traditional depictions of ningyo (mermaids) from Japanese folklore. Unlike European mermaids, they're basically fish with human faces (although the folkloric ones tend to be far more grotesque and monstrous).
* ''Manga/SchoolMermaid''
* ''Manga/ShinkaigyoNoAnkoSan'': The story takes place in a town where merpeople have been integrating with humans, using a medicine that temporarily splits their tail into a pair of legs so they can live together with them.
* ''Manga/{{Splatoon}}'': The Inklings are anthropomorphic squids who can switch between human and squid forms at will.
* ''Anime/UmiMonogatari'': Two of the three main characters are mermaid sisters named Marin and Urin.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}'': The eponymous character and other Atlanteans are ApparentlyHumanMerfolk. There are also more traditional mermaids and beings who are animal/sea life mixtures.
* ''ComicBook/{{Fathom}}'': Is about a race of beings who can turn into water or use it as a weapon, among other things.
* ''ComicBook/{{Mera}}'': The titular character is an ApparentlyHumanMerfolk Atlantean often called a mermaid, which she does ''not'' appreciate.
* ''ComicBook/SubMariner'': The title character and other Atlanteans are ApparentlyHumanMerfolk.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/SafeHavens'': Remora, one of the main characters, is a mermaid.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Eastern European Animation]]
* ''Animation/{{Mermaid}}''
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''Fanfic/StrangeScales'': In this ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' AU, Bella is kidnapped and transformed into a mermaid by a group of mermaids.
* ''Fanfic/WhatTheWaterGaveMe'': A ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' fanfic in which [[spoiler:Hiccup, Astrid, and Valka]] are turned into merfolk by evil, man-eating mermaids.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInAMermaidTale''
** ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInAMermaidTale2''
* ''Barbie: Mermaidia''
* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieThePearlPrincess'': Barbie stars as Lumina, a mermaid girl with the power to [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower manipulate pearls with her mind]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989''
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIReturnToTheSea''
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidArielsBeginning''
* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'': One of the main characters is [[FishPeople fish man]] Link.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''The Thirteenth Year'': A MadeForTVMovie about a boy who discovers he's actually a merman, occurring when he turns 13.
* ''Film/Aquaman2018'': As in the comics it's based on, the eponymous character and other Atlanteans are ApparentlyHumanMerfolk. There are also kingdoms of FishPeople and crab people.
* ''Film/{{Aquamarine}}'': The eponymous character is a mermaid.
* ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'': The title character is a FishPerson.
** ''Film/RevengeOfTheCreature'': The first sequel to the above film.
** ''Film/TheCreatureWalksAmongUs'': The second, and last, sequel to the above-mentioned film.
* ''Empires of the Deep (2011)'': A human falls in love with a mermaid in a fantasy world.
* ''Film/TheLure'': Two carnivorous mermaids begin working as nightclub performers in 1980s Warsaw.
* ''Film/MagicIsland'': Lily, a young mermaid, befriends a group of buccaneers and joins them on their quest for Blackbeard's treasure.
* ''Maidens of the Sea (2014)'': A lonely sailor discovers an island full of mermaids.
* ''The Mermaid (1904)''
* ''The Mermaid (2016)'': A a romantic comedy directed by Creator/StephenChow about a mermaid named Shan-shan sent to assassinate a land developer named Liu, who is oblivious that his deep-sea construction project is disrupting a civilization of merfolk who live under the ocean. However, Shan-shan ends up falling in love with Liu...
* ''Mermaid Got Married (1994)''
* ''Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)''
* ''Film/{{Mermaids}}''
* ''Mermaids'' (Made-for-PAX-TV Movie): The mermaids shown turn human when on dry land with an added complication: the protagonists also turn into mermaids at low tide every night. Additionally, they're bound by some kind of natural law to grant wishes for humans. If a human says "I wish" within their presence, they're forced to grant it.
* ''Mermaids (2003)''
* ''Film/MermaidsTheBodyFound'': A [[FoundFootageFilms found footage]] {{Mockumentary}} by Creator/AnimalPlanet about a GovernmentConspiracy to hide their research into an underwater sonic weapon, and to hide the existence of mermaids, which would have ended the testing prematurely had their existence been revealed.
** ''Mermaids: The New Evidence'': A sequel to the above.
* ''The Mermaids of Tiburon (1962)''
* ''Film/MrPeabodyAndTheMermaid''
* ''Neptune's Daughter (1914)'': In both this film and its below-listed sequels, Annette Kellerman stars as a mermaid.
** ''A Daughter of the Gods (1916)''
** ''Queen of the Sea (1918)''
** ''Venus of the South Seas (1924)''
* ''Nymph (2014)''[[note]]American title: ''Killer Mermaid''[[/note]]: A villainous mermaid is the monster.
* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides'': The mermaid Syrena is essential to the plot. She and the other mermaids shown have fangs and are spooky, man-killing rapists.
* ''Princess (2008)'': In this MadeForTVMovie, Shileen Paton stars as a mermaid named Cala, who lives under a pond.
* ''Film/TheShapeOfWater'': One of the two main characters is a male FishPerson.
* ''She Creature (2001)'': A carnival barker named Angus discovers a mermaid held captive in a tank by a disturbed old man. Angus steals the mermaid and loads her on a ship headed for America. When the mermaid is discovered, Angus's lover Lily begins to suspect that the mermaid is more dangerous than she first seemed.
* ''Siren of the Sea (1911)''
* ''Film/{{Splash}}'': Revolves around the fairytale romance between human Allen Bauer and mermaid Madison.
** ''Film/SplashToo'': A [[MadeForTVMovie made-for-TV sequel]] to the above that recast all but one of the parts.
* ''The Water Phoenix (2017)'': In this ShortFilm, an imprisoned mermaid is betrayed by her caretaker and must find a way to escape the aquarium alone.
* ''Film/{{Waterworld}}'': The Mariner, played by Creator/KevinCostner, is an example of ApparentlyHumanMerfolk.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Franchises]]
* ''Franchise/TheLittleMermaid''
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Aquamarine'': Centers around a mermaid named Aquamarine who is stranded in a swimming pool after a storm.
* ''Dream Girl'': The main character is a mermaid named Aine, who seduces rapists and murderers by sneaking into their rooms at night and hypnotically singing to them. Then, she "accidentally" bumps into them on the street and causes them to fall in love with her and her "[[ManicPixieDreamGirl quirky]]" ways. Finally, she kills them and drinks their blood.
* ''Emily Windsnap'': This series of children's fantasy novels follows the adventures of thirteen-year-old Emily Windsnap after she discovers she is half-mermaid.
* ''Fred the Mermaid'' by [=MaryJanice=] Davidson.
* "Literature/TheFigurehead": One of the two main characters is a mermaid who's the daughter of Davy Jones.
* ''Fins'': A young adult novel series about a teen girl named Lily Sanderson who discovers she's a half-mermaid princess.
** ''Forgive My Fins'': The first book, in which Lily first finds out she's both half-merfolk ''and'' royalty.
** ''Fins Are Forever'': The second book, in which Lily has to keep her human-hating cousin Dosinia (a new exile from the mer kingdom of Thalassinia) in line.
** ''Just For Fins'': The third and last book, in which Lily has to both help her childhood friend Tellin's kingdom against oceanic climate change and face an ancient mer law that could separate her from her new human boyfriend Quince.
* ''The Forbidden Sea'': A girl, living on Windwaithe Island, tries to protect her sister from a mermaid that is living in the surrounding waters.
* ''Fortune's Fool'', the third book in the ''Literature/TalesOfTheFiveHundredKingdoms'', features a mermaid protagonist named Katya. She and her sisters are the daughters of the Sea King, but they have siren ancestry to give them legs instead of tails (which neatly averts the MermaidProblem). Only Katya and her father are comfortable on land, however.
* "Gills," a short story by David J. Schow, features FishPerson Manphibian.
* ''Literature/IntoTheDrowningDeep'': Mermaids are featured as a unique species of predatory amphibians with eel-like tails, [[BioluminescenceIsCool bioluminescent hair]], [[VoiceChangeling the ability to perfectly mimic any sound they hear]], and [[spoiler:sexual dimorphism similar to anglerfish]].
* ''Literature/IslandOfTheAunts'': A family of merfolk are among the major characters.
* ''The Last Mermaid'' by Brendan Connell
* ''Lies Beneath'', by Anne Greenwood Brown, centers around a merman named Calder White and the rest of his murderous, man-eating family.
** ''Deep Betrayal'': A sequel to the above that still revolves around Calder and his mermaid family.
* ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid''
* ''Lost Voices'' by Sarah Porter: The main characters are basically humans turned into mermaids. They are given magical voices like the sirens, which they use to lure humans to their deaths. These mermaids/sirens are all formerly human girls who were abused or neglected, and they take vengeance on humanity for the mistreatment in their previous lives by sinking ships and drowning people.
* ''Magic By The Lake'' by Edgar Eagar: The children go on an adventure with a mermaid who "sings down a ship." Martha chastises her for luring men to their deaths.
* ''Mele the Mermaid'' by Justin Alexander Cecil.
* ''The Mer Series'': A young woman about to embark on her "perfect" post-college life faces an unexpected and fatal twist during a beach vacation. She is offered a choice between death as a human or immortality as one of the mysterious Mer. The Mer are a race of mermaid-like creatures that are all former humans. Choosing the name Val for herself, she soon finds herself embroiled in a mystery and a love-triangle.
* ''Mermaid (2011)'' by Carolyn Turgeon.
* ''The Mermaid's Madness'', the second novel in ''Literature/ThePrincessSeries''.
* The ''Mermaid Magic'' trilogy.
* ''The Mermaid's Mirror'' by L.K. Madigan.
* ''Mermaid's Song'' by Alida Van Gores.
* ''The Mermaid Summer'' by Mollie Hunter.
* ''Mermaids of Eriana Kwai'' by Tiana Warner.
* ''The Merman's Children'' by Creator/PoulAnderson.
* ''The Moon and the Sun'' by Creator/VondaNMcIntyre: Yves and Marie-Josephe de la Croix are siblings and natural scientists who capture and bring a mermaid to the court of Louis XIV.
* ''National Geographic on Assignment: Mermaids of the Old West''
* ''Not Quite a Mermaid''
* ''Princesses on the Broken Sea'', the eighth story in the ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'' series, features both Sally Slickskin (who has an octopoid lower body) and the Isurri [[SharkMan shark-men]].
* ''Real Mermaids Series'' by Helene Boudreau.
* "Salt Wine," a short story written by Creator/PeterSBeagle, is about a merman who rewards a sailor who rescued him by giving him the recipe for salt wine. It makes the sailor rich, but then it turns out [[spoiler:a small number of those who drink it become transformed into mer-creatures themselves]].
* ''Literature/TheSeaFairies'' by Creator/LFrankBaum: A novel about merfolk.
* ''Literature/TheSeaLady'': The titular sea lady is an evil mermaid trying to acclimate to human society.
* ''The Search for Delicious'' by Natalie Zane Babbitt: A mermaid child named Ardis helps a fairboy save his kingdom.
* ''Sereia de Curitiba'' by Rhys Hughes: A series of connected stories about the adventures of a mermaid in a wide variety of locations.
* ''Siren'' by Tricia Rayburn.
* ''Sirena'' by Donna Jo Napoli: A siren falls in love with a shipwrecked sailor, but is unsure if he loves her or her magical singing.
* ''Syren'', the fifth book in the ''Literature/SeptimusHeap'' series, has the eponymous syren described as a mermaid, and she uses her song for malicious purposes.
* ''Literature/UnderneathAMerfolkTale''
* ''Literature/VoyageOfTheBasset'': Mermaids play a key role by using their hauntingly beautiful voices to get their pet sea serpent to save ships from crashing on rocks.
* ''Literature/TheWaterfireSaga'': Revolves around six mermaids' quest to destroy Abbadon, the beast that sank Atlantis. Most of the heroines are from oceanic kingdoms, but a few are from inland rivers like the Amazon or the Mississippi.
* ''Literature/{{Watersong}}'': Lexi, Penn, and Thea, the three main villains, are mermaid-like sirens.
* ''Wet Magic'' by Creator/ENesbit: Four children hear that a mermaid has been captured by a circus and rescue her. Their reward is to visit the hidden kingdom of the mermaids.
* ''When Water Sang Fire'', one of the short stories from ''Literature/TheLanguageOfThorns'', is about a mermaid with magic singing powers who gets caught in the political games of the mermaids' royal family.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Danny and the Mermaid'': A pilot episode for a series that didn't get picked up.
* ''Series/H2OJustAddWater'': Is about three girls who turn into mermaids after swimming in a magical pool during the full moon.
** ''Series/MakoMermaidsAnH2OAdventure'': A SpinOff of the above, it follows the lives of three mermaids and a teenage boy turned into a merman.
* ''The Idle Mermaid'': A [=tvN=] romantic comedy-drama series.
* ''The Legend of the Blue Sea'': An [=SBS=] drama series about a fisherman who catches but then releases a mermaid.
* ''Series/LittleMermaidsIsland'': A failed live-action spin-off series that was cancelled during development.
* ''The Man From Atlantis'': The eponymous character is an ApparentlyHumanMerfolk.
* ''Series/OceanGirl'': The titular heroine is an ApparentlyHumanMerfolk.
* ''Series/TheRulesOfLove'': The main character is a merman named Yang Luo Tian who slowly becomes a mermaid after saving Lie Heng Yu from drowning.
* ''Series/Siren2018'': One of the main characters is a young adult mermaid named Ryn Fisher, and the series' setting of Bristol Cove is known in legends as being a former home to merfolk.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Music]]
* Music/{{Madonna}}'s music video ''Cherish'' features a trio of mermen leaping out of the waves as the singer frolics on the beach, as well as a young mer-child who becomes a human at the end of the song.
** The song is later used in her live performance of ''Blond Ambition Tour'', where three of her backup dancers emerge from beneath the stage dressed as mermen.
* "FT Nesli - Mermaid (2008)" by Turkish singer Neslihan Evruz from the album ''Mermaid''.
* Jarrod and the Mermaids, a recently-formed high school band from New Zealand.
* "The Keeper of the Eddystone Light," a song by American folk music quartet The Weavers, is about the singer's father falling in love with, marrying, and having children with a mermaid. One of said kids is the singer himself.
* "Mermaid (2011)" by Japanese group Aldious. The PV had one of the girls of the band dress as a mermaid.
* ''Mermaid (2001)'': An album released by Danish bubblegum singer Ni-Ni (a.k.a. Nynne Qvortup), which includes the song "A Mermaid's Tale."
* "Mermaid (2012)" by American pop rock band Train from their album ''California 37''.
* The Music/ReginaSpektor song "Mermaid."
* Creator/ShelSilverstein's BawdySong "The Mermaid."
* "Mermaid (2007)" by the Japanese pop group SMAP.
* "Mermaid Motel (2010)" by Lana Del Rey.
* "Mermaid Sashimi" by Mexican singer Juan Son.
* The music video for the 2018 song "Only You" by Cheat Codes ft. Little Mix features an LGBT narrative with a mermaid and a lonely girl.
* "Turn Loose the Mermaids (2011)" by Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish from their album ''Imaginaerum''.
* Russian band Otava Yo's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqfrljOcUIo video]] for their song "What Songs" shows a young man who, while travelling by bus, frequently sees a girl whose beauty drives him mad with a need to get nearer to her. He is thwarted at every turn by people and things that block him, until at the end of the song he pursues her by night into a dark forest. Coming to a lake at the first light of day, he hears a splash and sees the floral garland she was wearing floating on the water. Then a hand rises out of the lake and pulls the garland underwater, and the realization sets in - she wasn't fully human, but a ''rusalka'', a freshwater mermaid from Russian folklore.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinball]]
* ''Pinball/{{Barracora}}'': The eponymous character is an alien mermaid with predatory fish coming out of her hair.
* ''Pinball/{{Fathom}}'': The villains are deadly, evil mermaids.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* ''Theatre/TheLittleMermaid''
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/AtNightInAPartyTheWhisperOfTheSea'': [[spoiler:The titular Whisper of the Sea came from a magical, redheaded mermaid named Rittie, as she was was trapped deep inside the shipwreck. If you take the time to pick her up, she triples Karin's OxygenMeter and insures that the player receives the GoldenEnding by preventing her from drowning when she successfully escapes the sunken ship.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Aquaria}}'': The heroine is a combination of ApparentlyHumanMerfolk and FishPeople.
* ''VideoGame/{{Insaniquarium}}'': A mermaid named Meryl appears as the hostess of the game. She also appears as a pet, and her ability is that she sings, which makes the guppies drop more money.
* ''VideoGame/KhimeraDestroyAllMonsterGirls'': One of the members of the Sea Spiders pirate crew is a mermaid, and the PlayerCharacter is a part-mermaid HeinzHybrid.
* ''VideoGame/TheLittleMermaid''
** ''Ariel the Little Mermaid''
** ''The Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy''
** ''The Little Mermaid: Magic in Two Kingdoms''
** ''Disney's The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure''
** ''Ariel's Musical Surprise''
** ''The Little Mermaid: Undersea Treasures''
* ''VideoGame/LoneSiren'': The titular siren of this free exploration game is actually a mermaid.
* ''VideoGame/MermaidSwamp''
* ''Shinkai Densetsu Meremanoid'': The player takes the role of a mermaid trying to find the secrets of her race.
* ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'': The Inklings are anthropomorphic squids who can switch between human and squid forms at will. Various other aquatic species are represented by [=NPCs=], such as Spyke the sea urchin and Sheldon the horseshoe crab.
** ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'': Introduces literal fish people (at least outside of in-universe bands) in the form of the Salmonids, aggressive mutant salmon who are the main antagonists of the "Salmon Run" mode.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/CastleSwimmer'': The main character was created to fulfill the prophecies of every mer kingdom in the sea by the enigmatic God of the Surface.
* ''Pearls Of Mer'': Is about a standard mermaid who gains legs when on dry land.
* ''Webcomic/SirensLament'': Main character Lyra is transformed into a mermaid by the kiss of a merman who saves her from drowning.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''Mermaid Miracles''
* ''WebOriginal/ThreeLittleFishAndABird'': The "three little fish" in the title are a trio of merman brothers.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Web Videos]]
* ''WebVideo/MermaidMemories''
* ''WebVideo/OceanheartMermaids''
* ''WebVideo/TheSecretLifeOfAMermaid''
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/BubbleGuppies'': All six of the main characters are merfolk.
* ''WesternAnimation/H2OMermaidAdventures''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1992''
* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens2013'': Link, one of the main characters, is an example of FishPeople.
* ''WesternAnimation/SabansAdventuresOfTheLittleMermaid''
[[/folder]]
