| Mermaid | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| General information | |||
| Universe | Mythology | ||
| Aliases | Merfolk Merperson Merpeople Triton | ||
| Classification | Homosyreni tritonus | ||
| Species type | Mermaid | ||
| Homeworld | Earth | ||
| Environment | Coastal waters | ||
| Intelligence | Sapient | ||
| Biochemistry | Carbon-based lifeform | ||
| Biological information | |||
| Locomotion | Swimming by caudal fin | ||
| Lineage information | |||
| Cultural information | |||
| Alignment | Neutral | ||
| Sociocultral characteristics | |||
| Scientific taxonomy | |||
| Planet | Earth | ||
| Domain | Eukaryota | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia | ||
| Subkingdom | Eumetazoa | ||
| Infrakingdom | Bilateria | ||
| Superphylum | Deuterostomia | ||
| Phylum | Chordata | ||
| Subphylum | Vertebrata | ||
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata | ||
| Superclass | Tetrapoda | ||
| Class | Ichtyomammalia | ||
| Order | Syreniformes | ||
| Family | Homosyreniidae | ||
| Genus | Homosyreni | ||
| Species | H. tritonus | ||
| Other information | |||
| Status | Endangered | ||
Mermaids, or "Merfolk", being the gender neutral form, are a species of mythological creature.
Biology[]
Physically, they appear to be human from the waste up, but fish from the waist down.