Mermaid

Mermaids are an aquatic race of gorgeous women who have the head and upper body of a regular human female, and the lower body of a fish. However, they are known to have features of aquatic animals on other parts of their bodies. Their male counterparts are known as mermen (singular: merman). These aquatic beauties were created by Aqua - the goddess of water, and seem to represent the many sides of her personality. For example, a few are extremely calm and loving, mirroring how gentle Aqua can be. Others are fierce and murderous, which Aqua also happens to be.

Biology
A typical mermaid has the features of a fish, however, subraces of the mermaid species may have the features of other aquatic animals (for example, octomaids have the features of octopuses).

Mermaids have large eyes with yellow scleras and wide pupils, which can vary in color. On their face are three overlapping gills which are located on their cheeks. These gills help mermaids consume oxygen so that they can breathe it without having to bring their entire body outside of the water they live in. That said, mermaids do have three gills

Subspecies

 * Mershark
 * Octomaid
 * Magma-maid