XF-005 — Mermaid
The Tidal Singer
A coastal aquatic humanoid glimpsed along isolated coves and rocky shoreline.
- Primary habitat
- Rocky coast, tidal caves, kelp forest margins
- Typical activity
- Dawn, dusk, overcast daylight
- Size / scale
- 6 ft 7 in overall
- Recording formats
- boat camera · smartphone · drone
How to Recognize This Entity
Humanlike torso joined seamlessly to powerful single fishlike tail; webbed hands
Humanlike torso joined seamlessly to powerful single fishlike tail; webbed hands
Pale olive face, wide dark green eyes, fine gill slits along neck
Sea-gray scaled tail with distinctive forked dark silver fin; wet dark hair; one pale spot near left collarbone
Pale olive face, wide dark green eyes, fine gill slits along neck · Sea-gray scaled tail with distinctive forked dark silver fin; wet dark hair; one pale spot near left collarbone
Where It Might Be Encountered
Rocky coast, tidal caves, kelp forest margins
Harbor breakwaters near deeper water, estuary mouths
Dawn, dusk, overcast daylight
Tidal shifts, shoal movement, quiet coves
Powerful continuous tail propulsion, brief supported haul-out, no walking legs
Likely Witnesses & Recording Contexts
Within the fictional XenoFiles setting, encounters are designed around people with a believable reason to be in the creature's territory and a plausible way to record it.
Footage perspective: Camera IS the named recording device, not a second camera filming a screen, phone or camera operator.
Five Possible Sighting Situations
Breakwater
Outer harbor wall
No published footage yetKayak Cave
Rocky tidal cave mouth
No published footage yetMarine Survey
Coastal kelp zone
No published footage yetLow Tide Rocks
Remote rocky cove
No published footage yetEncounter Videos
All published XenoFiles footage associated with this entity, in encounter-number order.
Mermaid XF-005 — Video 001: XF-005 — Mermaid — Fishing Net — Campaign 116
XF-005: Subtle Glimpse of Aquatic Humanoid Along Rocky Coastline A brief encounter recorded from a nearshore fishing boat captures what appears to be a mermaid-like entity traversing beneath the vessel’s…
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