Legendary fish

twelfth astrological sign in the zodiac

thumb|300px|An image of humans battling a Namazu

thumb|upright|The bishop-fish in Johann Zahn's 1696 work Specula physico-mathematico-historica notabilium ac mirabilium sciendorum

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thumb|248x248px|Shachihoko on the roof of Nagoya Castle

thumb|The isonade as depicted in Takehara Shunsen's Ehon Hyaku Monogatari is an enormous, shark-like sea monster said to live off the coast of Matsuura and other places in Western Japan.

creature/character in Irish mythology

marine monster of the Renaissance

thumb|An Aspidochelone from a French manuscript, c. 1270. J. Paul Getty Museum According to the tradition of the Physiologus and medieval bestiaries, the aspidochelone is a fabled sea creature, variously described as a large whale or vast sea turtle, and a giant sea monster with huge spines on the ridge of its back. No matter what form it is, it is always described as being so huge that it is often mistaken for a rocky island covered with sand dunes and vegetation. The name aspidochelone appears to be a compound word combining Greek aspis (which means either "asp" or "shield"), and chelone, t

legendary animal

Legendary creature

thumb|right|Ureia, guardian taniwha of the Hauraki Gulf|Hauraki people. Carving from the meeting house Hotunui, 1878 In Māori mythology, taniwha () are large supernatural beings that live in deep pools in rivers, dark caves, or in the sea, especially in places with dangerous currents or deceptive breakers (giant waves). They may be considered highly respected kaitiaki (protective guardians) of people and places, or in some traditions as dangerous, predatory beings, which for example would kidnap women to have as wives.

Abaia is a huge, magical eel in Melanesian mythology.