(Image credit: Fiji Mermaid Project/Joseph Cress) A mysterious, malevolent-looking mermaid mummy that was brought back to the U.S. from Japan more than 100 years ago appears to be a mix of fish, ...

It's known as a "Fiji Mermaid" and it dates back to late 19th-century Japan, before it was brought to Indiana by a U.S. sailor and donated to the Clark County Historical Society in 1906.