Bucca
The Cornish Bucca is a male sea-spirit merman specific to the folklore of Cornwall, particularly associated with Lamorna Cove and the coastal mining communities of West Cornwall. This version of the Bucca is believed to once have been a human prince cursed by a witch to live as a sea creature, making him a tragic figure torn between two worlds. The Cornish Bucca inhabits both the coastal waters and the flooded tin mines that run beneath the sea, serving as a guardian of miners as well as fishermen