Merlion

The Merlion (Malay: Singa-Laut, Chinese: 鱼尾狮, Tamil: மெர்லயன்) is the official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion’s head and the body of a fish. Being of prominent symbolic nature to Singapore and Singaporeans in general, it is widely used to represent both the city state and its people in sports teams, advertising, branding, tourism and as a national personification.^[

The Merlion was first used in Singapore as the logo for the tourism board.

鱼尾狮（马来语：Singa-Laut，中文：鱼尾狮，泰米尔语：மெர்லயன்）是新加坡的官方吉祥物，被描绘成一个狮子头和鱼身体的神话生物。对于新加坡和新加坡人来说，它具有突出的象征性，它被广泛用于代表运动队，广告，品牌，旅游和国家人格化的城市国家和人民。 
鱼尾狮首次在新加坡用作旅游局的标志。