Exactly what the title says it is.
This is adapted from Monsters and Villains of the Movies and Literature by Gerrie McCall, Dragons: Fearsome Monsters from Myth and Fiction by Gerrie McCall, and Mythical Monsters by Chris McNab.
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GILLS: Using his gills to extract oxygen from the water, the creature remains submerged for long periods of time. BODY: Covered in thick green scales that protect its body, the gill-man weighs almost 300 pounds (136 kg). MOUTH: The creature is able to breath surface air for a short time before returning to the water. HANDS: The creature's webbed hands act like fins for swimming, propelling him quickly through the water. EYES: Accustomed to the murky depths of the Amazon, the creature does not see well in bright daylight.
Scientists visiting South America discover the skeletal hand of a half-man, half-fish creature with webbed fingers. Hoping to find the rest of the fossilized skeleton, they embark on an expedition to the Black Lagoon, a remote place from which no one has ever returned. It is home to a frightening creature more than 15 million years old: the only survivor of a species of gill-men. Though he spends most of his time underwater, he is capable of walking upright on land. His webbed hands are adapted for swimming, but they are strong enough to strangle a man.
A beautiful woman who is part of the scientific expedition fascinates the creature. When she goes swimming in the lagoon, she is unaware that he is following her. The gill-man become tangled in underwater ropes attached to the boat's dragnet as the woman swims away. The single claw he leaves stuck in the net lets the scientists know just how they came close to him. The crew uses a poisoned dart to temporarily paralyze the gill-man so they can capture him.
DID YOU KNOW? -In another failed attempt to capture the gill-man, a member of the crew wounds him with a spear gun. The angry creature takes revenge by killing by killing one of the scientists. When they do manage to capture him, the gill-man escapes from the tank in which he has been placed.
-Furious about being held captive in a tank, the gill-man attacks his guard and would kill him if not for the woman onboard. She strikes the creature with a lantern, driving him away.
-The creature kidnaps the woman, taking her to his hidden cavern. The crew rescues her by firing bullets into the creature and stabbing him with a knife.
-The gill-man's normal diet is fish. He does not eat humans, but will kill them when provoked. He attacks when prying scientists disturb his habitat.
