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[[File:DQVIII Merking.png|thumb|A Merking, one of the more emblematic aquatic monsters]]
The '''Aquatic family''' (Japanese Kanji: 水 Hiragana: みず Romanji: ''Mizu'') is a [[Monster Families|category]] of {{MFamilies}}s {{DQSeries}} that are based on water-dwelling animals, or are water-related. Due to lack of a significant number of members in some titles, the marine meanies are split among the other families or are put entirely into the [[Nature family|nature family]]. In {{DQM2}}, they were referred to as the Water family.

It should be noted that, while aquatic {{MFamilies}}s are usually encountered when on board a [[ship]], they are not completely restricted to bodies of water--several species will attempt to make a meal of travelers on dry land.

==Usual Item drops==
*[[List of alchemy ingredients in Dragon Quest IX|Crimson coral]]
*[[List of alchemy ingredients in Dragon Quest IX|Seashell]]

==Effective Skills and Weapons==
As of {{IX}}, all {{Fan}}s deal an additional 10% damaged to beasts from the deep. Furthermore, the [[Trident]], [[Gracos' trident]], [[Watermaul wand]], [[Tsunami staff]], and [[Dryspell fan]] deal an 20% extra damage. The [[Water Slaughterer]] skill will deal 50% bonus damage to any aquatic.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ2}}===
*[[Man o' war]]
*[[Merlusc]]

==={{DQ3}}===
*[[Crabid]]
*[[Crabber dabber doo]]
*[[Handsome crab]]
*[[King crab]]
*[[King squid]]
*[[Merking]]
*[[Merman]]
*[[Mermaniac]]
*[[Squidzilla]]
*[[Tentacular]]

==={{DQ4}}===
*[[Barracuda]]
*[[Croaked king]] (remakes only)
*[[Dangler fish]]
*[[Devilfish]]
*[[Elepus]]
*[[Incineraytor]]
*[[Man o' war]]
*[[Mangler fish]]
*[[Octophant]]
*[[Perilwinkle]] (remakes only)
*[[Picuda]]
*[[Preying manta]]
*[[Seasaur]] (remakes only)
*[[Shelligator]] (remakes only))
*[[Strangler fish (Dragon Quest IV)|Strangler fish]]
*[[Terminonatator]]
*[[Tuskateer]]
*[[Ultraviolent ray]]
*[[War-rus]]
*[[Woolungasaurus]]

==={{DQ5}}===
*[[Man o' war]]
*[[Merking]]
*[[Merman]]
*[[Morphean mollusc]]
*[[Mother ocker]]
*[[Old man of the sea]]
*[[Pollywaggle]]
*[[Pollywiggle]]
*[[Poltarrrgeist]]
*[[Sea dog]]
*[[Strongylokrotaphus]]
*[[Thaumatosaurus]]
*[[Wallop scallop]]

==={{DQ6}}===
*[[Marine mollusk]]
*[[Cauldrone]]
*[[Wet kisser]]
*[[Dread herring (Dragon Quest VI)|Dread herring]]
*[[Marine spirit]]
*[[Thriller wave]]
*[[Yabby]]
*[[Mad mallard]]
*[[Eveel]]
*[[Sea fortress]] (also [[Dragon family|dragon]])
*[[Octavian pirate]]
*[[Armoured wartoise]]
*[[Man o' war]]
*[[Pot shot]]
*[[Helldorado]]
*[[Killer wave]]
*[[Water wraith]]
*[[Perky pelican]]
*[[Poison eveel]]
*[[Sail serpent]]
*[[Plated goretoise]]
*[[Crayzee]]
*[[Finned fatale]] (also [[Dragon family|dragon]])
*[[Octavian sentry]]
*[[Merking (Dragon Quest VI)|Merking]]

==={{DQ7}}===
*[[Abyss diver]]
*[[Barracuda]]
*[[Briny mine]]
*[[Claws célèbre]]
*[[Crabble-rouser]]
*[[Croaked king]]
*[[Disastropod]]
*[[Dread herring (Dragon Quest VII)|Dread herring]]
*[[Elepus]]
*[[Eyesaur]]
*[[Frightbait]]
*[[Hideous eyesaur]]
*[[Ironclad wartoise]]
*[[Jawtoise]]
*[[Merderer]]
*[[Mossferatu]]
*[[Octophant]]
*[[Perilwinkle]]
*[[Pogoin' penguin]]
*[[Quayhorse]]
*[[Rockin' rockhopper]]
*[[Scarfish]]
*[[Seasaur]]
*[[Shelligator]]
*[[Smashin' crab]]
*[[Strangler fish (Dragon Quest VII)|Strangler fish]]
*[[Trickstar]]
*[[Wharfhorse]]

==={{DQ8}}===
*[[Khalamari kid]]
*[[See urchin]]
*[[Man o' war]]
*[[Yabby]]
*[[King kelp]]
*[[Wild boarfish]]
*[[Anchorman]]
*[[See urchin#Seeangel|See angel]]
*[[Squid kid]]
*[[Crayzee]]
*[[Eveel]]
*[[Merman]]
*[[King squid]]
*[[Octavian sentry]]
*[[Wild boarfish#Pigmalion|Pigmalion]]
*[[Sea dragon (monster)|Sea dragon]]
*[[Anchorman#Foul anchor|Foul anchor]]
*[[Poison eveel]]
*[[Siren]]
*[[Merking]]
*[[Seasaur]]
*[[Octavian pirate]]
*[[Riptide]]
*[[Tentacular]]
*[[Abyss diver]]

==={{DQ9}}===
*[[Wooper trooper]]
*[[Knocktopus]]
*[[Salamarauder]]
*[[Man o' war]]
*[[Mortoad]]
*[[Spinchilla]]
*[[Riptide]]
*[[Claw hammer]]
*[[Axolhotl]]
*[[Power hammer]]
*[[Crabber dabber doo]]
*[[Handsome crab]]
*[[Seasaur]]
*[[Abyss diver]]
*[[King crab]]
*[[Stale whale]]
*[[Hammer horror]]
*[[Pale whale]]
*[[Seavern]]
*[[Lleviathan]]

==={{DQM2}}===
*[[Anemon]]
*[[Dangler fish|Angleron]]
*[[Thaumatosaurus|Aquadon]]
*[[Aqua parasol|Aquarella]]
*[[Axe shark|AxeShark]]
*[[CancerMan (DQM2)|CancerMan]]
*[[Crayzee|Clawster]]
*[[Finned fatale|Digong]]
*[[Fish rider|FishRider]]
*[[Dread herring (Dragon Quest VI)|Gamanian]]
*[[Gracos|Grakos]]
*[[Hood squid|HoodSquid]]
*[[King squid|KingSquid]]
*[[Merman]]
*[[MerTiger]]
*[[Eveel|Moray]]
*[[Octophant|Octogon]]
*[[Cauldrone|Octokid]]
*[[Octavian pirate|Octoraid]]
*[[Suckling ocker|Octoreach]]
*[[Petiteel]]
*[[Poseidon]]
*[[Pumpoise]]
*[[Frightbait|PutreFish]]
*[[Incineraytor|RayGigas]]
*[[Thriller wave|RogueWave]]
*[[Barracuda|RushFish]]
*[[Morphean mollusc|Scallopa]]
*[[Briny bronco|Seahorse]]
*[[Scarfish|Starfish]]
*[[Tuskateer|WalrusMan]]
*[[WhaleMage]]

==Gallery==
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DQII Merlusc.png|[[Merlusc]]
DQMJ Crabid.png|[[Crabid]].
DQIII Handsome Crab.png|[[Handsome crab]].
Crabber Dabber Doo.png|[[Crabber dabber doo]].
DQIII King Crab.png|[[King crab]].
DQIII_King_Squid.png|[[King squid]].
Squidzilla.png|[[Squidzilla]].
Tentacular modern artwork.png|[[Tentacular]].
DQVIII Merking.png|[[Merking]].
DQVIII Merman.png|[[Merman]].
DQIII Mermaniac.png|[[Mermaniac]].
DQVIII Geyzer.png|[[Geyzer]].
DQMJ2 Dangler Fish.png|[[Dangler fish]].
Mangler fish artwork.png|[[Mangler fish]]
Strangler fish (DQIV).jpg|[[Strangler fish (Dragon Quest IV)|Strangler fish (DQIV)]]
DQIV Barracuda.png|[[Barracuda]].
DQIV Picuda modern.png|[[Picuda]].
DQVII Strangler Fish.png|[[Strangler fish (Dragon Quest VII)|Strangler fish (DQVII)]].
PreyingMantaArt.png|[[Preying manta]].
DQIV Incineraytor.png|[[Incineraytor]].
Ultraviolent Ray artwork.png|[[Ultraviolent ray]]
DQIV Tuskateer.png|[[Tuskateer]].
DQIV War-rus.png|[[War-rus]].
DQIV Maulrus.png|[[Maulrus]].
DQV Thaumatosaurus.png|[[Thaumatosaurus]].
Morphean Mollusc modern.png|[[Morphean mollusc]].
DQV Pollywaggle.png|[[Pollywaggle]].
Suckling Ocker modern.png|[[Suckling ocker]].
DQVI DS_Dread_Herring.png|[[Dread herring (Dragon Quest VI)|Dread herring]] ([[DQVI]])
DQVIII Eveel.png|[[Eveel]].
DQVIII Yabby.png|[[Yabby]].
DQVI Crayzee.png|[[Crayzee]].
DQVI DS Armored Wartoise.png|[[Armoured wartoise]]
DQMJ3 Plated Goretoise.png|[[Plated goretoise]].
DQVIDS Iron tortoise artwork.png|[[Iron tortoise]].
DQVIII Octavian Sentry.png|[[Octavian sentry]].
DQVIII Octavian Pirate.png|[[Octavian pirate]].
DQM PutreFish.png|[[Frightbait]].
DQMJ3 Dread Herring.png|[[Dread herring (Dragon Quest VII)|Dread herring]]. ([[DQVII]])
DQV Sea Dog.png|[[Sea dog]].
DQVI DS Sea Fortress.png|[[Sea fortress]].
DQVII Smashin Crab.png|[[Smashin' crab]]
DQVII Clawser.png|[[Crabble-rouser]]
DQVII Claws Célèbre.png|[[Claws célèbre]]
DQVII Nail blighter.png|[[Nail blighter]]
DQVII Claw breaker.png|[[Claw breaker]]
DQVII Starfish.png|[[Scarfish]]
DQVII MageStar.png|[[Trickstar]]
DQMJ2 Quayhorse.png|[[Quayhorse]]
DQVII Wharfhorse.png|[[Wharfhorse]]
DQVII Deathcargot.png|[[Deathcargot]]
DQVII Parasnail.png|[[Disastropod]]
DQVII Perilwinkle.png|[[Perilwinkle]]
DQVII JawtoiseArt.png|[[Jawtoise]]
DQVII Shelligator.png|[[Shelligator]]
Abyss Diver.png|[[Abyss diver]].
DQVIII Seasaur.png|[[Seasaur]].
DQIX Seavern.png|[[Seavern]]
DQVII Croaked King.png|[[Croaked king]]
DQVII Gamadius.png|[[Mossferatu]]
DQVII FlameSpirit.png|[[Fire Spirit]]
DQVII TerraSpirit.png|[[Earth Spirit]]
DQVII AquaSpirit.png|[[Water Spirit]]
DQVII WindSpirit.png|[[Wind Spirit]]
DQVIII Riptide.png|[[Riptide]].
DQVIII Khalamari.png|[[Khalamari]].
DQVIII Khalamari Kid.png|[[Khalamari kid]].
Squid Kid.png|[[Squid kid]].
Octopot official art.png|[[Octopot]]
Abyssal octopot official art.png|[[Abyssal octopot]]
DQVIII See Urchin.png|[[See urchin]].
DQVIII Wild Boarfish.png|[[Pigmalion#Wild boarfish|Wild boarfish]].
DQVIII Pigmalion.png|[[Pigmalion]].
DQVIII Siren.png|[[Siren]].
DQIX Wooper Trooper.png|[[Wooper trooper]]
DQIX Salamarauder.png|[[Salamarauder]]
DQIX Axolhotl.png|[[Axolhotl]]
DQIX Claw Hammer.png|[[Claw hammer]].
DQIX Knocktopus.png|[[Knocktopus]].
DQIX Stale Whale.png|[[Stale whale]].
DQIX Pale Whale.png|[[Pale whale]].
DQVIII Man o' War.png|[[Man o' war]].

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