汐吹
しほふき

Translation: tide sprayer
Alternate names: shihofuki
Habitat: oceans and coastal areas
Diet: unknown; probably fish

Appearance: Shiofuki is an elusive aquatic yokai with elephantine ears and a trunk-like mouth. It has human-like arms, but its hands are webbed and resemble the fins of a fish. Its body is covered in fine hairs which the salt in the ocean sticks to.

Behavior: Shiofuki lives in the ocean far away from civilization. It is only seen when it rises up from the waves to spray salty water into the air. Everything else about the lifestyle and habits of this creature is a mystery.

Origin: Shiofuki is not very well known. In fact, the only reference to it anywhere is the Bakemono zukushi emaki, a yōkai scroll painted in 1820 by an anonymous author which depicts unique yōkai found nowhere else in folklore. No text accompanies its illustration, so everything about this yōkai is purely speculative.