What feature is common to all Warsaw mermaids?

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My great pilgrimage group from the St. Pius X Church, Montville, New Jersey, the USA.
Tour of Warsaw – the second day.
We are in the Old Town Market Square at the mermaid statue. This mythological creature is one of the symbols of Warsaw and the Warsaw official coat of arms. The actual coat of arms is in the picture in my hand. The mermaid is depicted as a woman with a fish tail. However the mermaid images had been changing during ages what is to be seen on the door of the Archcathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist.
There is one common feature for all mermaids from the Middle Ages till today…What is it?

Step in Warsaw - City guide to Warsaw. Montville on the map of North America.
Step in Warsaw – City guide to Warsaw. Montville on the map of North America.
Step in Warsaw - City guide to Warsaw. At the mermaid statue with my group from Montville, New Jersey, USA. Warsaw, July 2018.
Step in Warsaw – City guide to Warsaw. At the mermaid statue with my group from Montville, New Jersey, USA. Warsaw, July 2018.
Step in Warsaw - City guide to Warsaw. The image of mermaid from the 16th century. Source: The State Archive in Warsaw.
Step in Warsaw – City guide to Warsaw. The image of mermaid from the 16th century. Source: The State Archive in Warsaw.
Step in Warsaw - City guide to Warsaw. The door of the Archcathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist with the red marked images of mermaids.
Step in Warsaw – City guide to Warsaw. The door of the Archcathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist with the red marked images of mermaids.
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