Meruka is a dolphin-shark hybrid cetacean anthro character.

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Meruka is the first original character from the artist, Bamia(バミア)
As of March 2024, the original is not available for viewing, as the Pixiv account has been suspended for prolonged inactivity. Only copies uploaded to multiple sites remain.

You can find the character reference sheet here.

About Naming

The name 'Meruka' is a combination of the Japanese words for same(shark) and iruka(dolphin). The title of the reference sheet post suggests that there were other options. (サメ+イルカ=メルカ…｢ｻｲ｣ﾅﾝﾃﾅｶｯﾀ)

-kun(君, クン) is one of the suffixes. This suffix is an honorific title given to someone who is your equal or beneath you. It's usually used for Male. This is not a name, so it should not be used in character tags. There is a history of modifying tags for the previous reasons. (wikitionary link)

Trivia

bamia's first upload on the Pixiv was the reference sheet of Meruka.

We lost one variant with text, which should have been paired with this piece. There doesn't appear to be any special dialogue.

This interpretation is also possible. Artist's note : '折角あるなら使わないと/If it can be bent, we have to use it.'
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