Each constellation in the Kung (zodiac) is an animal:
The Tiger (Sagittarius) The Ape (Gemini) The Hare (Scorpius) The Cock (Taurus) The Dragon (Libra) The Dog (Aries) The Serpent (Virgo) The Boar (Pisces) The Horse (Leo) The Rat (Aquarius) The Ram (Cancer) The Ox (Capricornus)Kyselka & Lanterman 1976:18
Capricornus is the fish-tailed animal into which Pan was changed in order to escape the terrible monster Typhon. Goat-faced Pan, terrified by Typhon's approach, fled--in panic--becoming fishified in his plunge into the Nile. Capricornus was the Gate of the Gods through which the souls of mortals ascended into the heavens. ...