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Bishop-fish

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Painted illustration: scaly fish-like creature shaped like a robed bishop on a Baltic shore, Renaissance woodcut style
AI rendition based on witness descriptions, not an actual photo.
A scaled 'merman' said to have been caught in the Baltic Sea in 1531, from Johann Zahn's book of marvels.
A scaled 'merman' said to have been caught in the Baltic Sea in 1531, from Johann Zahn's book of marvels · photo by Sean Linehan, NOS, NGS National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) · Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons) · Image source

A sea creature of 16th-century lore said to resemble a bishop and to have been shown to the King of Poland.

Folklore Verdict: We treat Bishop-fish as folklore: the record is stories and local reports, with no specimen or verified photo.

Region
Oceans · Europe (Baltic)
First reports
16th century

Key sightings

Best evidence

A 16th-century tale.

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