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[[File:ConradiGesnerimIVGess-439 Seabishop.jpg|thumb|right|frame| A merbishop (Conrad Gesner, 1604: ''Historiae animalium'', p. 439).]]Antropomorph fish  that is mentioned by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gesner in his chapter on merpeople<ref>Conrad Gesner, 1604: ''Historiae animalium'', p. 439.</ref>. Apparently, a merbishop was captured near Poland in 1531. Next to merbishops, Gesner also mentions [[Mermonk| mermonks]] living in the Baltic Sea.
[[File:ConradiGesnerimIVGess-439 Seabishop.jpg|thumb|right|frame| A merbishop (Conrad Gesner, 1604: ''Historiae animalium'', p. 439).]]Antropomorph fish  that is mentioned by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gesner in his chapter on merpeople<ref>Conrad Gesner, 1604: ''Historiae animalium'', p. 439.</ref>. Apparently, a merbishop was captured near Poland in 1531. Next to merbishops, Gesner also mentions [[Mermonk| mermonks]] living in the Baltic Sea.
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=== References ===
=== References ===

Revision as of 15:15, 12 February 2021



A merbishop (Conrad Gesner, 1604: Historiae animalium, p. 439).

Antropomorph fish that is mentioned by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gesner in his chapter on merpeople[1]. Apparently, a merbishop was captured near Poland in 1531. Next to merbishops, Gesner also mentions mermonks living in the Baltic Sea.



English
Merbishop
Portuguese
Norwegian
Havbiskop (literal translation; not known in Norwegian mythology)
Dutch
Zeebischop (literal translation; not known in Dutch mythology)
German
Seebischof
French

Spanish

Italian

Greek

Creole

References

  1. Conrad Gesner, 1604: Historiae animalium, p. 439.