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Abagail, the bishopfish. Haven’t done a monster lady in a long while, and realizing I didn’t have a mermaid to my name....had to fix that.

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“Bishopfish”, 2003, pencil sketch

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BISHOP FISH #BISHOPFISH The existence of this animal was first documented in the 1433, when a specimen was found swimming in the Baltic Sea. The creature was captured and given as a tribute to the King of Poland. The king was so taken by his new prize that that he refused to return the beast to its aquatic environment. Through a set on unknown circumstances a group of Catholic bishops were granted an audience with the incarcerated creature. Sadly, official records of this encounter have either been lost, destroyed or are currently being hidden in the Vatican’s Archives. According to legend, however, the fish gestured to the bishops, apparently communicating its desire to be released. The bishops attempted to convince the king that animal should be returned to its natural habitat. Eventually the liege acquiesced to their requests and allowed the bishops to return the man-fish to the sea. Once released, the grateful creature purportedly made the sign of the cross before plunging into the ocean’s depths.

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BISHOP FISH #BISHOPFISH The Bishop Fish (also known as the Monkfish) serves as one of the more peculiar editions to our list of Aquatic-Enigmas. This theologically inclined creature, with features that are said to resemble those of a clergyman, are ostensibly related to MERMAIDS and are truly one of the most unique marine animals to fall beneath the cryptozoological umbrella. The Bishop Fish – which, according to reports is indigenous to European waters – has been described as being a large creature with a scaly, fish-shaped body, claw-like flippers and a large fin, which can allegedly wrap around the animal in a fashion that resembles the cloak of a clergyman. Its skull, which is said to be almost humanoid in appearance, bears an extended rough hewn brow, which reportedly resembles a bishops mitre; hence the creature’s name.

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