, ▁or ▁both , ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Ly cost hen es ▁( 1 5 5 7 ), ▁who ▁states ▁both ▁capt ures ▁occurred ▁near ▁C open hagen , ▁Den mark . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁German ▁wood cut ▁by ▁Stefan ▁H amer ▁possibly ▁d ating ▁to ▁ 1 5 4 6 , ▁illustr ating ▁the ▁sea - mon k ▁caught ▁in ▁C open hagen ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 6 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁sea ▁mon k ▁was ▁listed ▁in ▁several ▁illustrated ▁natural ▁history ▁books ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 6 th ▁century , ▁such ▁as ▁Pierre ▁Bel on ▁( 1 5 5 3 ), ▁Guillaume ▁Ron de let ▁( 1 5 5 4 ), ▁and ▁Con rad ▁Ges ner ▁( 1 5 5 8 ). ▁It ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" fish " ▁that ▁looked ▁super f icial ly ▁like ▁a ▁mon k . ▁ ▁Bel on ▁( 1 5 5 3 ) ▁gave ▁a ▁br ie fer ▁notice ▁on ▁pis cis ▁mon ach us ▁( mon k - fish ) ▁in ▁his ▁Latin ▁volume , ▁a ▁more ▁expanded ▁account ▁appearing ▁later ▁in ▁his ▁French ▁version ▁of ▁ 1 5 5 5 . ▁▁ ▁Ron de let ▁( 1 5 5 4 ) ▁called ▁it ▁" the ▁fish ▁with ▁the ▁habit ▁of ▁a ▁mon k ▁( pis cis ▁mon achi ▁hab itu ), ▁and ▁class ed ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁m erman ▁( hom o ▁mar is ). ▁But ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁think ▁the ▁p ict orial ▁representations ▁he ▁obtained ▁could ▁be