0 5 ▁paper ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁animal ▁was ▁most ▁likely ▁an ▁ang el sh ark . ▁ ▁Names ▁ ▁The ▁creature ▁was ▁called ▁" mon k ▁fish " ▁() ▁by ▁Bel on ▁( 1 5 4 3 ), ▁and ▁ ▁(" fish ▁[ we aring ] ▁the ▁habit ▁of ▁a ▁mon k ") ▁by ▁Ron de let ▁( 1 5 4 4 ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁name ▁" se a ▁mon k " ▁() ▁was ▁applied ▁to ▁it ▁by ▁Ges ner ▁( 1 5 5 8 ), ▁and ▁Jo annes ▁S lu per ius ▁( 1 5 7 2 ; ▁; ▁) ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁alleg ed ▁sea ▁mon k ▁was ▁captured ▁at ▁sea ▁between ▁Den mark ' s ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Sweden , ▁in ▁the ▁stra it ▁ Ø res und , ▁probably ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 6 . ▁Christian ▁III ▁of ▁Den mark ▁sent ▁an ▁illustr ation ▁of ▁it ▁to ▁Charles ▁V , ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Emperor . ▁The ▁creature ▁is ▁recorded ▁in ▁V ed el ' s ▁Den ▁dans ke ▁Kr ø nic ke ▁( 1 5 7 5 ) ▁as ▁meas uring ▁ 4 ▁ ells ▁long . ▁It ▁was ▁either ▁caught ▁in ▁a ▁her ring ▁net , ▁or ▁str and ed , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁source . ▁▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁natural ▁history ▁▁ ▁The ▁capture ▁of ▁the ▁sea - mon k ▁is ▁dated ▁various ly ▁to ▁ 1 5 4 6 ▁or ▁ 1 5 4 9 ▁in ▁various ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁literature