fishgriffin
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thumb|200px|A sea-griffin. The sea-griffin (German: Fischgreif; Polish: rybogryf, gryf morski) is a heraldic charge in form of an aquatic griffin with the head, upper half, wings, and talons of an eagle and the lower half of a fish.
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thumb|200px|A sea-griffin. The sea-griffin (German: Fischgreif; Polish: rybogryf, gryf morski) is a heraldic charge in form of an aquatic griffin with the head, upper half, wings, and talons of an eagle and the lower half of a fish.
==History== thumb|150px|right|The coat of arms of the Puttkamer family, claimed to be related to [[Swienca family.]] The symbol originates from the region of Schlawe and Stolp Land in Pomerania, Central Europe. It was used in the coat of arms of the Swienca family, which held powerful offices in the area in the 13th and 14th centuries. When they died out around 1316, the area went back under the direct rule of the House of Griffin, which continued to use the sea-griffin in the regional coat of arms.