Sea pig

Sea pig

Sea pig may refer to:

* "Scotoplanes", a genus of deep-sea holothurians (sea cucumbers) commonly called Sea pigs
* some species of porpoise or dolphin or dugong
* an animal in medieval texts with uncertain identity (porcus marinus)


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