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Aliens of the deep: Russian fisherman shows off collection of weird fish dragged from the depths in the nets of his trawler
A fisherman from Murmansk, Russia, is sharing snaps of his grotesque and fascinating fishy finds online, much to the horror of the internet. Roman Fedortsov, 39, spends a lot of his time on fishing trawlers, coming into contact with a wide variety of sealife. The trawlers he works on are tasked with catching commercial fish such as cod, haddock and mackerel, but the bizarre critters pictured below make an appearance too.
The stoplight loosejaw fish, related to the viperfish, is so-named for the red and green photophores or luminescent organs under its eyes, which it uses like headlights to find prey in the darkness of the deep ocean. Its oversized lower jaw hinges out from its head to a quarter of its body length, and can snap shut like a trap.
This pale toadfish, a foot-long (30cm) fish which lives on the continental shelf around New Zealand between 140 and 550 fathoms (250m-1,000m) depth, is one of Russian fisherman Roman Fedortsov's bizarre catches.
Screamadelica! This orange sea anemone, which dwells on the bottom in shallow waters, gives the illusion of having two huge eyes. Although they resemble flowers, sea anemones are predatory animals.
This deep-sea horror, apparently a viperfish, is among the collection of marine freaks. Viperfish, whose serpent-like body measures one to two feet in length (30-60cm), use a luminescent lure to attract prey up to their own size, which they spear with their needle-like teeth before swallowing whole.
This anglerfish is one of the deep-sea monsters caught by the Russian trawler. The anglerfish uses a glowing lure, seen here protruding from its snout, to attract prey in the darkness of its deepwater habitat. Its jaws and stomach can extend to swallow prey twice its own size.
This red snapper's stomach has burst out of its trumpet-like mouth as a result of the rapid pressure change caused by being brought up too quickly from the depths.
A wolffish, a species that lives on the continental shelf to depths of 2,000 feet (600m), where they eat shellfish that they crush with their strong canine and molar teeth.
This Sunfish, or Mola, may be the largest sea creature landed by the Russian trawler. These huge fish, found far out to sea near the surface, can grow to up to 15 feet (4.5m) and weigh up to 5,000lb (2,300kg).
Googly eyes: This cusk (left) and another, unidentified fish (right) have huge, bulging eyes like many deep-sea species. The cusk is a cod-like fish found in the north Atlantic
This weird, unidentified fish bears a disturbing likeness to the monster from the 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien.
Alien species? This sea creature looks like the 'facehugger' from Ridley Scott's Science Fiction film Alien.
Another big-mouthed predator caught in the nets of the trawler.
This toad-like fish is among the odd-looking sea creatures trawled up in the boat's nets.
The bug-eyed beauty is one of the weird fish caught by a fisherman from Murmansk.
Russian fisherman Roman Fedortsov shows off a jade-coloured fish caught in the nets of his trawler.
Lifting the snout of this blob-like fish reveals a crustacean it was devouring at the moment it was caught.
A close-up view of the unidentified bug-eyed fish caught in the trawler's nets.
This toothy specimen of a puffer fish is one of many unusual sea creatures caught by the Russian trawler. They puff themselves up, exposing the sines on their skin, when threatened. The four large teeth are used to crush their mollusk prey.
Russian trawlerman Roman Fedortsov displays an unidentified life-form from his collection.
An unidentified bottom-dwelling sea animal caught in the nets of the russian trawler from Murmansk.
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A fisherman from Murmansk, Russia, is sharing snaps of his grotesque and fascinating fishy finds online, much to the horror of the internet. Roman Fedortsov, 39, spends a lot of his time on fishing trawlers, coming into contact with a wide variety of sealife. The trawlers he works on are tasked with catching commercial fish such as cod, haddock and mackerel, but the bizarre critters pictured below make an appearance too.
The stoplight loosejaw fish, related to the viperfish, is so-named for the red and green photophores or luminescent organs under its eyes, which it uses like headlights to find prey in the darkness of the deep ocean. Its oversized lower jaw hinges out from its head to a quarter of its body length, and can snap shut like a trap.
This pale toadfish, a foot-long (30cm) fish which lives on the continental shelf around New Zealand between 140 and 550 fathoms (250m-1,000m) depth, is one of Russian fisherman Roman Fedortsov's bizarre catches.
Screamadelica! This orange sea anemone, which dwells on the bottom in shallow waters, gives the illusion of having two huge eyes. Although they resemble flowers, sea anemones are predatory animals.
This deep-sea horror, apparently a viperfish, is among the collection of marine freaks. Viperfish, whose serpent-like body measures one to two feet in length (30-60cm), use a luminescent lure to attract prey up to their own size, which they spear with their needle-like teeth before swallowing whole.
This anglerfish is one of the deep-sea monsters caught by the Russian trawler. The anglerfish uses a glowing lure, seen here protruding from its snout, to attract prey in the darkness of its deepwater habitat. Its jaws and stomach can extend to swallow prey twice its own size.
This red snapper's stomach has burst out of its trumpet-like mouth as a result of the rapid pressure change caused by being brought up too quickly from the depths.
A wolffish, a species that lives on the continental shelf to depths of 2,000 feet (600m), where they eat shellfish that they crush with their strong canine and molar teeth.
This Sunfish, or Mola, may be the largest sea creature landed by the Russian trawler. These huge fish, found far out to sea near the surface, can grow to up to 15 feet (4.5m) and weigh up to 5,000lb (2,300kg).
Googly eyes: This cusk (left) and another, unidentified fish (right) have huge, bulging eyes like many deep-sea species. The cusk is a cod-like fish found in the north Atlantic
This weird, unidentified fish bears a disturbing likeness to the monster from the 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien.
Alien species? This sea creature looks like the 'facehugger' from Ridley Scott's Science Fiction film Alien.
Another big-mouthed predator caught in the nets of the trawler.
This toad-like fish is among the odd-looking sea creatures trawled up in the boat's nets.
The bug-eyed beauty is one of the weird fish caught by a fisherman from Murmansk.
Russian fisherman Roman Fedortsov shows off a jade-coloured fish caught in the nets of his trawler.
Lifting the snout of this blob-like fish reveals a crustacean it was devouring at the moment it was caught.
A close-up view of the unidentified bug-eyed fish caught in the trawler's nets.
This toothy specimen of a puffer fish is one of many unusual sea creatures caught by the Russian trawler. They puff themselves up, exposing the sines on their skin, when threatened. The four large teeth are used to crush their mollusk prey.
Russian trawlerman Roman Fedortsov displays an unidentified life-form from his collection.
An unidentified bottom-dwelling sea animal caught in the nets of the russian trawler from Murmansk.
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