Roman Fedortsov has become a viral sensation through his Instagram posts showing strange creatures he has captured, and he showed off the latest “dragon-like” beast he pulled from the depths.
The “dragon”-like fish found in Norwegian waters by Roman Fedortsov (Image: Jam Press/Roman Fedortsov)
A fisherman has found a “dragon”-like fish off the coast of Tromsø in Norway, adding to the collection of strange creatures he has pulled from the depths.
Roman Fedortsov, who works on commercial trawlers, was fishing in the Norwegian Sea when he came across the unusual-looking creature.
He took a photo of the fish, which appears to be light pink in color, with large eyes, wing shapes on the body and a long tail.
Sharing the image on Instagram with his 646,000 followers, Roman wrote: “Just one quote: ‘It’s one thing to chase something nameless, but another to find it’ – GF Lovecraft.”
The post racked up more than 22,000 likes, with users left baffled by the strange beast.
Another strange and wonderful sea creature previously photographed by Roman Fedortsov (Image: Jam Press/Roman Fedortsov)
One person said: “It looks a bit like a newborn dragon to me. Ha ha ha.” [sic]
“God. The Dragon. Great that! Who is this anyway? another user commented.
Someone else said: “Chupacabra from the sea or the ocean?!?”
Roman Fedortsov has become a viral sensation through his Instagram posts showing strange creatures he has captured (Image: Jam Press/Roman Fedortsov)
“What’s that?” asked one bewildered user.
“I think he’s missing two more heads,” said another person.
Someone else wondered, “What is the name of this miracle?”
Fedortsov fishes in the shallow Barents Sea that flows into the Arctic Ocean (Image: Jam Press/Roman Fedortsov)
“It is better to look at those creatures from afar. In fact, the depths of the sea are unknown,” commented another user.
The fish was identified as a chimera, a cartilaginous fish also known as “ghost sharks.”
Roman Fedortsov has become a viral sensation through his Instagram posts showing strange creatures he has captured.
Mr. Fedortsov fishes in the shallow Barents Sea that flows into the Arctic Ocean.
These sea beasts are subject to extremely high pressure at such depths and often have extraterrestrial characteristics (Image: Jam Press/Roman Fedortsov)
Their nets are dropped in an area known as the Twilight Zone, which lies between 3,300 and 6,600 feet below the surface.
Less than 0.05% of this ecosystem has been explored by humans and has yielded some rare species in the past.
These sea beasts are subject to extremely high pressure at such depths and often have extraterrestrial characteristics.
The recently discovered strange sea creatures included a sad-looking pale toadfish, a sandy fish that appears to walk on the ocean floor, and a small deep-sea dragonfish called the traffic light loosejaw.