A deep sea fisherman has unveiled his latest creepy capture – a nightmarish creature being likened to an alien.
Sporting a large, bulbous body that resembles a brain, shrunken eyes and gaping mouth, the fish appears like something from another planet.
But fisherman Roman Fedortsov plucked it from a northern part of the Pacific Ocean, sharing footage of the find with his 600,000 followers.
He identified the beast as an Aptocyclus ventricosus – also known as the smooth lumpfish or smooth lumpsucker.
The species of marine ray-finned fish is found in the deep sea and measures up to 44cm.
While their appearance is certainly unique, it appears to have undergone some swelling – likely due to the pressure change in being brought to the surface – resulting in the distended body.
Roman, who largely works on a trawler in Murmansk in the northwest part of Russia, shared a clip of the beast aboard the boat, which garnered more than 200,000 views and convinced viewers that extraterrestrials walk among us.
One user said: ‘Yeah, aliens are real,’ with another agreeing: ‘That is 100% an alien.’
Sporting a large, bulbous body that resembles a brain, shrunken eyes and gaping mouth, the fish appears like something from another planet
While their appearance is certainly unique, it appears to have undergone some swelling – likely due to the pressure change in being brought to the surface – resulting in the distended body
Someone dubbed it ‘Megamind’ after the cartoon villain played by Will Ferrell, who sports a characteristically large head. Another person likened it to ‘The Dark Lord’ from Harry Potter
Someone dubbed it ‘Megamind’ after the cartoon villain played by Will Ferrell, who sports a characteristically large head. Another person likened it to ‘The Dark Lord’ from Harry Potter.
Deep sea fisherman Fedortsov has previously made headlines thanks to other weird and wonderful catches.
One was compared to a Dr Seuss character, found with organs hanging out of its mouth.
Meanwhile, he also caught a strange ‘dragon’-like fish with yellow eyes, which was identified as a chimaera, a cartilaginous fish also known as a ‘ghost shark’.
He also previously shared pictures of a rare find: a prehistoric ‘goblin’ shark.
Fedortsov also discovered other sea creatures which look strikingly similar to a cheeseburger and a juicy jam doughnut.
Some of the other additions to Fedortsov’s collection in the last few years include an alien-headed fish, and another with what looks like bizarre tentacles protruding from its mouth.
Another ancient-looking fish appears to have teeth worn down by overuse that are constantly being replaced by fresh teeth coming from the back of its mouth.
Another of Roman Fedortsov’s discoveries has been dubbed the ‘newly hatched baby dragon’ by people online who were stunned by its unique appearance
The ‘cheeseburger fish’ – this deep sea find has been compared to a cheeseburger, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and even a chicken sandwich by viewers online thanks to its slimy, orange appearance
A scaled fish caught by Roman Fedortsov. He holds its head up to photograph it, with its eyes bulging. Fedortsov scours for cod, haddock and mackerel on commercial trawlers but also catches a variety of bizarre-looking sea creatures
Sea anemone: This creature is a striking shade of orange and its bulging white eyes give it the look of a cartoon character. Although they resemble flowers, sea anemones are predatory animals
Fedortsov discovered most of the creatures in the Norwegian and Barents seas in north Russia, but has also found a few strange-looking beasts in the depths of the Atlantic.
Pictured left, a stoplight loosejaw, and right, a dark green toad-like creature, two of the unusual sea creatures brought to the surface. The loosejaw gets its name from the fact that their mouths can open widely to swallow large prey
This emerald-green fish is one of the sea creatures captured by fisherman Roman Fedortsov on his commercial trawling expeditions in northern Russia
King crab: The photographer almost seems to be shaking hands with this terrifying-looking creature, believed to be a king crab which is one of the largest known crustaceans
This sea pike – which appears to be smiling as it shows its teeth – is among the newest batch of bizarre-looking sea creatures collected by fisherman Roman Fedortsov. Experts say that the pike can live for up to 25 years and catch other fish and small mammals
This scaly creature is small enough to be held in a person’s left hand, blue beady eyes contrasting with its predominant green
Wolf-fish v isopod: This sea creature was raised to the surface just after it had devoured a much smaller form of aquatic life. Experts describe the Atlantic wolf-fish as a ‘fearsome-looking’ species which is a rare catch for fishermen
Those are just three of a wide variety of weird and wonderful sea critters discovered by Fedortsov, who has become somewhat of an internet sensation for his incredible photos of the alien like ocean dwellers.
The trawlerman has become something of a celebrity online from his pictures, with many of his images going viral even though he admits that he often has little idea what most of them are, and which he shares out of curiosity.
Despite the many comments that he gets, he said that he found all of the fish fascinating and did not share the opinion of many that they were ugly monsters.
He said: ‘In their own way all of these creatures are beautiful.’
