Horrifying haul: Russian fisherman pulls terrifying ‘monsters’ from the deep (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
A Russian fisherman who went viral for his amazing pictures of freakish fish has returned with more incredible photos of monsters from the depths of the ocean.
The photographer, Roman Fedortsov who works on a trawler in the Barents Sea, has built a huge following on Twitter and Instagram with his startling photographs of the unusual creatures that he catches in the deep.
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The fish, and other strange creatures come in all manner of horrifying shapes and sizes. Some have several rows of razor sharp teeth and enormous eyes while others appear to have no eyes at all.
Why not a Velociraptor?:) Почему бы и не Велоцираптор? pic.twitter.com/KZXFD3aGpf
— Роман Федорцов (@rfedortsov) February 19, 2017
Most of the fish come from the waters of the Barents sea, however, some were fished as far away as Morocco.
Punks not dead. Caught in
— Роман Федорцов (@rfedortsov) January 22, 2017
in Morocco’s fishing zone. Морские панки. Таких ловили в Марокко pic.twitter.com/cLVLuAuJRi
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters. Another. Сон разума рождает чудовищ. Очередной pic.twitter.com/xMK7IWxpra
— Роман Федорцов (@rfedortsov) January 29, 2017
the reality of a nightmare... реальность ночного кошмара) pic.twitter.com/tWhDlImbcN
— Роман Федорцов (@rfedortsov) January 27, 2017
Fedortsov is from Murmansk Oblast in the extreme northwest of Russia. The Murmansk region is home to the Russian nuclear fleet and boasts the only ice-free port in the arctic. He compares some of the fish he’s pulled out to the terrifying White Walkers from HBO’s Game of Thrones TV series.
White Walkers (Game of Thrones) or Zombie (Walking Dead). My Sea Version. Ходоки или Ходячие? Моя Морская Версия pic.twitter.com/5LcY5s4QeJ
— Роман Федорцов (@rfedortsov) February 10, 2017
Someone wanted to see red teeth? Catfish is such a beautiful fish. Кто-то хотел рассмотреть красные зубы? Зубатка такая красивая рыба! pic.twitter.com/46Reptxt2S
— Роман Федорцов (@rfedortsov) February 11, 2017
Several fake accounts, which are impersonating the fisherman by reposting his photos, are also gaining popularity, with one already building 19,000 followers on Instagram.
Pirates of the Caribbean. Beginning. My version. Пираты Карибского моря. Начало. Моя версия pic.twitter.com/nskMUe9VJX
— Роман Федорцов (@rfedortsov) February 3, 2017
The fisherman does not even know the names of some of the more unusual fish that find their way into his net.
Redfish, only redfish. Просто окунь pic.twitter.com/UAdESQAd43
— Роман Федорцов (@rfedortsov) January 20, 2017
for those who have not seen this beautiful shark in instagram. caught in
— Роман Федорцов (@rfedortsov) January 4, 2017
in Morocco’s fishing zone. Для тех, кто не видел эту акулу в инсте pic.twitter.com/lP5U0xavBa
The photos have sparked huge reaction online with many commenting on the outlandish appearance of the fish. “Straight out of alien,” one person tweeted while another said that the pictures would haunt her dreams.
The little goblin shark is a rare species of deep-sea shark.Москвариум подсказал,что это акула-гоблин. Мелкая.Норвежское море pic.twitter.com/DdArifR903
— Роман Федорцов (@rfedortsov) January 31, 2017
"The first rule of Fight Fish club is You do not talk about Fight Fish club" Первое правило рыбного бойцовского клуба-Не рассказывать о нем pic.twitter.com/PbeyGSeW1l
— Роман Федорцов (@rfedortsov) February 2, 2017
