Dive into the mysterious depths of the ocean with Roman Fedortsov, a deep-sea fisherman who’s practically the Indiana Jones of underwater anomalies. This guy doesn’t just fish; he hauls up some of the most bizarre, jaw-dropping creatures from the dark abyss near Murmansk, Russia. Seriously, who knew the ocean was home to such toothy terrors? If you’re anything like me, you might wonder what on earth these fish are thinking: “Did I just swim into a horror movie?” or “Is that a human hand I see?” As we embark on this strange journey, prepare yourself for a parade of aquatic oddities that will make you reconsider your plans for a beach vacation! Want to see what he’s discovered? LEARN MORE.
Meet Roman Fedortsov, a deep-sea fisherman who shares photos of his monstrous discoveries on Twitter and Instagram. He mostly works near the northwestern Russian city of Murmansk. He sends probes and fishing lines into the depths of the ocean, and reels in some crazy looking creatures.
We know so little about the bottom of the ocean. I bet you didn’t even know that fish could have teeth like this.
Well isn’t that a lovely grin? Meet the Cheshire cat of the deep ocean, people. This monster looks like it can take a sizeable bite out of the side of a shark.
It would also take a sizeable bite out of your hand if you let it.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
This fish really does look like Hellboy. He’s got all the right head bumps and all the right colors. I wonder if Guillermo del Toro caught glimpse of a fish like this before he designed his iconic character?
ADVERTISEMENT
Look at the chin on this thing!
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Those teeth really do look like some kind of impenetrable fence— maybe even a few rows of fences. There’s no way I’d try crossing a barrier like that.
ADVERTISEMENT
Look how sharp those things are. I bet they could still do some serious damage even after the fish stopped swimming (for good).
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
You thought dragons were just found in myths and Game of Thrones? Well, you thought wrong. Dragons are real and they live at the bottom of the ocean.
ADVERTISEMENT
This monster is absolutely terrifying. It kind of reminds me of the dragon from Shrek. You know, Donkey’s wife.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
What the actual heck. Is that part of the fish, or are there a bunch of little worms coming out of his mouth? I don’t even know which option I’d prefer.
ADVERTISEMENT
This is just too much. Some things live at the bottom of the ocean for a reason.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
This is a lancetfish. It is so named because it looks like a knife and it has teeth that are as sharp as knives. See, this is why I don’t go swimming.
ADVERTISEMENT
You never know what’s lurking in the ocean, or a river, or even a swimming pool.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
This is Psolus phantapus. I really don’t like it. Whoever invented these needs to go back to inventor school.
ADVERTISEMENT
Is it bad that I really want to touch one? I mean, I really don’t, but I also really do. Get this picture away from me before I dissolve into a paradox.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
You know when people on YouTube make galaxy t-shirts and galaxy cake and galaxy ice cream? Well, this is a galaxy shark. That’s not his real name, that’s just what I’ve decided to call him.
ADVERTISEMENT
He’s pretty cool, but only from a distance. Stay away if you want to keep your fingers.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
This is a rat fish. It got that name because, well, look at it. It looks like a drowned rat. It looks worse than a drowned rat.
ADVERTISEMENT
The bottom of the ocean is a spooky place, people. Let’s all agree to never go there and pretend that it doesn’t exist.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Oh, you thought one weird fish was gross? How about five weird fish all smushed together in a basket? It’s even worse? Yeah, that’s what I thought too.
ADVERTISEMENT
Why are their lips so pink and gummy? Why are they looking at me? I don’t like this at all.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
I’ve decided to call this fish a Spotted Sucker, but that’s not his real name. This is a southern stargazer, which is much too pretty of a name for a fish this ugly.
ADVERTISEMENT
They can discharge up to 50 volts of electricity from behind their eyes to stun their prey.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
I really hope you’re not eating anything right now, because this is enough to make me lose my appetite for weeks. OK, not weeks, who am I kidding. Maybe for a moment or two.
ADVERTISEMENT
This is a fish with the mouth of a horse and I’m really not into the whole idea of it.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Ok, this one is kind of cute. I’m not really sure what it is, but it doesn’t look as bad as all the fish we’ve seen so far.
ADVERTISEMENT
I’m sure it has some kind of poison in its body that could kill me though, because that’s just the way life works.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
This looks like some kind of deep-sea puffer fish. Maybe somebody out there in the world wide interweb could give me some more information about it.
ADVERTISEMENT
Like, why does it have weird flat teeth and why does he look like he’s mad at me? What did I ever do to him?
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Um, I think this is supposed to open up and some long scary thing is supposed to come out of it, but I hope that whatever’s in there just stays inside.
ADVERTISEMENT
I don’t need to see a fleshy or toothed appendage emerge from that squishy space rock.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
This fish looks kind of like Bigs Bunny chewing on a carrot, or like a farmer chewing on a piece of hay. Actually, it just looks scary and I don’t like it.
ADVERTISEMENT
This is a one-eyed pirate Wolffish. I don’t know if that stick is part of his body or if it’s just something stuck in his teeth from breakfast.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
So, this fish is just chilling at a fish market, which means someone is going to cook this thing up and eat it. It’s crazy when you, as a person, can eat a thing that looks like it’s about to eat you.
ADVERTISEMENT
It seems like a slap in the face to the circle of life. Has The Lion King taught you nothing?
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
This is the open mouth of a frilled shark. It has a bunch of rows of little teeth in its mouth as you can clearly see if you haven’t closed this article by now and fled to a different planet.
ADVERTISEMENT
According to our fisherman Roman Fedortsov, this guy is an ideal predator, which I totally believe.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
This looks like some surreal monster that even the best and brightest horror movie writers couldn’t come up with. Is it eating its own snot or is part of its nose just permanently dangling into its mouth?
ADVERTISEMENT
Ok, I don’t want to look at this one anymore. Onto the next one.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
This little fish is actually kind of pretty. That blue color is pretty magnificent. It’s nice to know that some of the fish at the bottom of the ocean don’t look like horrifying snot monsters.
ADVERTISEMENT
This is a nice picture to end on. Let’s just look at this fish and forget about the nineteen ugly ones that came before it.