러시아 어부가 잡은 기괴한 심해어들 Russian Fisherman Continues to Catch the Weirdest Deep Sea Creatures in the Ocean

Russian Fisherman Continues to Catch the Weirdest Deep Sea Creatures in the Ocean

By Jessica Stewart on January 5, 2018

  러시아 무르만스크에 거주하는 어부 로만 페도르초프(Roman Fedortsov)는 

자신이 직접 잡은 물고기 사진들을 트위터에  공개해 화제가 되고 있다.

공개된 이 기괴한 형태의 심해 물고기들은 마치 외계 생명체 모습을 보는 듯하다.

황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터 큐레이터

Ki Chul Hwang, conpaper editor, curator

Known for his ability to pull up all sort of interesting sea creatures, Russian fisherman Roman Fedortsov's well followed Instagram and Twitter accounts are littered with images of the critters he hauls up in his work as a trawlerman in Murmansk, Russia. We've featured his deep sea creatures before, and now we're back for a look at what sort of fish he's snagged over the past year.

Here's a warning, these deep sea fish as likely to haunt you, as they look ready-made for a horror film. Accounting for just 2% of known marine species, these fish typically live at depths of more than 3200 feet (1000 meters) below the sea, in a hostile area where light doesn't penetrate. This has made for some scary looking adaptations in order to survive.

For instance, due to the lack of light, many fish are blind, but others have developed extremely large eyes that are sensitive to light given off by living organisms, also known as bioluminescent light. In fact, many deep sea creatures are capable of bioluminescence, which makes sense if you're living in the dark. Another distinct feature? Large—extremelly large—teeth. As these fish mainly rely on food dropping from higher sea levels, including larger dead fish, large hinged jaws and big, sharp teeth help ensure they snag a meal when it arrives. Another technique is to use their bioluminescence to cause a distraction and attract prey, then using their large jaws to snap and snare whatever comes their way, as with a scarce food supply, these fish can't afford to miss their prey.

As you can imagine, even though some species demonstrate deep sea characteristics beyond 650 feet (200 meters) of depth, getting at these creatures isn't exactly easy and there's still much that marine biologists do not know about these elusive fish. That's what makes Fedortsov's feed so interesting. It reminds us of how much we still need to explore and that there is a whole other world deep in the sea that is still a mystery.

Russian fisherman Roman Fedortstov digs up creepy and crazy deep sea creatures that he shares with the world.

Deep sea fish are known for their large eyes and teeth to help them see and snare prey.

But more than just fish that live in the sea. Fedortstov also hauls up other deep sea critters.

And they aren't all scary, some of these creatures are quite cute.

Roman Fedortsov: Instagram | Twitter
h/t: [IFLScience!]

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