A fisherman has shared stomach-churning pictures of his latest catch, revealing a beady-eyed creature with its organs hanging out of its mouth.
Roman Fedortsov, who works on a trawler northwest part of Russia, shares snaps of his grotesque and fascinating finds online, much to the horror of the internet.
While the type of fish is unknown, it features a long body with short front flippers similar to bottom feeders.
Fedortsov believes the pressure change after being hauled up from deep waters turned the fish inside out.
While the type of fish is unknown, it features a long body with short front flippers similar to bottom feeders
Fedortsov shared the video on his Instagram account.
One user commented: ‘Well, why exactly at breakfast I came across this video.’
‘I’m sick of your pasta!” another person quipped.
Someone else wondered: ‘But what comes out of his mouth? One tongue or another species?’
‘Wow that’s crazy. There is so much we don’t know,’ another person commented.
Another person joked: ‘My appetite is gone and diet is not needed!’
‘This account is so gross. But I can’t look away,’ one fan said.
Another person commented: ‘How interesting. What does not happen in the animal world.’
‘That’s its organs that came out of its mouth,’ someone else added.
Fedortsov’s Instagram account is filled with deep-sea discoveries that look more like aliens than fish.
These aquatic curiosities were mainly found in the Norwegian and Barents seas, while some came ashore from the Atlantic Ocean.
The pressure change after being hauled up from deep waters turned the fish inside out
Roman went to Marine University in Murmansk and is an expert in processing and preparing fish.
He has set up his social media accounts to share these pictures with people who otherwise might not get to see them.
Roman previously told the Press Association: ‘All kinds of fish are beautiful in their own way.
‘I can not say that they are ‘scary’ or ‘ugly’.’
‘People are very interested in unusual sea creatures,’ he added
‘I think the reason for such popularity was the fact that an ordinary sailor can face life with unusual ‘fantastic creatures.”
‘Readers have the impression that with each trawl, we bring aboard unusual fish specimens,’ the fisherman added.
‘In fact, this is far from the case. It is a rarity.
‘On the other hand, even a famous fish can be photographed so that it will seem to be a ‘monster’.’
‘Most of the raised fish do not survive due to the difference in pressure,’ he added.
‘Commercial fish is processed, non-food bycatch is used for the production of fish meal.’
