There are countless mysteries hiding under the surface of the ocean. But despite the fact that a whopping 71 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered in water, we don’t know all that much about marine life. Over 80 percent of the planet’s oceans remain unexplored even though they represent the vast majority of the biosphere. We might be landing rovers on Mars, but there are still lots of things to uncover here back home as well.
However, there are some people who help shed some light on the secrets beneath the waves. One of them is photographer and deep-sea fisherman Roman Fedortsov from Russia who spends most of his time on fishing trawlers. He takes photos of some of the most intriguing creatures he encounters in his line of work and posts them online where they often go viral for their bizarre beauty and their intriguing creepiness that you can’t help but look at.
Scroll down to go deep into the abyss, dear Pandas, and upvote the photos by Roman that you enjoyed looking at the most. Bored Panda reached out to Roman and he was kind enough to go into detail about his work and life. Scroll down for our interview with him. And if you’d like to see more mysterious catches from the depths of the ocean, you can read Bored Panda’s earlier articles about the fisherman’s photography right here and over here.
A small note of warning, dear Pandas: some of these undersea fish and other creatures look a tiny bit disturbing. Others… are pure nightmare fuel. So keep that in mind and don’t be scared. Remember, just because something’s different doesn’t make it bad.
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#1 “Gorgonocephalus Is A Genus Of Marine Basket Stars In The Class Ophiuroidea”
“Members of this genus are found in coldwater environments including the Arctic, the Antarctic, and deep-sea habitats.
Members of this genus have a central disc with five arms which repeatedly bifurcate, dichotomously branching into smaller and smaller subdivisions.
The branches and branchlets twist and coil and may ensnare small crustaceans that come within reach such as the northern krill.”
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#2 “Now I Am Very Sorry That I Did Not Take More Pictures Of This Sea Creature – Deep Sea Angler”
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#3 Fangtooth
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#4 Allionymus Lyra
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#5 “Wolffish, Also Known As Sea Wolves Or Wolf Eel”
“Wolffish are not aggressive. They feed on slow-moving or sedentary prey such as sea urchins, crabs, molluscs and large snails.
The largest specimen recorded measured 1.5 m long and weighed almost 25 kg”
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#6 Leatherfin Lumpsucker
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#7 Liparis
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#8 “Elon Musk, Bring Me Anything Like That From Mars”
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#9
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#10 “I Think That Whitening Strips Will Not Help In This Situation (Wolffish)”
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#11 “Today’s Fish Of The Post Is Redfish. it Is Also Called , Rockfish, Ocean Perch”
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#12 “I’ve Met A Very Unusual, Interesting Fish!”
“I was able to find how it is called in English, Latin, but NOT in Russian language…⠀
The specialist from PINRO was very surprised when he saw this fish for his very first time, but, anyway, he was able to tell me what kind of fish it is…⠀ He also, mentioned that, that type of fish is very uncommon to find here, that is why this fish has no particular name in Russian language…⠀ Here we are!⠀
Jaggedhead gurnard (Gargariscus, Armored searobins or armored gurnards)⠀ Sounds like knight!
You can find him in Eastern part of Indian ocean, as well as, in Western part of Pacific ocean. This is a deep ocean fish, he lives up to 300 m down in a deep. His length is up to 30 cm long. It is the only known member of its genus.⠀
This is all the information you can find in the Internet about Jaggedhead gurnard, not more…”
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#13 Cuttlefish
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#14 “The Gifts Of The Sea”
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#15 “Is It A Sea Cheeseburger With Teeth?”
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#16
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#17 “Sea Anemones (Sea Anemones) Are Predatory Invertebrates”
“They have no skeleton. The supporting function of them takes the intestinal cavity. At the pole of the body is a slit-shaped mouth, surrounded by a nimbus of tentacles. Their tentacles have gills that are poisonous. Although sea anemones are mainly poisonous only for their prey, some species are toxic to humans. There are more than 1000 varieties. They feed on zooplankton, mussels, fish and shrimps. Sea anemones feed on food and excrete waste products through the same hole.”
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#18 Tusk
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#19 “These Are Real Starfish. But They Look Like Cookies”
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#20
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#21 “It’s A Bering Shrimp”
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#22 Halibut
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#23 “The Point Is To Choose The Right Perspective! Then Ordinary Fish Will Look Like A Monster”
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#24 “The Right Angle Is The Most Important”
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#25
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#26 Arctic Skate
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#27 Sclerocrangon Ferox⠀
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#28 Anemones
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#29 “I Don’t Know What It Was… Maybe Sea Anemone. Looks Pretty And Unusual. Soft To The Touch”
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#30 Haddock
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