Alien of the deep: Fisherman shows off nightmarish creature dredged up off Russian coast

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[BenLurkin]

A deep sea fisherman has unveiled his latest creepy capture – a nightmarish creature being likened to an alien.

Sporting a large, bulbous body that resembles a brain, shrunken eyes and gaping mouth, the fish appears like something from another planet.

But fisherman Roman Fedortsov plucked it from a northern part of the Pacific Ocean, sharing footage of the find with his 600,000 followers.

He identified the beast as an Aptocyclus ventricosus – also known as the smooth lumpfish or smooth lumpsucker.

The species of marine ray-finned fish is found in the deep sea and measures up to 44cm.

While their appearance is certainly unique, it appears to have undergone some swelling – likely due to the pressure change in being brought to the surface – resulting in the distended body.

[MNJohnnie]

UGGGG! That looks like some sort of angry mutant snail.

[Red Badger]

Well we know it’s not a democrat......

[suasponte137]

It looks like a monster from the movie “basket case”

[EvilCapitalist]

Oh, I don’t know, It does bare a striking resemblance to James Carville.

[joshua c]

ok

who’s chucking their science experiments into the ocean

[CatHerd]

Is it a female? If yes, any caviar to harvest?

[EasySt]

Looks like he only got the head of the alien.

[MNDude]

His brother got the looks, he got the brains.

[lee martell]

Put a Derby on top and a lit cigar in it’s ‘mouth’, then call it Neptune’s Winston Churchill.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

[null and void]

The Brain From Planet Arous

[Jeff Chandler]

It’s a butt head.

[TigersEye]

It’s a Russian lumpsucker! Everybody run!!!

[EvilCapitalist]

I’d hate to see what a Beavis looks like.

[Redcitizen]

Ping.

[Fai Mao]

They’re eaten in Asia

[gundog]

It’s not awful....

[BradyLS]

“The THING with THREE BRAINS!”

[doorgunner69]

“Sporting a large, bulbous body that resembles a brain, shrunken eyes and gaping mouth”

Sounds like PIAPS......