A Russian fisherman became a hot topic after catching a marine creature resembling an alien head while fishing. However, the fisherman speculated that the creature was likely a smooth lumpsucker, a marine fish of the Cyclopteridae family.
A Russian fisherman caught attention after reeling in a marine creature that looks like an alien head while fishing. Instagram capture
According to the New York Post on the 26th (local time), Russian fisherman Roman Fedorchov caught a creature that looked like a "sea monster" while fishing in deep waters earlier this month. He recorded the creature on video and shared it on his social media.
In the video, the marine creature appears as a round lump, with a smooth, mucus-like surface and a grayish hue. Its appearance reminded viewers of a skull or the head of an alien from a sci-fi movie.
The video quickly gained hundreds of thousands of views and became a major topic online. Netizens who saw the video reacted with comments such as "100% alien," "Proof that aliens exist," and "Kill it, burn it, and never let it come back."
A Russian fisherman has attracted attention after catching a marine creature that looks like an alien head while fishing. Instagram capture
However, Fedorchov speculated that the creature was a smooth lumpsucker. Known for its ugly appearance, the smooth lumpsucker is a marine fish of the Cyclopteridae family in the order Scorpaeniformes, called 'dochi' or 'simtungi' in Korea. It is a cold-water species living at depths of 100 to 200 meters and is widely distributed in temperate waters of the North Pacific, including Korea, Japan, the Bering Sea, and around Canada. In Korea, smooth lumpsuckers are cooked in various ways such as duruchigi (stir-fry), altang (roe soup), boiled, or steamed dishes.
As the unique appearance of the smooth lumpsucker attracted attention, the British Daily Mail reported, "The creature in the video certainly looks unique, but it appears slightly swollen due to pressure differences as it was brought to the surface."
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