Fisherman hauls in a bizarre creature that looks like a ‘baby dragon’

A Russian fisherman has retrieved from the depths of the ocean a creature that internet users believe resembles a ‘baby dragon.’

Roman frequently posts images of uncommon fishes he discovers while wandering leagues beneath the water — but one species, in particular, has gone viral.

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Roman Fedortsov, 39, was fishing in the Norwegian Sea for cod, haddock, and mackerel when he came across the strange-looking creature.

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The fisherman from Murmansk catches a variety of strange-looking sea creatures. But this particular catch caught him off guard because it resembled a ‘newly hatched baby dragon.’

However, the creature’s identity is no longer a mystery. Roman caught a chimaera, also known as a ‘ghost shark.’

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Roman shared a photo of the creature on Instagram. The fish appears to be light pink in colour, with massive eyes and a long tail. It also appears to have wings on its side.

” ‘It’s one thing to chase something nameless, but quite another thing to find it’ G.F. Lovecraft,” Roman wrote.

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The photo has received over 22,000 likes and some interesting comments from Instagram users since it was shared. The photo astounded the majority of users, as expected.

“Holy I didn’t even realize that was a fish,” one user wrote, while another added, “I thought this was the new chicken sandwich to eat at first.”

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“It is preferable to observe such creatures from a safe distance. Indeed, the ocean’s depths are unknown “another piece of writing

Roman claims to have caught a variety of strange-looking creatures in the Norwegian and Barents seas of northern Russia, as well as the depths of the Atlantic.