Fisherman Discovers Bizarre Creature That Looks Like A Baby Dragon

Sharing the picture to his page, Fedortsov, who works on commercial trawlers, wrote: "Just a quote, 'It's one thing to chase something nameless, but quite another thing to find it' – G.F. Lovecraft."

The post has since racked up more than 22,000 likes, with users utterly baffled and amazed.

One person said: "It looks a little like a newly hatched dragon to me. Lol."

"God. The Dragon. Cool what! Who is this anyway??" chipped in another.

Someone then proposed: "Sea or ocean Chupacabra?!?"

"I think he’s missing two more heads," said another shocked user.

While yet another added: "It is better to look at such creatures from afar. Indeed, the depths of the sea are unknown."

However, far from being a mythical beast, it has since been identified as a chimaera – a cartilaginous fish, which are also known as 'ghost sharks'.

Murmansk-based Fedortsov – who uses his phone to document the animals – fishes mostly in the Barents Sea, off the northern coasts of Russia, which opens into the Arctic Ocean.

However, he said he also travels to other parts of the world, including the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Africa.

He started photographing the unusual discoveries after finding that there was such a vast array or strange animals living in the deepest, darkest parts of the seas.

"And yes, she even bites through rubber boots very well."

"Therefore, they sell [it] cut up. ⁣⁣But as it turns out, sometimes the ugly appearance is compensated by the delicious filling."