Australia fisherman hooks ‘wild looking’ deepwater shark with bulging eyes and a creepy grin
- This clown-like shark that looks more like a nightmare than a fish was recently caught off the southeast coast of Australia
- Fisherman Trapman Bermagui called it a ‘deep sea rough skin shark’ that he found some 650 metres below the waves
Its bulging, glassy eyes peer eerily at the camera. Its mouth curls upwards, revealing a terrifying smile. Its teeth are sharp and tiny.
Fisherman Trapman Bermagui posted a photo of the shark on Facebook on Monday, drawing thousands of reactions from social media users.
“The face of a deep sea rough skin shark,” the post reads, noting that the shark was found 650 metres (about 2,132 feet) below sea level. He said it was caught on a line.
Some people said that’s a face only a mother could love. Others who couldn’t stop looking at that toothy grin joked maybe it just had braces removed.
Bermagui said that deepwater sharks are common on the southeast coast of Australia, usually in water deeper than about 400 metres. But because the water is so deep, fishermen don’t often catch these types of sharks, he said.
Some social media users said it’s a cookie cutter shark, but the fisherman posted a photo of a cookie cutter shark and said the most recent one looks different. According to Bermagui, the most recent catch weighs about 15kg and is 1.5 metres long.
