The sea is a source of many wonders yet to be discovered. Every
once in a while an odd creatures rears its not so pretty face to
set us back on our conventional heels, so to speak.
Such a fish has been found and photographed off the coast of
Japan, and while its ilk is not unknown, its face and bizarre
features are rather extraordinary, so much so that divers have
nicknamed it after the famous animated monster, Shrek.
The fish in question is a type of Asian Sheepshead
Wrasse, which are well known for the odd protrusions on their
heads.
They can be found in the waters of China, Japan, North Korea,
and South Korea, and their natural habitats are open seas, shallow
seas, sub-tidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs.
Shrek is estimated to be 30 years old and feeds on a diet of
shellfish and crustaceans that are so plentiful on the ocean
floor.