Pictures of the unusual creature were posted to website Reddit this week and have attracted more than one million views, the New York Daily News reports.
New Jersey man Doug Cutler reportedly used a bow and arrow to spear the creature, which he spotted on a fishing trip.
Its identity is unknown, but a New York Department of Environmental Conservation spokeswoman told Outdoor magazine it appeared to be a sea lamprey, a parasite found in northern Atlantic waters.
The sea lamprey grows up to 1.2m in length and weighs up to 2.5kg, according to the MarineBio Conservation Society.
It attaches itself to host fish including herring, mackerel, salmon, trout and some sharks using a "sucker".
很可怕的!
看起來像一個怪物從恐怖電影... 作者: shu6688 時間: 2013-2-27 10:42 AM
看完影片後令我想起「沙丘魔堡」中的大沙蛆,再看看「受害者」的傷口也真是恐佈的一吻!作者: lyh9323 時間: 2013-2-28 09:06 AM
很恐怖的海怪 牙齿很多
身体那么多的洞 是鼻子吗
看了都起毛作者: lalalol 時間: 2013-2-28 09:51 AM
um....i really don't like this creature, did you guys see the picture 5? this kind of creature suck the fish blood and meat also. omg.....but thank you for let us know.作者: BrightLord 時間: 2013-3-2 03:01 PM
水蛭的化生?作者: copycat201 時間: 2013-3-13 03:22 AM
This thing just look like the Alien from the alien movie. Nasty looking作者: CKWAH14 時間: 2013-3-18 10:15 AM