An unknown fish with eerie tusk-like spikes near its mouth and spines along its body has been caught off the coast of Borneo.
The discovery has baffled fisherman in the area and the authorities are also scrabbling to identify the foot-long species.
Locals have temporarily named it the Armour Fish, courtesy of its sharp spines on the top and bottom of its body, which gets progressively smaller towards the tail.
Angler Sapar Mansor, 43, from Taman Ceria, Permyjaya, caught the fish in the South China Sea near Tudan, Malaysia.
He told the Borneo Post: ‘This is the first time in my life that I have seen this type of fish. I brought it home to my wife and informed her of the rare catch.
Sapar said he and a friend went out in a fishing boat and travelled two hours from Miri River to the sea.
They started fishing at around 5am and landed his surprising catch about an hour after arriving at a location many miles from Miri.
Mysterious sea creature caught off the coast of Borneo
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